Growth capital investment group BGF’s South West team backed fast-growth businesses to the tune of £40m during the first half of this year as the region continued to provide fresh opportunities for funding. Capital investments were made across a diverse range of sectors including technology, healthcare, engineering and manufacturing. Among the deals were Bristol-based healthcare...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. R&D tax relief crackdown allegedly deterring genuine claims Valid claims are apparently being rejected by HMRC. Click here for more information Chancellor aims to boost pension funds by £1,000 a year Announcement part of wider pension reforms. Find out...
An innovative scheme to ensure young people now in schools in Bath and across the West of England consider working in the green jobs of the future is to be expanded. A recent survey found more than half of young people wanted to have environmentally sustainable careers. But for many, the range of jobs is...
Shareholders in logistics group Wincanton have been assured by its directors that it can manoeuvre its way through the current “challenging environment” by continuing to reshape the business and investing in new technology. Revenue in the first quarter of its current financial year was down 10.4% year-on-year at the Chippenham-headquartered group, which has 20,300...
Paralegal Chris McIntosh, who works in the Bath office of law firm Stone King, has returned from the Central American and Caribbean Games (CACG) with a silver medal after competing in the men’s Rugby Sevens. Chris, pictured in action during the tournament, who works in the firm’s commercial property team, has represented Jamaica since 2018, travelling around...
Relocating its head office to a modern, energy-efficient building meant renewable energy company Good Energy reduced its carbon emissions by a third in just one year. The Chippenham-headquartered firm said by moving to the new office in the town, which is powered by renewable electricity and green gas had been the biggest contributor in...
