Chancellor George Osborne needs to bring in measures to boost housebuilding, halt spiralling transport costs and simplify taxes for small firms if he wants the region’s businesses to help deliver the economic recovery. The plea has come from tax and business experts at Bishop Fleming, the South West accountancy firm which opened in Bath...
Bath-based architects and planning consultants Nash Partnership have secured outline planning consent on a major residential development near Cheltenham Racecourse – the largest it has handled in its 25 years in business. The practice was appointed in 2008 by Gloucestershire County Council, which owns the 12.2-hectare greenfield site at Starvehall Farm, Prestbury. Plans for...
Bath area firms should look beyond the much talked about BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) when developing their export plans by also considering the rapidly -growing economies of the Middle East and North Africa. The message comes from HSBC following its latest Global Connections Trade Forecast research which shows that while BRIC...
Bath-based brand and design agency Mytton Williams has won two awards for its work with the West of England Design Forum (WEDF), the voice of the design industry in the region and a network for creatives. The company won the Branding award in the regional Media Innovation Awards (MIA) and a bronze at the...
New rules affecting expatriate workers will come under the spotlight at a seminar next week staged by accountants and business advisers Grant Thornton. The breakfast event on December 6 will also act as the regional launch of the Forum for Expatriate Management (FEM) the international organisation that provides advice for expats’ their professional advisers,...
Monday November 26 INTERIMS GB Group, Immunodiagnostic Systems Holdings, Quintain Estates & Development Q3 Espirito Santo Financial Group SA FINALS Aberdeen Asset Management, Infrastrata AGMS Aisi Realty Public Ltd. (DI), Origin Enterprises, West Pioneer Properties Ltd. (DI) Tuesday November 27 INTERIMS Caledonia Investments, De La Rue, Findel, KCOM Group, Naspers Ltd. ADR, Plastics Capital,...
With Christmas just a few weeks away and the first snowflakes already falling, where does bad weather leave employers if staff can’t get into work. And who pays? Matt Malone, HR specialist at Bath law firm Mogers, explores the issue in the latest of Bath Business News' weekly Expert Panel series . . ....
Bath on Ice, the city’s new festive ice rink, is already proving hugely popular, with strong bookings ahead of its opening on Friday. Two of the outdoor tennis courts in Bath’s Royal Victoria Park have been transformed into a magical festive experience with the rink-side café styled as a Christmas market chalet serving a...
Bath Rugby has renewed its contract with main partner Novia, the online wealth management platform based in the city. The two businesses have developed a very successful relationship since the partnership was in June 2011. Novia’s logo has appeared on the playing shirts, training wear and throughout the Rec, with the East Stand re-named...
Bath law firm Withy King has secured a multi-million pound settlement and a public apology on behalf of a young man who suffered injuries during his birth which led to severe brain damage. Withy King’s clinical negligence team based in Bath successfully argued that 20-year-old Jacob Dewis of Gloucestershire could have avoided his injuries...
