National accountancy group Grant Thornton UK has appointed partner Lauren Carlyle as its new practice lead for the South West and Wales. In her new role Lauren, pictured, is responsible for leading and growing Grant Thornton’s regional team of almost 300 people based across its offices in the region. She replaces Grant Thornton’s previous practice...
Nine in 10 mid-sized firms based in the South West shrugged off the national economic gloom last year to achieve their forecasted growth, according to a new survey. Now nearly a third plan to launch new products or services to continue to expand this year, despite challenges linked to the ongoing cost of living...
Logistics firm Wincanton is set to be acquired by a global freight group following a surprise $700m (£567m) deal announced today. The bid, from French-owned shipping giant CMA CGM, was backed by Chippenham-headquartered Wincanton’s board, which said it intends to unanimously recommend it to shareholders. Earlier this week Wincanton, which has 20,300 employees and...
A grant from a professional body for scientists has created new opportunities for underrepresented communities in Bath to learn about astronomy at the city’s Herschel Museum. The £5,000 public engagement donation from the Institute of Physics has funded an eight-month collaboration between the museum, Bath Astronomers and the University of Bath Observatory. The project,...
A revolutionary airport terminal that puts nature and biodiversity at the heart of the passenger experience has opened in India, with Bath-headquartered landscape architects Grant Associates playing a key role in its innovative design. Terminal 2 at Kempegowda International, near Bengaluru (also known as Bangalore), has reinvented the idea of traditionally stressful and bustling...
Bath Building Society has selected Mentoring Plus, which helps young people who are struggling with school, family or wellbeing, as its charity of the year. The society, which has more than 20,000 savers and 1,200 mortgage customers, asked its 75-plus staff to nominate a charity close to their hearts and which does great work...
Pre-Christmas sales at iconic Somerset-based fashion business Mulberry tumbled by more than 8% as the cost of living crisis forced shoppers to cut back on luxury spending. Mulberry, best known for its top-of-the-range handbags, also blamed what it described as “challenging macro-economic backdrop” for the sales decline. The firm, which has manufacturing sites at...
Real estate group Savills has appointed one of Bath’s most experienced residential property agents as a consultant in its office in the city. Christine Penny, pictured, has worked in Bath since 1999, when she moved to the city to open Hamptons’ residential sales office. After just over 11 years with Hamptons she became a...
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Logistics group Wincanton has shrugged off what it described as a “challenging trading environment” to increase its revenue. The Chippenham-headquartered group, which has 20,300 employees and 8,500 vehicles in more than 170 sites across the country, grew by 1.3% year-on-year in the third quarter despite the tougher market and its ongoing exit from closed-book...
