The corporate deals market has bounced back in the South West and is on course for its strongest year since 2010, according to an analysis of recent mergers and acquisitions published by accountancy firm Grant Thornton. Some 142 deals – ranging from acquisitions to management buyouts and flotations – are projected to complete this...
A team from the Bath office of regional law firm Thrings has handled the sale of a Bristol-based builders’ merchants to one of the industry’s largest operators. Thrings company commercial partner Alex Pyatt and solicitor Sarah Ellis advised Ashmead Building Supplies managing director Tony Swain and his team on all strategic and legal matters...
Bath firms are being urged to check whether they have to pay for their staff’s travel time to and from customers’ business premises after the latest ruling from the European Court of Justice. The move confirmed the Advocate General’s earlier opinion that employees with no fixed place of work – such as carers, cleaners...
The CBI welcomed the spending review’s commitment to longer-term investment in the economy but said there was a sting in the tail in the size and scope of the £3m apprenticeship levy. Director-general Carolyn Fairbairn said: “Businesses will be pleased to see the Chancellor staying the course on deficit reduction, his commitment to an...
Bath business experts have given a mostly positive reaction to Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Statement and Spending Review. Ian Bell, executive director, Bath Chamber of Commerce and the Initiative in Bath & North East Somerset – part of Business West – said it contained some positive news for the region. “Once again the ‘builder’...
Chancellor George Osborne has delivered his Autumn Statement and Spending Review. These are the main points: Chancellor says five years ago UK economy was in crisis. Debt will fall this year. £12bn of welfare savings will be delivered in full. Britain has grown faster than any other G7 countries since 2010. Economy is predicted...
Chancellor George Osborne will deliver his much-anticipated Autumn Statement on Wednesday – and once again Bath Business News will be the number one media outlet for authoritative live news, analysis and comment. Our team of experienced business journalists will highlight the key measures that are likely to impact on the Bath area’s economy, gain...
Christine Bunting, director at specialist law firm Hyphen, which has a base in Bath, has received one of Prime Minister David Cameron’s Points of Light awards, which recognise outstanding volunteers who are making a change in their community and inspiring others. Christine gained the accolade through her work with Cerebra, a unique national charity...
Bath law firm Mogers Drewett has been shortlisted in the Law Firm of the Year category of a national award scheme for innovation and excellence in the legal sector. The 2015 LawNet Awards are open to members of LawNet, the national network for independent law firms. The Law Firm of the Year title goes...
The growing trend for staff to work away from their offices is presenting a health and safety risk for their employers, according to a Bath-based ergonomics consultancy. Dr Dave Usher, pictured, of InterAction of Bath, which advises industry and the military, says because businesses are unable to control or monitor home working environments, there...
