Lloyds Banking Group has appointed Nicola Littlejohn as its new group ambassador for the South West. Nicola, pictured, will engage with policymakers, regional business leaders, community networks and charitable organisations to deliver the group’s purpose. She will also bring people together to share insights to address the challenges facing the region – from access to...
One of the UK’s largest regional fund managers has opened a West of England office to provide finance to small and medium-sized business through the British Business Bank’s new £200m South West Investment Fund. FW Capital will manage the debt finance fund for the north of the region, providing commercial loans of £100,000 to £2m...
Monday July 31 Finals: Amedeo Air Four Plus, Everest Global, Kropz, Unicorn Mineral Resources, Tertre Rouge Assets, Bank of Ireland Group, Induction Healthcare Group, Orient Telecoms, Gstechnologies Interims: Spectris, Hutchmed (China), Quartix Technologies, AFC Energy, Smithson Investment Trust, GlobalData, Senior, Minoan Group, AIQ LD, National World, Pod Point Group Holdings Trading announcements: Ingenta, Glantus Holdings, Venture Life...
Bath-headquartered spectacles designer and manufacturer Inspecs has continued to recover from a difficult 2022 by focussing on driving sales and improving operational efficiencies, its CEO said this week. Revenue at the group, which produces a wide range of spectacle frames and lenses, including sunglasses and safety glasses, for markets across the world, increased by 6%...
This year’s TEDxBath is shaping up to be the best yet, according to its organisers as they prepare to announce 2023’s line-up. Taking place at The Forum on Saturday 14 October, will feature six speakers and two acts and, according to the team behind it, generate unlimited ideas. TEDx events, which are held across...
Unlimited Potential, the Bath networking group for young professionals, celebrated its first birthday with a party at Japanese restaurant Robun. The group was set up by Bath Unlimited, the organisation that celebrates the city’s most dynamic, successful, world-class companies and their talented employees, to bring together under-35s who are contributing to Bath’s development as a...
Private wealth lawyers in three of Bath’s top legal firms have been included in a prestigious annual guide in recognition of their commitment to their clients. Chambers High Net Worth Guide, which is published every July, ranks the top performing lawyers in the field based on interviews with clients and the quality of work. The...
Creating a new magazine from scratch for legal marketing executives has won Gold for digital marketing consultancy Transform CDE at the prestigious London Design Awards. The agency, based in Mells, near Frome, topped the Communication Design – Printed Publication of 2023 category with senior graphic designer Georgine Tucker’s design of Legal Marketing World. The magazine was...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. Government proposes merging R&D tax relief schemes Changes would present opportunities for tax simplification. Click here for more information Service levels undermining HMRC charter commitments HMRC scores 2.3 out of 10 for responsiveness. Find out more here
A calculator that will enable construction firms to estimate the amount of carbon embodied in their buildings and projects is to be developed with the help of University of Bath academics – helping solve a key challenge as the sector targets net zero. The university is working on the Carbon Calculation Engine with specialist...
