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A fleet management company is expanding into bigger premises thanks to expert advice from Bath legal and financial planning firm Mogers Drewett. Fleet Service GB, which provides a range of innovative driver and vehicle management services, has acquired three business units totalling 9,000 sq ft in the village of Notton, near Lacock. The new...
Two key appointments have been made by Bath-based alternative funder Time Finance as it looks ahead to a period of growth. Laura Dun has joined as HR manager while Paul Hird has become a non-executive director on its board. Time Finance, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market, specialises in providing...
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A director of Bath design agency Matter has spoken of his pride to have worked on the new plastic-free poppy launched as part of the Royal British Legion’s annual appeal. As millions of people across the country prepare to mark Remembrance Day this weekend by wearing a poppy, Jonathan Sturgess said he was honoured...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has helped cut through the red tape hitting temporary exporters by arranging the world’s first use of a digital Carnet. Since Brexit, the number of ATA Carnets – or ‘passports for goods’ – needed by exporters has risen significantly for UK-based companies. These paper forms require numerous physical...
Shares in Bath-headquartered alternative lender Time Finance have risen strongly after it forecast that its annual profits are likely to be higher than expected. The firm, which specialises in asset, loan and invoice finance products, has experienced a turnaround in its fortunes over the past year or so after embarking on a ‘back-to-basics’ strategy....
Interaction, the Bath-based workplace design-and-build company, has been certified as a B Corporation, the latest firm in the city to join the movement to use business as a force for good for people and the planet. To gain the accreditation, Interaction had to meet high standards of social and environmental impact with regard to...
For many savers, retirement can seem like a far-off or even unattainable goal. But to maximise your chances of retiring comfortably, early planning is essential, writes Pearson May partner Matthew Rutter. As the cost-of-living crisis puts pressure on day-to-day finances, it’s a difficult time to think about saving for the future. But these challenges...
Troubled Bath-based advanced analytics firm Actual Experience, which described itself as being on a mission to “make the digital world work for everyone, everywhere, all of the time”, has gone into admnistration. The firm, which made a loss of £2.5m in the six months to March 31, appointed Jonathan Dunn and Andrew Sheridan of FRP Advisory...
