An IT services and solutions company has set its sights on hitting a turnover of £10m within three years after growing by 50% over the past 12 months, moving office and taking on more staff. Mintivo relocated from the centre of Chippenham to the edge of nearby National Trust village of Lacock last year and...
Independent commercial bank Unity Trust has appointed Steven Lovell as its relationship manager for the South West to support and develop its customer portfolio in the region. Steven, pictured, has more than a decade of experience in financial services having worked in Bristol for The Co-operative Bank, NatWest and, most recently, Lombard Asset Finance,...
Tim Rutherford, a partner in Bath-headquartered law firm Stone King’s charity and social enterprise team, has been honoured by the Catholic Church. Pope Francis bestowed the honour of admitting Tim, pictured, to the Pontifical Equestrian Order of Saint Sylvester Pope and Martyr as a knight. The move is a way of thanking Tim for his...
Business West is to mark International Women’s Day with an event celebrating the region’s female entrepreneurs and focusing on the importance of promoting gender equity in business. A panel of five inspirational women from the region will discuss a range of topics at the event on 8 March, such as how business leaders can...
Monday February 20 Finals: Bank of Cyprus Holdings, Lunglife AI, Georgia Capital Interims: Wilmington, Tristel Tuesday February 21 Finals: Standard Chartered, HSBC Holdings, InterContinental Hotels Group, Antofagasta, Gran Tierra Energy Interims: Finsbury Food Group, Blancco Technology Group, Springfield Properties Trading announcement: Safestore Holdings Economic announcements: PMI Composite, PMI Manufacturing, PMI Services Wednesday February 22 Final: Rio Tinto, Lloyds, Primary Health Properties,...
Bristol Airport bosses are looking ahead to a year of solid growth this year as a raft of new destinations take passenger numbers back to their pre-pandemic levels. The airport expects to handle around 9.9m passengers during 2023 – nudging its current capacity of 10m for the first time since 2019. That capacity could...
Tourism and hospitality businesses from Bath will battle it out with rivals from across the region in the prestigious South West England Tourism Excellence Awards next month. Reflecting its importance to the region’s tourism sector, Bath is represented in nine of the 27 categories in the awards. City venues and attractions have swept the...
Two schoolfriends who started their online furniture business aged just 18 are looking for a new phase of international growth after its sales soared to nearly £17m within seven years. Monty George and Dan Beckles launched Furniturebox when they saw a gap in the market for selling furniture online. It expanded rapidly during Covid...
Bath’s first networking group for businesses with a social conscious and organisations that support them is to be officially launched next week. Bath Social Impact Network will be the first of its kind in the wider Bath area and will offer members support to help them flourish through collaboration and idea generation. Launched as...
Bath-headquartered specialist public relations agency Abode Worldwide has appointed former national newspaper journalist Neil Millard as managing director to support its global expansion. Neil, pictured with Abode founder and CEO Jessica Gillingham, joins the agency from Rhizome Media in London, where he spent nearly six years as PR director and then managing director working...
