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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

August 11, 2013
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Monday August 12 INTERIMS BATM Advanced Communications Ltd., Grupo Clarin SA GDR (Reg S), OJSC Novolipetsk Steel GDS (Reg S), SVG Capital Q2 Grupo Clarin SA GDR (Reg S), OJSC Novolipetsk Steel GDS (Reg S) AGMS Real Estate Credit Investments PCC Ltd, Triad Group TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS Mitie Group Tuesday August 13 INTERIMS Caledonia Mining...

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Business West hails positive trade figures but says Govt must act to help exporters

August 9, 2013
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Business West hails positive trade figures but says Govt must act to help exporters

The big fall in Britain’s trade gap announced today has been welcomed by Business West – but it said more needed to be done to rebalance the economy towards exports. Figures from the Government’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed the deficit shrank to its smallest amount in almost a year in June. The...

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Bath businessman becomes CBI regional director

August 7, 2013
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Bath businessman becomes CBI regional director

The CBI has appointed Bath businessman Andrew Jenkins as its new South West regional director. Andrew, pictured, who worked for defence giant BAE Systems in Bristol before becoming a Bath-based freelance business strategy, growth and marketing consultant, will be responsible for all CBI member companies in the region, engaging with and representing business leaders...

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Barclays helps put Bath sports car pair on the road to independence

August 5, 2013
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Barclays helps put Bath sports car pair on the road to independence

Two highly-experienced former directors of regional car dealers Wood BMW Group have joined forces to launch their own independent dealership in Bath specialising in sports and prestige cars. Jim Currant and John Lyddy have invested £1.5m with support from Barclays to acquire the old Dunsford Landrover site on Box Road, transforming the derelict 11,000...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

August 5, 2013
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Monday August 05 INTERIMS Powerflute Oyj (DI) Q3 GW Pharmaceuticals AGMS SerVision UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Official Reserves (09:30) PMI Services (09:30) Tuesday August 06 INTERIMS AL Noor Hospitals Group, BBA Aviation, Clarke (T.), Dragon Oil, esure Group, Heavitree Brewery, Hill & Smith Holdings, Legal & General Group, Meggitt, New Europe Property Investments, SDL, Share,...

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£8m funding up for grabs for innovative tech firms

August 1, 2013
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£8m funding up for grabs for innovative tech firms

West firms working in sectors spanning advanced materials, biosciences and communications technology are being urged to apply for new funding from the Technology Strategy Board (TSB). The £8m investment is aimed at stimulating innovation and building on recent technological breakthroughs. Proposals must be collaborative, involve more than one organisation and at least one of...

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Dorothy House chosen by Bath Building Society as its charity of the year

July 30, 2013
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Dorothy House chosen by Bath Building Society as its charity of the year

Bath Building Society has selected Dorothy House hospice care as its charity of the year. The association will last until the end of 2014. As part of the society’s commitment to Dorothy House, staff will stage fundraising activities throughout the rest of this year and next year to raise much-needed funds for the charity...

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Paralympics campaign puts Media Safari in running for top regional PR award

July 29, 2013
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Paralympics campaign puts Media Safari in running for top regional PR award

Bath-based specialist PR agency Media Safari has been shortlisted in the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ (CIPR) PRide 2013 Awards for its work on a campaign for last year’s London Paralympic Games. It is the third consecutive year the agency, which specialises in tech and social media, has been nominated in the awards, which...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

July 29, 2013
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Monday July 29 INTERIMS Fidessa Group, Hammerson, InterContinental Hotels Group, Intertek Group, JKX Oil & Gas, Keller Group, Senior, Vernalis, XP Power Ltd. (DI) AGMS Albion Venture Capital Trust, Ashley House, Cranswick, Medilink-Global UK Ltd., Mountfield Group, National Grid UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS CBI Distributive Trends Surveys (11:00) Consumer Credit (09:30) M4 Money Supply (09:30)...

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Upbeat second quarter economic figures welcomed by Business West

July 26, 2013
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Upbeat second quarter economic figures welcomed by Business West

Business West, the region’s leading business organisation, has welcomed yesterday's official economic growth figures, saying they reflect the picture among local businesses. But it warned that business could not turn around the regional economy by themselves – the Government had a role to play by creating an enterprise-friendly environment. Yesterday’s Office for National Statistics...

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