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Logistics group Wincanton has said new business wins and a diverse customer portfolio combined with operational efficiencies are helping it steer clear of the commercial headwinds caused by the cost of living crisis. The Chippenham-headquartered group delivered a 2.6% increase in underlying half-year pre-tax profits to £28m on revenue up 9.2% at £753.6m. This...
Bath has a bright future as a tech-driven economic hub, according to the city’s mayor, with fast-growing US firms like software developer SmartBear investing in new offices and creating jobs. Councillor Rob Appleyard was speaking as he officially opened SmartBear’s redesigned Bath base, which he said proved there was “no holding back the city’s vibrant business community”. ...
Bath has emerged as the UK’s most resilient shopping centre in the battle against the online retail boom, according to a new survey. The city’s high street shops are flourishing due to its strong tourism offering, says Hey Discount, a provider of discount codes for online shoppers. The firm analysed Google search data to...
Mercedes-Benz dealer Rygor Group is looking ahead to a new growth phase after two of its senior managers took over the business in a management buyout. The Westbury-based firm, which includes Rygor Commercials and newly launched Rygor MAXUS, has been bought by sales director John Keogh and head of truck sales Rish Channa. The...
Bath law firm Mogers Drewett has launched a campaign to support three foodbanks during their crucial Christmas period. The firm’s office in The Square on Lower Bristol Rd – along with its bases in Sherborne and Wells – are now accepting donations of long-life food items, cleaning products and toiletries, such as shower gel...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. Business support set out by Chancellor Some industry leaders praise Autumn Statement measures. Find out more here Tax thresholds frozen in Autumn Statement Additional-tax rate threshold reduced for thousands of taxpayers. Click here for more information ...
The largest new urban public park to be created in the South West for 50 years has been given the go-head, allowing Bath-based landscape architecture practice Grant Associates to move ahead with its design. The six-hectare sustainable public park, which received planning permission from South Gloucestershire Council, will be a key part of Brabazon,...
The growth path for businesses and the UK economy may be “long, rocky, and protracted”, the region’s largest business group fears following the Autumn Statement. Matt Griffith, pictured below, director of policy at Business West – the organisation that runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce – described the statement as “a difficult budget for difficult times”. ...
The Autumn Statement has piled more pressure on the UK’s 5.5m small businesses, their employees and customers, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s measures were “high on stealth-creation and low on wealth-creation”, FSB national chair of Martin McTague said. “While tackling inflation is essential, so are measures to create conditions for...
