Bath legal and financial planning firm Mogers Drewett has created a new people development role and made several new appointments following a year of record growth. Turnover at the firm, which also has offices in Wells, Sherborne and Frome, increased by 10% last year. This has allowed it to invest further in its people,...
Bath-based overseas property portal Kyero has appointed Gemma Coles as its new CEO, a role in which she takes over the leadership of the fast-growing business from its co-founders. Martin and Louise Dell set up Kyero in 2003 with an initial investment of just £5,000. It has since grown to become the largest international...
Water2business, the specialist retailer co-owned by Bath-based Wessex Water, has appointed Andy Coates as its new managing director. Andy, pictured, will replace Charley Maher at the helm of the business, following her departure from the group. Andy, who was previously Water2business’s chief operating officer, has six years’ experience in the water retail industry. He also has...
Five senior executives from Bath-based financial services firm Novia Group are hoping to bring in £25,000 for charity by taking on the Three Peaks Challenge later this month. Taking part on 29 July will be CEO Patrick Mill, chief people officer Vicki Baker, chief risk officer Tom Dudley, chief customer officer Lucy Bristow and Robert...
Bath & North East Somerset Council has appointed Charlotte Somers to the newly created role of head of marketing, fundraising and supporter development. Charlotte, pictured, will help deliver the council’s plans to further develop its cultural and heritage sites, including the re-interpretation of its world-class Roman Baths, new education and community spaces at...
Fast-growing Bath digital marketing agency Social Shepherd has unveiled its new collaborative workplace created by city-based office design company Interaction to accommodate its future expansion. Founded by Zoe Stephenson and Jack Shepherd, who hired their first staff member just before the pandemic, Social Shepherd now employs 55 people. Having previously been based in serviced...
The tax benefits of making pension contributions can be significant and with the announcements in the Budget earlier this year which increased the annual allowance and abolished the lifetime allowance, it is more important than ever to make sure you are making as much use of your allowances as possible, writes Pearson May partner Jacqui...
Monday July 3 Interims: Porvair, Wynnstay Group Economic announcement: PMI manufacturing Tuesday July 4 Finals: Foresight Group Holdings, Mercia Asset Management, Duke Royalty, Activeops, Solid State, Wandisco Interim: Kitwave Group Trading announcements: Sainsbury (J), Cairn Homes Wednesday July 5 Finals: AO World, Supreme, Redde Northgate, Quiz Economic announcements: PMI composite, PMI services, PMI services Thursday July 6 Finals: Jet2, Currys, Paypoint, Naked...
Three businesses from the Bath area have been named among Britain’s fastest-growing small private companies. The trio – Bath jewellery and accessories retailer Abbott Lyon, specialist digital advertising agency Network N, also based in Bath, and Chippenham-headquartered online retailer Furniturebox – appear in the latest annual ranking of rapid-growth firms with revenues of less...
US military chiefs have ordered another batch of state-of-the-art helmets from defence manufacturer Avon Protection in a $38m (£30m) deal announced today. The Melksham-based group, which specialises in protective gear, masks and breathing equipment for the military and first-responder markets, will supply the US Army with more of its Next Generation Integrated Head Protection System...
