West-based accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has an office in Bath, has achieved another year of expansion with fee income up by more than 3% to almost £17m. The increase follows two years in which Accountancy Age magazine ranked Bishop Fleming as Britain’s fastest-growing accountants. As a result of its latest performance, the firm...
A strong order intake from the US, including contracts worth £25m with the Pentagon, has helped manufacturer Avon Rubber overcome the impact of the strong pound. The firm, whose core respirator products are used by the military and emergency services, also benefited from buoyant orders for its dairy industry products, which are used by...
Commercial property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) is expecting further growth for its West-based public sector division following the appointment of Jaime Blakeley-Glover as regional director. Jaime, pictured, who joined LSH in 2011, takes on the role alongside his current national position of consultancy director within public sector services. LSH has recruited seven staff...
The strong pound has hit profits at Bath-based specialist engineering group Rotork, taking the shine off a record half-year order intake and increased activity in many of its markets. First-half pre-tax profit at the group, which makes high-value valves controls and actuators for the global oil and gas industry, fell by 3.3% to £61.5m...
Bath communications agencies Media Safari and DWP Public Relations have been shortlisted in the top awards for the region’s PR industry. Established tech PR and social media agency Media Safari is in the running for two awards at the 2014 Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) PRide Awards. It is the fourth consecutive year...
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Bath Rugby’s bid to increase capacity at the Rec for the next two seasons has been given the green light by council planners. Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) Council approved the club’s temporary planning application which raises capacity in the stadium by 2,000 to 14,000 for the 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 seasons. The scheme...
The West of England has joined a ‘cities for business’ partnership calling on the Government to devolve powers from Whitehall and give them more freedom to create jobs and attract investment. The partnership brings together the leaders of England’s eight largest urban areas outside London – including the Bristol/Bath city region – and their...
Bath is a great place to do business – but everyone knows there are some serious challenges that need addressing. The Bath branch of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) wants to hear the views of local firms to give a real insight into business life in Bath today. The FSB has teamed up...
Specialist coach and holiday tour operator Hatts Coaches, which counted Bath Rugby among its clients, has gone into administration with the loss of nearly 90 jobs. Up to 1,000 customers who booked trips with companies in the Wiltshire-based Hatts group now face an anxious wait to see if they will get refunds or if...
