Business leaders from Bath and across the West of England will get their first chance to hear the views of the CBI’s recently appointed president and its incoming regional chair at the organisation’s annual dinner next week. The event is traditionally a high point of the region’s business calendar, attracting hundreds of senior businessmen...
Specialist IT group SCISYS has bounced back into profit with trading figures for the half year to the end of June showing a complete recovery from its disastrous 2015. The Chippenham-based group, which sells complex software systems to the space, defence, media and government sectors, chalked up an operating profit of £1.1m in the six months...
Bath College is setting up a business academy to give students valuable industry experience at top companies across the region. More than 30 companies have been invited to attend the launch of the Bath Academy of Business at Bath College next Thursday (Sept 29). The evening will bring together potential partners and students who...
Integrity Print, the UK’s largest label printer, has launched a service to meet the needs of artisan food and drink manufacturers requiring small print runs of bespoke, high-quality labels. Called Ready, Willing and Label, it allows companies to go from design to fully printed label in a fraction of the time usually required –...
Business leaders have welcomed the government’s historic decision to go ahead with the £18bn Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, saying it will create a huge economic boost for the West of England and lead to thousands of new jobs. The final decision after years of delays – and a further pause of several...
Shares in manufacturer Avon Rubber leapt by more than 11% today after the Melksham-based firm issued an upbeat trading statement and revealed it had won a $9m (£6.77m) contract in the US. The firm, which makes gas masks and respirators for the military and emergency services and rubber products for the global dairy industry,...
Confidence among West of England firms has slumped to its lowest level since 2012 as they continue to react to the EU referendum, according to a new survey. The latest quarterly ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor (BCM), which gauges how businesses view the economic prospects facing them over coming year, shows confidence falling into negative...
Hundreds of business owners from across the West of England are expected to attend the annual Bath Business Show next month as it returns bigger and better than previous years. Last year’s sold out event attracted more than 450 delegates and 55 exhibitors and organisers believe this year’s show on October 14 will be...
Thousands of new jobs will be brought to the West of England over the next few years as firms are attracted by its growing reputation as a tech, creative and financial services hub, according to inward investment chiefs. Over the past year a record 1,800 jobs have been created in the region by inward...
Shares in specialist pharmaceutical firm Vectura came under pressure this week as investors continue to digest the news that its asthma treatment has failed a clinical trial to extend its use. Chippenham-based Vectura, which is pioneering new ways of treating asthma and lung diseases, had hoped that a trial of its Flutiform asthma treatment would...
