The Government has announced funding of £86.2m for the West of England under its Local Growth Deal. This money is for projects to start in 2015/16 and 2016/17. The key projects to benefit will be: Terabit West – £15m A world-first project to ensure that the West is positioned at the forefront of groundbreaking,...
The Bristol and Bath area is to receive £86.2m of Government funding to accelerate economic growth and create 5,000 jobs. The investment, under the Government’s first Local Growth Deal, will go to the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to spend on key economy-boosting projects. In the Bath area these will include a...
Accountancy group Grant Thornton has appointed Tim Lincoln as practice leader for the South West region. He succeeds John Golding, who will continue to lead the firm’s South West public sector assurance practice. Meanwhile Allister Weir, a director in the firm’s regional tax team, becomes a partner. The changes mark the beginning of a...
Monday 7 July Final: Solid State Trading statements: Robert Walters, Taylor Wimpey AGM: Leni Gas & Oil Tuesday 8 July Trading statements: Bovis Homes, Dunelm Group, Marks & Spencer, SIG, XP Power AGMs: 3i Infrastructure, Aqua Bounty Technologies, Marks & Spencer, Plaza Centers, Young & Co's Brewery EGM: 3i Infrastructure Economics: Industrial production, Manufacturing...
Hundreds of business people are this afternoon attending the first Bath Business Expo, which is acting as a showcase for the city’s go-ahead companies. Dozens of businesses are exhibiting at the high-profile event in The Guildhall staged by The Best of Bath. Companies and organisations backing the Expo include Santander Bank, Minuteman Press and...
Chippenham-based green energy pioneer Good Energy will find out next week if it has joined the ranks of the West of England’s top companies by winning the region’s most-coveted business award. The fast-growing firm is among the six finalists competing for the prestigious title of West of England Business of the Year, sponsored by...
The West of England’s aerospace sector is to be showcased to a global audience at the Farnborough International Airshow – the world’s largest gathering of decision-makers from the industry. The area around Bath and Bristol sits at the heart of the largest aerospace cluster in Europe with major manufacturers such as Airbus and Rolls-Royce...
A further five solicitors from Bath law firm Withy King have been named as Leaders in their Field in a prestigious legal directory, bringing the number at the firm with this highly sought after accolade to 35. Leaders in their Field status is awarded by Chambers & Partners UK, the independent guide to the...
Innovation hub SETsquared’s ranking as the top university business incubator in Europe and second best in the world has been welcomed by Bath & North East Somerset Council leader Paul Crossley. As reported on Bath Business News last week, the centre achieved international recognition in the University Business Incubator (UBI) Index, which benchmarks incubators...
Bath-based multi-disciplinary built environment practice Nash Partnership has appointed Mike Fox as a planning director planning director. He will work alongside director of planning and regeneration Mel Clinton to develop the national and regional spread of the practice’s planning consultancy work. Mike, pictured, brings 11 years of experience in handling complex planning, urban design...
