Turnover at law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bath, rose by 4% to £21.5m in the year to last April, it has revealed. Profits increased by 12% to £4.9m. The firm, which also has offices in Bristol, Swindon and London, has 51 members and employs 305 people, 180 of them fee-earners. Managing...
Automotive sector learning and development agency RTS is about to break into the lucrative Chinese market to satisfy a soaring demand for finance expertise in car dealerships. The Chippenham-based firm, which already trades across Europe, South Africa and the Middle East, specialises in helping car manufacturers such as Ford, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz and Toyota develop...
Shares in West-based international luxury goods group Mulberry lost more than a quarter of their value today as it warned that lower UK sales at Christmas will mean its annual profits will be “substantially” less than expected. It also said “significant” cancellations in the wholesale market in Korea would take their toll on sales....
Business organisations across the West have welcomed the latest GDP figures showing that the UK economy grew by 0.7% in the last quarter – bringing the annual growth rate to 1.9%. But there were warnings that much more needs to be done to ensure the recovery stays on track so that firms in the...
Budget airline Ryanair is to introduce a twice-weekly service from Bristol Airport to the Italian city of Bologna from April 1. The service will be the third to Italy operated by Ryanair from Bristol, joining its flights to Milan (Bergamo) and Venice. The flights will operate on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Bologna in Northern...
Accountants Grant Thornton have been appointed to deliver the Investors In People (IIP) standard across the South of England following a competitive tender process. Grant Thornton, which covers the West region from its office in Bristol, will hold the licence from April 1 for a three-year period. This appointment is a key part of...
Firms with a conscience are being urged to enter the South West Fairtrade Business Awards 2014 before this Friday’s deadline. Now in their second year, the awards recognise and showcase the efforts of businesses across the region which use Fairtrade products and support fair and ethical business practices. Each of the six categories has...
Monday 27 January Finals: Amino Technologies, Porvair Trading statement: APR Energy AGM: John Lewis of Hungerford EGM: ViaLogy Tuesday 28 January Interims: Filtronic, Mattioli Woods Final: Crest Nicholson Trading statements: Afren, British Land, Carpetright, Fresnillo, Globo, Greencore, Laird Group AGMs: Alternative Networks, Greencore EGMs: TXO, Vodafone Economics: GDP (Q4), Index of services Wednesday 29...
A healthy intake of orders at the end of last year has given Chippenham-based specialist software and IT group SciSys a “solid opening” to 2014, it said today, while also signalling that it would look for further acquisitions. The international group, which works with governments, media groups, defence companies and space agencies and also...
Accountants PwC have launched their annual search for the region’s best companies with the 2014 West of England Business of the Year Awards – the region’s most prestigious business accolades. Previous winners of the awards, now in their 26th year, read like a who’s who of the West’s most-respected companies, including Dyson, MITIE and...
