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Profits will be slimmer next year, warns National Milk Records

December 12, 2011
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National Milk Records, the Chippenham-based company providing milk recording services to half of the UK’s dairy farmers, made pre-tax profits of £408,000 on turnover up 3.9% at £8.6m, its half-year figures to September 30 show. But the firm warned that full-year profits are likely to be affected by significant investment in new projects and...

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December 11, 2011
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All systems go for SciSys Space Division

December 9, 2011
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SciSys, the hi-tech software company with offices in Bristol and Reading and headquarters in Chippenham, has racked up orders worth 12m euros for its Space Division – a leading supplier of spacecraft ground software systems and onboard software to the European Space Agency (ESA) and many other customers worldwide.  The division has been selected...

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Govt’s new deal for cities ‘will benefit Bath’

December 9, 2011
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Bath’s economy will be boosted by a new ‘city deal’ initiative announced this week by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, according to lobbying group Business West. But it says the plan does not go far enough and should include region-wide mayors. The aims is to shift the power from Whitehall to core UK cities...

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Brand new look for Bath skincare specialists’ products

December 8, 2011
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Bath retailer Aranais has re-launched its range of specialist skin care products with a new brand identity, redesigned website and new product labelling.  Aranais, an artisan retailer based in the Guildhall Market, is owned by husband-and-wife team Robert and Anna Morgan.  Launched last year, it sells its own unique range of natural face and...

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Mulberry says its growth is in the bag

December 8, 2011
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Pre-tax profits have gone through the roof at West-based Mulberry, the luxury fashion brand famous for its iconic handbags. They were up 231% from £4.7m to £15.6m in the six months to September 30. The AIM-quoted group said today that total sales increased by 62% to £72.3m while like-for-like retail sales grew 44%.  "Our strategy to focus...

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Surveys point to gloomy New Year for firms

December 6, 2011
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Confidence levels among firms in Bath and the West are tumbling as the outlook for 2012 deteriorates further, two gloomy surveys showed this week. Manufacturers, who have generally experienced good trading conditions this year, expect output and orders to decline next year while overall business confidence is falling on fears of a double-dip recession....

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Ryan’s pedal power nets £12,000 for rural Kenyan schools

December 5, 2011
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Bath banker Ryan Thomas has raised just under £12,000 for schools in a remote part of Kenya with his latest cycling feat – a gruelling 15-day, 1,485-mile trek from the UK to Rome. Ryan, who works for Barclays Corporate in Queen Square and has completed a number of charity bike rides for Maji Safi...

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Up, up and away with Helvetic as new Zurich flights take off

December 5, 2011
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Up, up and away with Helvetic as new Zurich flights take off

  Helvetic Airways became the 12th scheduled airline operating from Bristol Airport when it launched a new route linking Zurich, Switzerland's financial centre, with the South West. Helvetic passengers benefit from seven days free of charge in the long stay car park until the end of January.  Helvetic Airways has also announced a ‘skis...

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Trio help entrepreneurs’ club get online

December 2, 2011
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Three IT students from City of Bath College have designed a website for the newly-formed Bath and North East Somerset Entrepreneurs’ Club, which aims to encourage small businesses to start up by providing them with support, advice and networking events. The students, Ben Sanger-Davies, Tristan Welch and Toby Barrett, are studying the Foundation Degree...

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