Thomas Sheppard, the Bath-based former managing partner of law firm Thrings, has been installed as a lay canon of Wells Cathedral in recognition of his continuing service to the Church and its community. The honorary position has been conferred by the Bishop of Bath and Wells on Thomas, pictured, who has been with Thrings...
Monday February 19 Finals: Moneysupermarket.com Group, Bank of Cyprus Holdings Interims: Wilmington, Transesnse Technologies Tuesday February 20 Finals: Intercontinental Hotels Group, Antofagasta, Barclays, Plus500 Interims: Springfield Properties, Petra Diamonds Q4 result: Gran Tierra Energy Wednesday February 21 Finals: HSBC Holdings, Rio Tinto, Glencore, BAE Systems, Riverstone Credit Opportunities, Conduit Holdings Interim: Feedback Economic announcement: Public sector net borrowing Thursday February 22 Finals: Lloyds,...
Alliance Pharma, the international healthcare group, has appointed a key figure in the global consumer healthcare sector as its new chair. Camillo Pane takes up the post on Monday, replacing Jo LeCouilliard, who has been in the role for five years and who the Chippenham-headquartered firm has accredited with transforming it from a business...
Bath financial services software provider Altus Consulting has teamed up with a creative agency to introduce a new brand identity and website as part of its growth plan. Altus called in Chippenham-based Milk & Tweed to work on the brief, which follows a period of expansion at the business. Founded in Bath in 2005...
Bath-headquartered alternative finance lender Time Finance has achieved a record lending book of £188.6m after several months of sustained growth. The firm, which specialises in a range of funding services spanning invoice finance, business loans and asset-based lending, achieved the 23% increase in the six months ending last November compared to the same period...
Good Energy, the 100% renewable electricity supplier and power provider, has hit the acquisition trail again, snapping up another specialist solar firm. Chippenham-headquartered Good Energy has completed a number of takeovers in recent years to broaden its offering away from just power generation and supply. These included Wessex EcoEnergy, an established solar installation business...
South West accountancy firm Monahans has secured ‘significant’ investment to launch an acquisition strategy as it targets a quadrupling of its turnover over the next five years. The firm, which has seven offices including in Bath, received the funding from Sumer, the nationwide partnership of accountancy firms it joined last May. Part of the...
A partner with Bath-headquartered law firm Stone King has helped an online newspaper become the UK’s first charitable ‘public interest’ news provider. In a move that could ensure the future of local journalism, Stone King partner Tom Murdoch has helped The Guildford Dragon achieve charitable status. The process involved several months of dealings with...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. HMRC cautions self-assessment customers against scammers The warning comes after a 14% increase in suspicious contacts. Click here to find out more Record number of company formations in 2023 More than 900,000 new businesses were created. For more details,...
Bath-based workplace design-and-build company Interaction’s design for an iternational law firm’s state-of-the-art office is in the running for another prestigious award. Following its shortlisting last year in two categories of the SBID International Design Awards – regarded as among the most coveted accolades for design excellence - Osborne Clarke’s Bristol office, pictured, is now challenging for a British...
