Anticipation is building ahead of next month’s Business Showcase South West 2015 and Bath firms being warned not to miss out on unparalleled sponsorship, exhibition stands and free delegate passes for what will be the region’s biggest business show this year. The two-day event on May 14 and 15 will provide a platform for...
Bath safety consultancy BMT Isis is to sponsor a national competition that encourages young engineers to work on innovative projects in the fast-growing area of pilotless aircraft. Unmanned air systems (UAS) are already used in roles spanning surveillance and border control, agriculture and the media and are set to become commonplace over the next...
Bath Business News has teamed up again with executive search firm Moon Consulting to seek the opinions of business leaders across the South West and find out more about the diverse attitudes and leadership abilities of the region’s boardrooms. The South West Board Effectiveness Survey 2015 enables board directors and non-executives to give a candid...
Bath firms have been urged not to miss out when a new contest aimed at finding the West of England’s happiest workplace returns for a second year. The inaugural competition, staged by workplace and interior design consultancy Wylde IA, has just ended – with no Bath area businesses making it to the final. While...
Vectura, the Chippenham-based specialist pharma group, is to close one of its German production plants to cut costs. The site at Gemünden, in central Germany, was taken over by Vectura a year ago as part of its €130m (£108m) acquisition of specialist German pharmaceutical company Activaero. It makes ingredients used in the production of...
Bath area firms are being invited along the M4 to Swindon next Thursday to attend the town's latest Business Show, staged by Business West. They will get the opportunity to hear from inspirational keynote speaker Monty Halls, find out how they can recruit and retain staff using social media, discover how they can use...
Ciders produced in Shepton Mallet by Irish drinks giant C&C Group will no longer be marketed under the town’s name following a move that unifies its three trading businesses. C&C, best known for its Magners and Bulmers cider brands, bought rival Shepton Mallet cider producer Gaymer for £45m in 2009 and has since operated...
Bath firms have just over a month to make sure they secure sponsorship, exhibition stands and free delegate passes for the region’s biggest business show. The Business Showcase South West 2015 will provide a platform for the best of the West of England’s innovation, creativity and enterprise. It has already attracted blue-chip sponsors such...
Somerset-based fashion brand Mulberry has hailed a return to growth in its retail division as it continues to recover from a disastrous attempt to reposition itself at the top end of the luxury market. The global firm, best known for its designer bags, said trading in its retail division had improved following the introduction...
The West of England’s important life sciences sector is to be boosted by the creation of a new consortium to take over the franchise for Medilink SW, the membership group tasked with stimulating the growth of the region’s life science industry. Business West, the organisation behind Bath Chamber of Commerce, has formed the consortium...
