The LAST WORD: Donna Kehoe, Bank of England South West agent

January 20, 2017
The LAST WORD: Donna Kehoe, Bank of England South West agent

Each week Bath Business News gives a prominent member of the area’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Donna Kehoe, the Bank of England’s South West agent, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST:  Film you watched? Hail Caesar starring George Clooney. It is always fun to watch...

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1pm clocks up more strong growth and stays on lookout for more acquisitions

January 20, 2017
1pm clocks up more strong growth and stays on lookout for more acquisitions

Bath-based specialist lending group 1pm’s half-year sales have surged by more than 50% as demand for finance from small and medium-sized businesses continued to soar. The acquisitive group, which achieved revenue growth of 52% to £7.99m in the six months to November 30 with pre-tax profits up 23% to £2.05m, said it continued to look for further...

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Top-of-the-range car dealer in drive to create 150 jobs at new showroom complex

January 20, 2017
Top-of-the-range car dealer in drive to create 150 jobs at new showroom complex

Upmarket car retail group Dick Lovett is to create 150 jobs at a new flagship Jaguar Land Rover dealership in West Wiltshire. The firm, which has a string of dealership along the M4 selling marques such as Porsche, Ferrari and BMW, has acquired a four-acre greenfield site at Hampton Park West, south of Melksham,...

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Survey reveals West property professionals among UK’s most confident

January 20, 2017
Survey reveals West property professionals among UK’s most confident

Confidence levels among property and construction professionals in Bath and across the South West are the second highest in the UK, according to a new report from accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson. Only professionals in London and the South East are more optimistic about their prospects, the firm’s annual survey...

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Investment in new technology puts Minuteman Press Bath in good shape for new year

January 20, 2017
Investment in new technology puts Minuteman Press Bath in good shape for new year

Minuteman Press Bath – the UK’s largest Minuteman franchise – has started the new year by extending its range of cutting machines. The firm has become the first in the UK to acquire a state-of-the-art Valiani Optima V 250 flat-bed cutting table, which has allowed it to perform short-run cutting in-house. The Italian-built machine,...

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Ethical investing to be explored at next week’s Royall Wealth Club meeting

January 20, 2017
Ethical investing to be explored at next week’s Royall Wealth Club meeting

Bath entrepreneurs are being invited to attend the second meeting of The Royall Wealth Club, the innovative West-based community of forward-thinking individuals, on Monday. The club, which covers Bath and Bristol, was launched last October to bring together successful people from all walks of life to meet, share and develop their personal goals around wealth,...

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