The South West Design Forum has re-launched itself as Design South West with a new identity, website and the mission of ‘Design, Better Connected’. The organisation, which is run by the industry for the industry, continues in its role as the regional body bringing together seven locally-based design forums. Chairman Tim Burley said: “We’ve...
The University of Bath has officially opened its pioneering Graphene Centre Laboratory, which will study the amazing properties and develop potential applications of the ‘wonder material’. The lab, officially opened by university Vice-Chancellor Professor Dame Glynis Breakwell yesterday, is home to state-of-the-art equipment including a specially-adapted scanning probe microscope – nicknamed the nano-factory –...
Former president of the West of England Society of Chartered Accountants, Tim Lerwill (pictured), has joined accountants and financial planners Old Mill as director of corporate business services. A maths graduate who qualified as a charted accountant in 1999, Tim, 38, started his career at HW Fisher in London, and also worked at KPMG...
The Bath Good Food Awards has launched its website, giving food lovers the chance to nominate their favourite restaurants and producers as well as finding out the latest information about the prestigious awards. Sponsored by Waitrose, Great Western Wine and Jack Content, the awards celebrate tasty, authentic and responsibly-produced food and drink – whether...
Small businesses in Bath were today getting a chance to have their say on the future of the city at the first Bath City Conference. The wide-ranging event at The Guildhall was aimed at giving everyone in the city – whether citizens, community groups, voluntary/charity sector organisations, small businesses and statutory agencies – the...
The West’s food and drink sector is set for a period of sustained mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity, according to accountants and business advisers Grant Thornton. Research by the firm shows 80% of private equity (PE) houses plan M&A activity in the sector and the same percentage of corporate respondents believe growth will be...
Monday 30 April Interims: Aberdeen Asset Management, Infrastrata, Redefine Finals: Asterand, Harvey Nash, Waterlogic Trading statements: Creston, FBD AGMs: Brady, DP World, FBD, London Capital, Minoan, Nextgen, Personal, Rangold Resources Tuesday 1 May Interim: Imperial Tobacco Finals: Brown (N), Development Securities Trading statements: BP, CSR, Lloyds Banking, Man, National Express, Randgold Resources, Reckitt Benckiser,...
The number of people employed in the South West’s renewable energy sector soared by 40% to 7,000 last year, a new report shows. And with the right support that number could climb to 30,000 jobs by 2020, says Renewable Energy: Made in Britain, by the Renewable Energy Association. The report shows that nationally the...
Monahans Financial Services, part of the Bath-based accountancy group, is celebrating after one of its key employees scooped a prestigious national industry award. Gill Perry won the prize for the best paraplanner at the prestigious Money Marketing Financial Services awards. The awards, which have been running for 22 years, recognise the very best performers...
A Grade-II listed building in Bath’s Kingsmead Square has opened as the Society Café. Change of use for the 1,086 sq ft former showroom and offices was secured by HPH Commercial Property, also based in the historic square. The new café has been opened by Adrian and Jane Campbell-Howard who formerly worked under Macro...
