Hunt for new finance director starts at Avon Rubber

October 25, 2016
Hunt for new finance director starts at Avon Rubber

Specialist manufacturer Avon Rubber is looking for a new finance boss following the announcement by its current group finance director Andrew Lewis that he is to leave the Melksham-based group. Andrew, pictured, will oversee the preparation of Avon’s 2016 financial statements and step down on November 30 after eight years at the group, which...

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Bath area’s design strength makes it ‘go to’ hub for national industry

October 24, 2016
Bath area’s design strength makes it ‘go to’ hub for national industry

The Bath area is a strong national hub for leading design – with iconic examples including its Georgian architecture – according to a new report. Research conducted by the Bristol and Bath by Design (BBxD) project reveals that the area’s design prowess also plays a key role in its much-lauded creativity and innovation. As...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

October 24, 2016
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Monday 24 October Trading statements: McBride, Petra Diamonds AGM: McBride EGMs: Phoenix, Shanks Economics: CBI trends – total orders, selling prices, business optimism Tuesday 25 September Interims: Braemar Shipping Services, Whitbread Trading statements: Anglo American, Carpetright, GKN, National Express, Pentair, St James’s Place AGMs: Empiric Student Property, Mattioli Woods  Wednesday 26 September Trading statements:...

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SETsquared’s pioneering firms prepare to switch their pitch to online for funding

October 20, 2016
SETsquared’s pioneering firms prepare to switch their pitch to online for funding

Innovative start-ups and high-growth businesses based at SETsquared, the global number one business incubator backed by the University of Bath, will soon be able to pitch online for vital investment in a move that maintains its world-leading status. Pitching for the incubator’s investment programme has traditionally involved running panel selection days in front of a live...

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Plan ahead and get ready for Brexit in just over two years, Bath’s small firms are told

October 20, 2016
Plan ahead and get ready for Brexit in just over two years, Bath’s small firms are told

Bath’s small and medium-sized firms should use the next two years to get ‘Brexit-ready’, according to the area’s business support service GetSet for Growth. The organisation, which has just marked its one-year anniversary, said the EU referendum result had already triggered an increase in the number of businesses seeking support for plans to capitalise...

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Expansion for Stone King’s Bath-based education, charity, business and private client teams

October 18, 2016

Law firm Stone King has taken on 14 more solicitors and support staff in its Bath office to work across its growing education, charity, business and private client divisions. They include Helen Tucker, who joins as a partner in the firm’s independent schools team. She was previously head of the education sector team at...

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