A marked drop in operating margins helped push down annual pre-tax profits by 59% at CEPS, the Bath-based diversified industrial group whose products span body armour to swimwear. Net revenues at the group, which emerged from the refinancing of Bristol footwear firm Dinkie Heel eight years ago, edged down by 9.3% to £7.8m –...
Wednesday June 06 FINALS Allanfield Group, Nature Group, Printing.com AGMS Afren, Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd., Duet Real Estate Finance Ltd, Exillon Energy, Mears Group, OAO OMZ (Uralmash-Izhora Group) ADR (Level 1) , Patagonia Gold, Ruspetro UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS BoE Interest Rate Decision (12:00) BRC Shop Price Index (00:01) PMI Construction (09:30) Thursday...
Fast-growing finance specialist 1pm has agreed a new £2m block discounting facility with a UK based commercial and retail bank. The funds will be used exclusively by the Bath-based company for writing new lease contracts. Managing director Maria Hampton said: “This is excellent news for 1pm and is the single largest tranche of funds granted...
More than 100,000 passengers are expected to pass through Bristol Airport over the Jubilee Bank Holiday – from tomorrow to Tuesday – with tomorrow and Saturday set to be the busiest days. Airlines and tour operators are reporting hefty demand, with destinations within the eurozone as well as this summer’s four new destinations – the...
Specialist software developer SciSys issued an upbeat trading statement ahead of last week's annual general meeting, suggesting it could soon hit the acquisition trail. The company, which has its head office in Chippenham and a major base in Bristol, says it opened the year with a comfortable order book of £26.7m and the order...
Independent brewer and pub operator Bath Ales has opened its second Graze bar and brasserie following the success of its first outlet in Bristol. The new Graze in Cirencester takes the concept of a stylish bar and eaterie with a sophisticated city feel to the Cotswolds. Graze in Bristol has built up a reputation...
Bath-based engineering design consultants Buro Happold are helping create a unique walkway across the rooftop of London’s 02 Arena which will give visitors spectacular views across the capital. The ‘Up at The O2 experience’, due to open by June 21, features a tensile cable and fabric walkway over the Thameside venue’s roof. The only...
Business confidence in the region has rebounded strongly in the past three months, according to an upbeat report. The latest ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) soared from a low of minus18.4 to plus16.6 in the second quarter of this year. The uplift follows a steadily worsening trend over the previous three quarters...
Monday May 28 FINALS Aveva Group, Entertainment One Ltd. (DI), First Derivatives, Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (DI), Max Property Group, Phoenix IT Group, Volex AGMS GLOBO, Matrix European Real Estate Inv Trust Ltd., Polyus Gold International Ltd GDR (Level I) TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS Origin Enterprises Tuesday May 29 INTERIMS Brewin Dolphin Holdings, Topps Tiles FINALS...
Accountants Bishop Fleming have secured a better office for its recently-acquired Bath operation. Having secured the business of Target Accountants in Bath, Bishop Fleming has taken a 10-year lease on Minerva House to provide growth space for the firm's new Bath office, which is now the biggest accountancy firm in the city. Located next...
