A strong performance by West exporters has put the region ahead of the UK for overseas sales growth. Exports by West firms increased by 4.8% to £3.4bn during the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, latest figures released by HM Revenue & Customs show. The first quarter of...
High-growth and emerging markets may remain top of the exporting agenda, but UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) is urging West businesses not to forget the commercial benefits of markets closer to home. As a result, the lucrative benefits of doing business in Germany are to be explained at a special event taking place in...
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Preactor Group, the Chippenham-based specialist software developer, has been acquired by German industrial engineering giant Siemens. Preactor has been developing software solutions for efficient automated production planning processes for more than 20 years. Once the deal has been completed, Preactor will become part of Siemens’ industry automation division. Siemens said the acquisition, financial details...
Bath area firms are being encouraged to put ‘green’ at the heart of their business and enter a competition that could win them the title Greenest Business in the South West. Firms have until 5pm today to register their application in the contest staged by Business West, the business support organisation which runs Bath...
New dates for free workshops and clinics across Bath and North East Somerset have been announced. The Starting in Business Awareness Workshops and One-to-One Business Advice Clinics are organised by Bath & North East Somerset Council and Business West and are part of the council’s efforts to help businesses thrive and grow during the...
This week’s long-overdue sunshine in Bath is helping Bath & North East Somerset Council’s efforts to wage the war on litter – it coincides with the installation of 30 new solar-powered compacting street bins. The new arrivals take to 55 the number of state-of-the-art bins in the city centre. They are roughly the same...
Bath businesswoman Anna Hicks is combining the growth of her new venture with help for schoolchildren who have a growing project of their own. Anna, owner of Annatrans HR, is sponsoring Weston All Saints Primary School’s entry in this year’s Bath in Bloom Competition. Her support will allow the pupils to build new raised...
Real signs of recovery are emerging among West businesses, with 35% of small and medium-sized firms having more customers in the first quarter and a similar percentage finding lapsed customers are returning, a new survey shows. The latest figures in the Business Factors Index, produced by independent invoice finance provider Bibby Financial Services show...
Bath-based world music and dance festival WOMAD will be even greener this year following a tie-up with Ecotricity, the West-based green energy pioneer. The firm will host the Molly’s Green Bar stage at this year’s festival, which runs from July 25 to 28 at Charlton Park, near Malmesbury. WOMAD was launched in 1980 by...
