Wincanton, the Chippenham-based supply chain and logistics group, has secured a multi-million pound agreement with DIY chain B&Q which includes managing its 1m sq ft showroom fulfilment centre. The massive Burton-on-Trent centre houses B&Q’s kitchen, bathroom and bedroom ranges. Under the new contract Wincanton will handle around 9m cases of merchandise a year. Under...
A number of international science and technology-based companies are about to move to the Bristol & Bath Science Park – strengthening its role as the innovation hub for the region. Details of the new arrivals will be released today to coincide with an event to mark its first anniversary which will also hear from...
Businesses can gain a better understanding of Customs and VAT procedures when they trade overseas at an event staged this week. Organised by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) South West in partnership with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the event will to explain the customs and VAT processes involved in importing and exporting, and...
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Bath area businesses are being urged to help young people become more employable by engaging in activities with local schools and colleges. Many businesses already offer successful mentoring and support services aimed at making sure young people are work-ready and have the right attitudes and skills to gain employment. However, more employers are needed...
Italian restaurant and deli chain Carluccio’s opened its new Bath outlet with a glittering party last night – ending a five-year-plus wait to get into the city. The Milsom Place restaurant takes the group’s total to 66 in the UK and for Carluccio’s managing director Simon Kossoff yesterday’s opening was a vital step for...
Premier Inn, the UK’s largest budget hotel chain, has started construction work on three hotels in the Bath area creating around 120 jobs. The firm, part of the giant Whitbread leisure group, is building an 107-bedroom hotel in Bath itself, which will recruit approximately 50 people, a 60-bedroom hotel at Glastonbury with around 65...
West chartered accountants Milsted Langdon have been shortlisted for a prestigious British Accountancy Award in recognition of a successful year and an innovative, personal approach to accountancy, business and tax advice. The firm, with offices in Bath, Bristol, Taunton and Yeovil, is nominated in the mid-tier firm category at the annual awards, which take...
UK airline bmi regional is to introduce direct flights from Bristol to Aberdeen, putting it in competition with existing route operator Eastern Airways. The service will be the first from Bristol for bmi regional, which recently split from the larger bmi international airline group following its acquisition by British Airways parent IAG. The airport...
Bath-based specialist funder of small firms 1pm today described the level of new business written during the first three months of its current financial year as encouraging. It said the strong trading performance experienced towards the end of last year had continued and the first quarter’s operating profit was £171,000 against £109,000 last time....
