Chancellor George Osborne has been asked to play Santa in next week’s Autumn Statement and give Bath firms three early Christmas presents – action on business rates, infrastructure and apprenticeships. The wish-list comes from Business West, the organisation that runs Bath Chamber of Commerce. It wants to see the Chancellor build on the improving...
Future, the Bath-based international media group, has said its far-reaching transformation of the business is “largely complete” as it revealed a £35.4m annual loss. The firm, one of the city’s largest businesses, has sold titles, axed staff and shaken up its management team since implementing its root-and-branch restructuring in March. The full extent of...
Bath-based housing organisation Curo has been shortlisted alongside major national brands including Marks & Spencer, Homebase and BskyB in the finals of the UK Customer Satisfaction Awards. Curo has been shortlisted in the Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy category of the national awards staged by the Institute of Customer Service, the UK’s professional body for...
Accountancy firm Monahans is staging a free workshop next Tuesday to help owner-managed businesses handle staff underperformance in the workplace. Called Are you dealing with under-performance or hoping it will go away?, delegates at the event will learn how to: Deal with issues before they become problems Design a performance Improvement Plan Focus on...
Bath-based Highlight PR has won a contract to boost awareness of The Military Preparation College (MPCT), a national organisation dedicated to helping 16-18 year olds prepare for a career in the Armed Forces. Founded in 1999, MPCT aims to engage, educate and motivate young people, boosting their physical fitness, functional skills and self-confidence. For...
A 20,000 sq ft industrial building on a popular trading estate has come onto the market. Commercial property agency Kavanaghs has been appointed jointly with Carter Jonas to market the vacant Unit 3 building on the Leafield Industrial Estate in Corsham by Bath-based commercial property developer HPH. The estate, four miles south of J17...
Bath law firm Mogers Drewett has further strengthened its specialist dispute resolution team with the promotion of Maeve England to partner. Maeve, pictured, joined what was then Mogers as a trainee in 2005 and has made a significant contribution to the firm over the past nine years. As head of the dispute resolution department,...
PA Helen Witcombe, who works at Bath-based Epoch Wealth Management, has raised £4,650 for children with life-limiting conditions by scaling Africa’s highest mountain. Helen’s ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro raised much-needed funds for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW), which supports young people who have a shortened life expectancy and their families. Helen spent six days...
Bath-based commercial lawyer Gavin Llewellyn has been appointed president of the International Association of Lawyers’ (UIA) Intellectual Property Commission, which brings together some of the world’s top intellectual property (IP) lawyers. Mr Llewellyn, a senior associate in Bath-based law firm Stone King’s corporate and commercial team, specialises in IP matters. He speaks regularly on...
Bath-based international media group Future has appointed industry heavyweight Hugo Drayton as a non-executive director as its major restructuring programme nears its end. Mr Drayton, pictured, who takes up the role on December 1, is CEO of advertising technology company InSkin Media. Prior to that he spent two years as CEO of behavioural targeting...
