Accountants from the Bath area will hear from explorer, fundraiser and author Sir Ranulph Fiennes tomorrow when they join colleagues from across the West of England for their profession’s annual dinner. Sir Ranulph, pictured, is guest speaker at The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’ (ICEAW) West of England dinner, which takes...
Bath law firm Stone King is holding a free advice seminar for the spiralling number of people looking to buy a home with family or friends. The event, at the Francis Hotel, Queen Square, on May 21 will explore the benefits and potential pitfalls of this growing form of home ownership. Senior associate in...
Bath accountancy firm Richardson Swift has strengthened its tax and business advice teams with two senior appointments. Calvin Healy, a University of Bath biochemistry graduate, joins as head of personal tax having gained substantial experience in previous roles at Bath firms Moore Stephens and Pearson May. In addition to overseeing the firm’s personal tax...
Bath Building Society has opened its annual charity awards scheme to entries from local charities and community organisations. The awards, now in their eighth year, were established to support as many local initiatives as possible from the growing number of requests for help received by the society. Cash grants made up of one worth...
Four directors running businesses based in the Bath area have been shortlisted for the prestigious Institute of Directors (IoD) regional awards, which celebrate excellence in the boardroom. James Eades, managing director of IT support specialists Systemagic, Chris Smith of Marshfield Bakery, Esther McMorris, CEO of management consultancy Nine Feet Tall and Simon Barbato, managing...
Specialist software and IT group SciSys has landed a €1.2m (£980,000) contract to work on the next generation of planetary rovers and robots for future space missions. The Chippenham-based group, whose roots are in the space industry, is to work with the European Space Agency on the Harwell Robotics and Autonomy Facility (HRAF) Pilot...
Bath Business News has teamed up with executive recruitment and business consulting group Moon Consulting to investigate the skills needed for a successful board. The result is an exclusive survey which will provide a valuable snapshot of the skills and experience in the region’s boardrooms and the areas in which they can be strengthened....
Monday 12 May Interims: Diploma, Lonmin Final: e-Therapeutics Trading statements: Centrica, Gem Diamonds, London Mining, Planet Payment AGMs: Candover Investments, Capita, Centrica, Savills EGM: Chemring Tuesday 13 May Interims: Cambria Automobiles, easyJet, Enterprise Inns, Tui Travel Finals: Lombard Risk Management, Speedyhire Trading statements: Ark Therapeutics, Brit, Glanbia, Interserve, Paddy Power, Sportech, Stock Spirits, Xchanging...
A number of major Bath area firms will head to Swindon’s STEAM railway museum next week for the Business Show Swindon 2014 as they seek opportunities at one of the region’s premier networking events. Key highlights of this year’s show on May 15 include: an inspiring keynote speech from Rob Law, Magmatic Ltd, the ever-popular...
Bath branding agency Ignition Strategic Design has secured its position as one of only three creative agencies appointed by the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) to service its creative requirements for the next two years. The appointment came after a detailed and exacting tendering process with 300 agencies across the country...
