Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

May 21, 2023
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Monday May 22 Finals: Kainos Group, Big Yellow Group Tuesday May 23 Finals: Cranswick, RS Group, Bytes Technology Group, Helical, FD Technologies, Engage XR Holdings, Calnex Solutions, Assura, Eneraqua Technologies Interims: Tritax Eurobox, Avon Protection, Victorian Plumbing Group, Benchmark Holdings, Ixico Q3 result: Seraphim Space Investment Trust Economic announcements: PMI Manufacturing, PMI Composite, PMI Services, Public Sector Net Borrowing...

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‘Challenging conditions’ hit profits at Future while tough outlook puts its share price under pressure

May 19, 2023
‘Challenging conditions’ hit profits at Future while tough outlook puts its share price under pressure

Shares in Bath-based global media group Future were recovering this afternoon after millions of pounds were wiped off their value yesterday when it warned of the impact of challenging market conditions. The group, which recently replaced the CEO responsible for its huge turnaround over the past decade, said it expects its full-year performance to...

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Hydrogen-fuelled bus project puts University of Bath at the centre of low-carbon transport revolution

May 19, 2023
Hydrogen-fuelled bus project puts University of Bath at the centre of low-carbon transport revolution

The University of Bath is to play a key role in a pioneering project to make clean hydrogen-fuelled buses a reality – helping support hundreds of jobs and saving millions of tonnes of CO2. The university and its Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS), pictured, have been selected as strategic partners in the...

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Recognition for pair of Bath businesses in table of UK’s fastest-growing firms

May 19, 2023
Recognition for pair of Bath businesses in table of UK’s fastest-growing firms

Two pioneering Bath firms have been named among the country’s 100 fastest-growing businesses. Independent broadband provider Truespeed and Inspecs, the spectacles designer and manufacturer, appear in the latest ORESA Growth Index, which lists the top 100 fastest growing businesses in the UK.  The prestigious report analyses the financial performance of more than 32,000 firms...

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Spending on storm overflows to be tripled by Wessex Water amid public anger over discharges

May 19, 2023
Spending on storm overflows to be tripled by Wessex Water amid public anger over discharges

Wessex Water has outlined plans to triple investment in tackling storm overflows to £9m a month as part of the biggest shake-up of the sewerage network since the Victorian era. The Bath-headquartered firm has already invested £69m to protect the region’s rivers and beaches over the past year, including schemes to deal with heavy...

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Watchdog Ofgem orders Good Energy to repay thousands of customers it overcharged

May 19, 2023
Watchdog Ofgem orders Good Energy to repay thousands of customers it overcharged

Good Energy, the 100% renewable electricity provider, has been forced to pay £1.25m after overcharging thousands of its customers on their bills. The Chippenham-headquartered group was found to be in breach of the government’s energy price cap by regulator Ofgem, which said it had overcharged just under 7,000 households a total of £391,650, or...

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