Bath-based media group Future has been named Media Company of the Year at the British Media Awards. The victory follows accolades at the Association of Online Publishers and Professional Publishers Association awards for Consumer Digital Publisher of the Year, making Future the only media company to have held all three titles in one year....
Bath-based Zenith International, the world leading specialist food and drinks industry consultancy has appointed two new directors, both promotions from within its existing team. Esther Renfrew, market intelligence director since 2010, becomes a full board director with immediate effect. She manages a team of 20 market analysts as well as an international network of...
Santander Corporate & Commercial has appointed Sue Lewis as a new relationship director for the South West. Sue will specialise in working with businesses with annual turnovers of more than £2.5m in the education, healthcare and communities sectors and will be responsible for building new customer relationships as the bank looks to expand further...
Annual pre-tax profits fell by 4.5% to £2.2m at Bath Building Society last year as it was hit by continued tough market conditions. A stuttering economy, weak demand for housing finance, flat house prices and continued levels of record-low interest rates combined to create one of the most challenging periods in its 110-year history,...
The Elegance in the Afternoon Charity Fashion Show raised hundreds of pounds for the charities supported by the chairman of Bath and North East Somerset Council. Councillor Rob Appleyard hosted the event, which included a champagne reception, afternoon tea, fashion show, raffle and auction, in the Banqueting Room at Bath’s Guildhall for the Forever...
The House, the Bath-based branding agency, has created promotional material and a brand film for social landlord Curo to support it at the recent MIPIM international real estate event in Cannes. Curo, one of the largest landlords in the region with more than 12,000 homes across the West, hired The House to help it...
Action has been taken against dozens of businesses in Bath city centre in a crackdown on firms that ignore trade waste rules. Bath & North East Somerset Council has pledged to tackle firms flouting the rules in bid to reduce street litter in the city centre. Thirty-six businesses have been given final warnings, four...
Most high-growth tech firms are funding their expansion with investment from business angels, family or friends rather than banks, a new survey shows. More than half (56%) had been financed by business angels – wealthy individuals who usually play an active role in developing the business as well as investing – with a third...
Museum experts from Russia have been learning about Bath’s heritage during a visit designed to forge stronger links with England. The 12 senior managers and curators from the Kremlin Museums have been visiting southern England this month to learn more about architecture, heritage sites and museum collections. The visit is also an opportunity for...
Barclays has promoted director Paul Freeman to take responsibility for the regional office of its Wealth and Investment Management division. Paul has worked in various management roles for the Barclays Group for more than 10 years during which he has been instrumental in developing a new operational structure across the South West and Wales....
