Brussels Airlines has introduced new aircraft on its popular Bristol-Brussels route which have increased the number of seats available by 60%. Under a new agreement with Flybe, the three-times daily service will be operated by a 78-seat Bombardier Q400. The service was previously operated by an Embraer-145s which did not carry the Brussels Airlines...
Creditors of West-based Tony Pryce Sports, the sports equipment retailer, have received all their money back just 18 months after the company went into administration. The business, which had sales of £20m and traded from 34 locations across the region including SouthGate, Bath, was sold last year to Mantra Brands by joint administrators Graham...
FORWARD PLANNING KEY FOR PENSIONS AUTO-ENROLMENT, says Iain Fox, director at Bath-based employee benefits specialist Fidelius in the first of Bath Business News' weekly Expert Panel series . . There have been plenty of column inches dedicated to the introduction of pensions auto-enrolment. Much of the emphasis since the launch on October 1 has...
Bath Business News is proud to be supporting an Entrepreneurs’ Club event celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week on November 14 at The Shrubbery, the City of Bath College in-house restaurant, which is operated and staffed by the stu-dents. Among the new and flourishing Bath businesses showcased during the evening will be Elephant Branded http://elephantbranded.com/ and...
Lawyers Rebecca Silcock and Tom Webb from Bath firm Mogers have been named as leaders in their field in the legal profession’s ‘bible’, the Chambers UK 2013 Guide. The independent annual guide – individuals cannot pay to be listed – is based on information provided by law firms, including lists of their clients. The...
Wiltshire Council’s new building in Trowbridge has been officially opened with an event that included a rhythmic gymnastic display and a celebration of the 2012 Olympics. The event was sponsored by Elm Workspace, which carried out the space planning design, refurbishment and furniture fit-out this summer. Elm Workspace provided supplied furniture including soft seating,...
Dazzling Christmas cards and wrapping paper created by young people and adults supported by social care charity Quarriers are to be sold at Bath’s Christmas market. The unique cards and paper designs were part of the annual charity competition staged by Quarriers, which provides much-needed care and support for thousands of vulnerable children, young...
Bath family law firm Crallan has launched a pro bono service aimed at people affected by changes in legal aid provision. The service, which starts this week to coincide with National Pro Bono Week, will help litigants in person – people who would once have received legal aid but now have to manage on...
Chippenham specialist manufacturer Fascia Graphics is expecting to increase its turnover by 10% to £3.75m this year as a result of recent investment in market-leading technology. The firm has doubled revenue over the past decade and continues to lead the market for the production of graphic overlays and membrane keypads. It has bought a...
A free online calendar of business events and networking opportunities has been launched by the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), the organisation tasked with creating 95,000 jobs by 2030. Business Navigator is the first LEP-backed service of its type to go live anywhere in the UK. It provides business people in and...
