Bath telecoms and IT firm Grapevine is taking the next step in its evolution by becoming the latest business to set up an Employee Ownership Trust. The firm, which began life in 1991 as a chain of mobile phone shops across the South and South West, said the move would bring its team to the...
Independent PR firm Carnsight Communications has expanded its team with the appointment of Alexandra Johansen as an account executive. Alexandra, pictured, initially joined the Marshfield-based agency as part of a three-month internship earlier this year and has now become a permanent member of the team, which specialises in PR services, social media management and content...
The strength of the South West’s FinTech ecosystem is to be analysed for the first time as part of a new project involving businesses, public sector organisations and higher education establishments. The work will be led and delivered by Whitecap Consulting, the regional strategy consultancy with a base in Bristol. Whitecap has conducted similar...
Taste of the West, the UK’s largest independent regional food group, has launched a partnership with regional accountancy group Bishop Fleming and law firm Trowers & Hamlins to help raise the profile of the thriving South West food and drink sector. The firms will act as Taste of the West’s title sponsors for the...
Time Finance, the Bath-headquartered alternative lender, has made two more key appointments, with a new relationship manager and asset manager joining its team. Ian Shaw arrives as relationship manager with a wealth of experience in the banking and finance industry while asset manager Matthew Ridgley joins with 17 years’ experience in the industry. Ian, pictured...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. Employee share schemes under review The government aims to simplify employee reward system. Click here for more information FSB urges summer support for tourism sector Recommendations come after predicted boom in ‘staycations’. Find out more here
Bath area firms will be able to access the latest advice and guidance to enable them to become sustainable when the region’s largest annual environmental exhibition returns next week. Staged by Bristol specialist business hub Future Leap at the city’s Paintworks creative hub on Bath Road, the Festival of Sustainable Business Exhibition next Thursday, 15...
Sustainable power firm Good Energy is to be the headline co-sponsor of this year’s Chippenham Half Marathon as it strives to be the most eco-friendly so far. The 100% renewable energy company, which has its headquarters in the town, is also sponsoring the trophies and prizes. Good Energy entered a corporate team last year,...
Monday June 5 Finals: Sirius Real Estate, Itaconix, Celadon Pharmaceuticals, Valirx, Verici, Mobile Tornado Group Interim: Hercules Site Services Economic announcements: PMI composite, PMI services Tuesday June 6 Finals: Speedy Hire, Warehouse REIT, Brown (N) Group, NewRiver REIT Interims: Paragon Banking Group, Gooch & Housego, Oxford Metrics Q1 result: Argo Blockchain Trading announcement: Hunting Economic announcements: PMI construction, BRC sales monitor Wednesday...
Creativity, climate and collaboration are among the themes to be explored at this year’s Bath Digital Festival, which takes place next month. The five-day long festival will bring people and tech together at venues across Bath to explore the city’s thriving digital scene through a series of engaging workshops, keynotes and panels. Staged by...
