Fast-growing Bath-based national veterinary group Independent Vetcare (IVC) is set for further expansion following investment by US and UK equity investor Summit Partners. Summit has bought out August Equity, which backed IVC’s launch in 2011 when three veterinary companies in Bath, Bristol and Hertfordshire merged. It has since taken on more than 40 groups,...
Bath-based media group Future today continued its major restructuring with the sale of another batch of titles to reduce debt. The firm today confirmed it had exchanged contracts to offload its auto titles and Triathlon Plus magazine to Kelsey Publishing for up to £2.9m. The move follows the £24m sale of most of Future’s...
A strong performance by the West of England in attracting business investment from overseas has helped the UK achieve the highest number of inward investment projects since records began in the 1980s, new figures show. There were 27 new investment projects by overseas companies in 2013/14 across the area covered by West of England...
Specialist software and IT group SciSys has pointed to further growth as it continues to recover from tough conditions last year in its core markets. In a trading update for the six months to June 30 – and prior to it entering its close period – directors said the first half of 2014 had...
Ambitious Bath businesses with growth potential are being encouraged to apply for a new round of funding from the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The latest opportunity follows on from two previous successful rounds operated under the West of England Growth Fund scheme and through which nearly 300 businesses across the area...
Dr Beatriz Molina, founder of Somerset-based aesthetic medicine company Medikas, has been appointed vice-president of the British College of Aesthetic Medicine (BACM). Dr Molina, who launched the business in Street in 2005 and opened a Bath clinic in 2011, is known as an international expert and speaker on non-surgical cosmetic medicine. BCAM aims to...
Bath Building Society has chosen its first charity of the year – Bath Gateway Out and About, which provides help and support to people aged 18-plus with a learning disability. It is also one of nine charities and community groups sharing £7,000 from the society’s Annual Charity Awards scheme. A further four organisations have...
A solicitor from law firm Withy King's Bath office has become one of the youngest to be appointed to the Law Society’s Wills and Equity Committee. With just two years’ post qualification experience, Holly Mieville-Hawkins, pictured, is already making a name for herself as an expert in the field of Court of Protection work....
Bath’s thriving digital cluster – and one of its leading up-and-coming businesses – have been championed to an audience of national investors at a Tech City UK event in London. Bath, along with Bristol, was one of five tech clusters from across the UK to be invited to present at the Tech City UK...
Bristol Airport has recorded its busiest June ever, handling more than 646,000 passengers during the month. The increase comes as a number of airlines introduce new services to meet growing demand and a new £6.5m central walkway, which opened earlier this month, paves the way for the airport to handle larger, long-haul aircraft. The...
