Top names in the fashion industry were out in force this week as Bath in Fashion got into full swing – with one of the high points so far the opening of a special exhibition highlighting the work of the ground-breaking fashion photographer Norman Parkinson. Internationally-renowned fashion designer Roland Mouret curated the exhibition at...
Caroline Smale, the compliance director at fast-growing West accountants Bishop Fleming, has been elected to the practice committee of the profession's national body. Caroline joined Bishop Fleming as a graduate trainee 25 years ago and became its compliance director in 2005. From June, she will sit on the practice committee of the ICAEW (Institute...
Monday April 15 FINALS Spectra Systems Corporation, Walker Greenbank EGMS Bank Audi SAL (Audi Saradar Group) GDR (Reg S) AGMS Primary Health Properties Tuesday April 16 INTERIMS Utilitywise FINALS JSC Acron GDR (Reg S), M. P. Evans Group AGMS Maven Income and Growth VCT 5, Ottoman Fund Ltd., Perform Group, Porvair, Telecity Group UK...
A scheduled visit to the region by Business Secretary Vince Cable next Wednesday has been postponed so he can attend Baroness Thatcher’s funeral. Mr Cable was due to discuss the impact of Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) with an invited audience of enterprise leaders at an event organised by the Institute of Directors (IoD) Bristol...
The biggest free annual get-together for West landlords, Landlord Expo, takes place next Thursday from noon until 7pm. The event, sponsored by estate agents Andrews, features more than 80 exhibitors ranging from local authority stands to letting agents, financial experts, trades people and suppliers. Held at the University of the West of England Exhibition...
West businesses remain relatively confident about their prospects despite trading conditions becoming harsher during the first three months of this year. The latest Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) from Business West, which runs the chambers of commerce in Bristol, Bath and Gloucestershire and the Bristol and Swindon Initiatives, shows that most key indicators were down...
In an age where consumers are spoilt for choice, businesses can no longer afford to deliver a poor quality of service to their customers, says Bath Racecourse in the latest of our Bath Business News Expert Panel articles. A business cannot exist unless it has customers who are looking to buy the product that...
One of the Bath area’s most unusual gyms is about to open for business. In a spectacular outdoor setting – and with none of the treadmills, sweaty smells and weary workouts – the Bath Skyline is set to take fitness training to a new frontier. Acclaimed personal trainer Jennie Antell of outdoor workout firm...
Bath branding agency The House has been appointed by SACO (The Serviced Apartment Company) to undertake a brand development programme. The House's appointment, following a five-way agency chemistry and brand process review handled by interior space planning consultancy Design Partnership, marks the next stage in SACO’s ambitious growth plans. Bristol-based SACO is one of...
Three major former Ministry of Defence sites around Bath have been sold for development in a move that could eventually lead to the construction of more than 1,000 homes. The land at Foxhill, Warminster Road and Ensleigh was put up for sale by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) – the MoD’s property and services...
