An industry expert with more than 35 years’ experience in the housebuilding industry has joined Barratt David Wilson Homes South West as managing director. Ralph Hawkins’ appointment brings him back to the Barratt Developments group, where he previously spent nine years as development director at Barratt Bristol. Ralph, pictured, then went on to spend more...
Pioneering clean energy firm Good Energy has launched a new smart export tariff for households with solar panels as part of its strategy to expand its decentralised energy services offering. Called Power for Good, the tariff will pay customers 10p per kWh, which the Chippenham-headquartered group describes as a leading rate for a variable...
A group of University of Bath students is creating a working artificial heart as part of a global competition to nurture the next generation of medical innovators. Team Bath Heart is aiming to design, prototype and test the device, pictured, for the worldwide ‘Heart Hackathon’, the final of which takes place in Texas in...
Mid-March snowstorms mean that, right now, some resorts in the Alps are enjoying their best skiing conditions of the season. But they’re competing against destinations such as Norway, Bosnia and Canada. And if you’re thinking of heading to the slopes this Easter, there’s still time to grab a last-minute offer, writes Bath Business News travel editor Anne...
Bath firms need more help from the government in the face of stubbornly high inflation, including transitioning to more energy efficient sources and easing supply chain difficulties, the region’s biggest business organisation has said. With annual inflation unexpectedly jumping from 10.1% in January to 10.4% last month, Business West – which runs Bath Chamber of Commerce...
Regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon’s tax team in its Bath office has been strengthened by the arrival of Zoe Chandler as a tax manager. Zoe, pictured, has joined after more than six-and-a-half years at accountants Old Mill, where she trained and went on to become a senior tax specialist. A highly qualified Chartered Tax...
The Novia Foundation, which was formed five years ago by Bath-based wealth management firm Novia Financial to more efficiently channel its fundraising efforts in the city, is to be extended to new areas. The move follows the appointment of a new chair at the end of last year and nearly two years after Novia...
Strong demand from firms in the aerospace and renewable energy sectors has helped South West manufacturers enjoy a rebound in activity since the start of the year, according to a new survey. Both domestic and global markets have improved since then end of 2022, easing fears of a significant recession for industry this year,...
Monday March 20 Finals: Computacenter, Spectra Systems Corporation Interim: Jubilee Metals Group Tuesday March 21 Finals: Kingfisher, Gamma Communications, Quixant, Kape Technologies, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Equals Group, The Pebble Group, Alliance Pharma, Luceco, Aptitude Software Group, Boot (Henry), Staffline Group, Fintel, Ergomed, Zotefoams, Tissue Regenix Group, Boku, Science Group Interims: YouGov, SCS Group Economic announcement: Public Sector Net Borrowing...
Each week Bath Business News gives a prominent member of the area’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Rachael Rackham, director at Bath accountancy firm Richardson Swift, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched: The Whale, starring Brendan Fraser. Book you read: The classic The Dinosaur that Pooped the Bed....
