Ambitious small to medium-sized businesses in Bath and across the West of England are being offered support to buy new products and equipment to increase production and help them grow. The funding is from a new round of Business Growth and Adaptations Grants launched by West of England Combined Authority (WECA). Businesses can apply...
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered what he described as a ‘Budget for Growth’ earlier this month after the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast a stronger than expected performance from the UK economy this year, with inflation predicted to fall significantly by the end of the year, writes Pearson May partner Matthew Rutter. Below he sets...
Legal and financial planning services firm Mogers Drewett is to expand its market share in both areas following its acquisition of Bath-based boutique private client practice firm Freemans Solicitors. The move comes after founder Shaun Freeman decided to retire. Established in 1999, single office firm Freemans Solicitors developed a specialist private client practice which was...
Law firm Thrings has appointed three newly qualified solicitors in a move it says reflects the way it continues to retain talent nurtured through its trainee scheme. Jake Wennen will be based in the agriculture team at the firm’s Bath office, while Rhiannon Forbes is now a member of its residential property team in...
Bath-headquartered utility Wessex Water has retained a national quality mark that showcases organisations that have a ‘truly customer-focused culture’. Wessex Water is the only UK water company to have the national Customer Service Excellence (CSE) quality mark certificate. Independent CSE assessors noted the firm’s strong performance in feedback surveys and quick response to challenges...
Bath-headquartered law firm RWK Goodman has advised the shareholders of an industry-leading car parking systems manufacturer by a tech business specialising in automatic number plate recognition. Bristol-based Newpark Solutions has more than 15 years’ experience in supplying bespoke parking software and is the UK’s only manufacturer of ticketless parking systems. Its equipment is used in places...
Lawyers working for Bath-headquartered law firm Stone King have welcomed the extension of a government scheme that gives separating couples up to £500 worth of vouchers to use on mediation. The Family Mediation Voucher Scheme will now run until April 2025, backed by an additional £15m in funding. Mediation involves couples working through their...
Monday March 27 Finals: Dialight, Belvoir Group, Tandem Group, Life Science REIT, Thungela Resources, Sigmaroc, Globaltrans Investment Interim: Target Healthcare REIT Tuesday March 28 Finals: Wood Group (John), The Mission Group, CPPgroup, Bango, Empresaria Group, Animalcare Group, Personal Group Holdings, Barr (AG), Synthomer , S & U, EKF Diagnostics Holdings, Team17 Group, Fisher (James) & Sons, Eleco,...
Bath’s tourism and hospitality sectors are on the up after three tough years, with its heritage venues continuing to recover from the impact of the pandemic and the city again excelling in the region’s top industry awards. Income from Bath & North East Somerset Council’s heritage attractions, including the Roman Baths and Pump, is...
A former Bath Spa University design student has used his creativity to solve an age-old problem by inventing the world’s first patented interactive prayer mat. MA Design (Textiles) graduate Kamal Ali, pictured, was motivated to create the product, called My Salah Mat, by his son Hamza. As an infant, Hamza struggled to understand where...
