Handcrafted chocolate producer Choc on Choc, launched 10 years ago by father-and-daughter team Kerr Dunlop and Flo Broughton, has achieved turnover of £1m-plus for the first time. The firm, based in Rode, near Frome, uses high-quality Belgian chocolate and custom-made silicon moulds to produce intricate designs ranging from miniature ice cream cornets and reindeers,...
Bath law firm Withy King has created a dedicated new build and plot sales team –and appointed two new property experts. Residential property solicitor Beth Heley joins from Goughs in Corsham, bringing with her a solid understanding of local market trends. Beth, pictured below, will be working closely with housebuyers and sellers on a...
Business West today joined the British Chambers of Commerce in calling on the Government to ‘get moving’ and deliver pro-growth policies to benefit the nation as a whole. The hard-hitting message, which contains seven action points to strengthen the economic recovery, comes on the day the Conservative Party Conference gets underway in Manchester. The...
Monday 30 September Interims: Incadea, InternetQ, Personal Group, Straight Finals: MJ Gleeson, International Ferro Metals Trading statements: Homeserve, ICAP, KCom AGMs: African Consolidated Resources, Galleon, Greatland Gold, IPSA, Ludorum, Mediazest, OPG Power Ventures, Pinewood Shepperton, Provexis, Redstone, Theo Fennell, United Carpets EGMs: RGI International, Shanta Gold Economics: Net consumer credit figures, Data for net...
Bristol & Bath Science Park has celebrated its second anniversary by announcing the arrival of another global technology firm and a visit by the Duke of Gloucester. US-owned Altair, a world leader in engineering technology and services, has relocated its regional office from nearby Aztec West to the Science Park between Bristol and Bath....
Shares in Chippenham-based specialist IT and software firm SciSys fell sharply after it revealed a 19.8% drop in interim pre-tax profits and warned that its markets remained challenging. The group, whose blue-chip customers include the Ministry of Defence, European Space Agency and major broadcasters, blamed the decline in profits to £749,000 on contract delays. Chairman...
Dr Markas Gilmartin, a partner at Bath-based Epoch Wealth Management, has been appointed chairman of the influential finance industry think tank, the Leading Edge Adviser Forum (LEAF). A non-profit consultancy group, LEAF was set up to give independent financial advisers (IFAs) the chance to share expert industry knowledge. Members of the newly re-launched forum...
Alastair Campbell, the high-profile former Downing Street spokesman and one of the key architects of New Labour, will be guest speaker at this year’s CBI South West annual dinner. Mr Campbell, pictured, best known for his role as former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s press secretary, will address more than 400 of the region's leading...
The education system needs to change to better prepare school leavers for the world of work, Business West says today as thousands of young people across the region receive their A-level results. Business West, which runs Bath Chamber of Commerce, said it recognised the hard work put in by pupils and teachers to prepare...
Business West, which runs Bath Chamber of Commerce, has appointed Sarah Pullen, managing director of Local World (Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset & Dorset), to its board. Business West managing director Phil Smith said the appointment demonstrated the business community’s recognition of the importance of the leadership and business support role played by Business West. “I...
