Specialist pharmaceutical firm Vectura’s chief operations officer Trevor Phillips is to leave the business in May, it has announced. Mr Phillips, pictured, who joined Vectura in 2010 and is also president of Vectura’s US Operations, has played an integral leadership role in the Chippenham-based firm’s development in recent years, including the €130m (£108m) acquisition...
Monday 16 January Trading statements: Ashmore, Ibstock, Rio Tinto AGMs: Kennedy Ventures, Nu-Oil and Gas Economics: Rightmove house prices Tuesday 17 January Final: Elegant Hotels Trading statements: Cairn Energy, City of London Investment Group, Greggs Economics: Consumer price index, Retail price index, Producer prices, House price index Wednesday 18 January Interim: Best of the...
Pioneering recycling business Moore’s has been acquired by a Wiltshire waste management group in a deal handled by the Bath office of regional law firm Thrings. Family-run Moore’s Recycling collects and recycles waste plastic, packaging and cardboard from national blue-chip clients such as DHL, Coca Cola, Bernard Matthews, Argos and Marks & Spencer. It is...
Mergers and acquisitions among the region’s law firms could intensify next year, according to new legal sector research, with nearly half expecting to be involved in deals. The latest annual legal market survey from accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson reveals that 43% of law firms in the South West are...
The go-ahead for a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point is expected to be announced this evening, triggering a multi-billion pound boost for the West of England’s economy. The board of French energy company EDF is expected to approve the £18bn plant – which will take 10 years to build – later today...
Bath marketing agency Mr B & Friends’ founder Simon Barbato is to compete at national level in the coveted Institute of Directors (IoD) 2016 Director of the Year Awards. Simon, pictured, was named South West IoD Director of the Year at last month’s regional IoD Director of the Year awards. He will now go head-to-head against...
Property agency Savills has made three appointments in its South West-based retail, property management and healthcare teams. Alex Kalebic, pictured right, joins as an associate director from Cooke & Arkwright in Cardiff where he spent more than eight years working in the retail and leisure department. At Savills, he will work on retail and...
Monday 15 February Interim: City of London Investment Group Finals: Acacia Mining, Amino Technologies, Fidessa, Hammerson, Reckitt Benckiser EGM: Redefine International Economics: Rightmove house prices Tuesday 16 February Interims: Filtronic, Gemfields, Hargreaves Services, Mucklow (A&J) Finals: Afarak, Anglo American, Spectris AGM: MedicX Fund EGMs: Berkeley, Vitesse Media Economics: Consumer price index, Retail price index,...
Monday 9 November Finals: Carr’s, Lonmin Interims: Falanx, Redcentric Trading statements: Aggreko, Dignity, Hiscox, John Laing Infrastructure, Lonmin AGM: DX Tuesday 10 November Final: BowLeven Interims: Aveva, BTG, Energy Assets, Experian, Hayward Tyler, Land Securities, Liontrust Asset Management, National Grid, Oxford Instruments, Penna Consulting, Premier Foods, Speedy Hire, Trifast, Vodafone Trading statements: Drax, ITV,...
Property agency and real estate firm Colliers International has expanded its South West regional office with three new appointments. Business rates specialist Steve Plowman has been appointed as a director, covering the South West and South Wales. He joins Colliers’ rating team with 27 years’ experience spanning retail and mineral valuations. This includes seven...
