More than a quarter of South West law firms are at risk of going out of business over the next year as they face the combined challenges of the impact of the recession and the introduction of far-reaching reforms. The warning comes from R3, the trade body for insolvency professionals, which estimates that more...
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The shortlist for the region’s top public relations awards has been revealed with some of the West’s top PR agencies competing for the 2012 West of England CIPR PRide Awards. The winners will be announced at a glittering ceremony and dinner on November 9 at the Grand Hotel, Bristol. CIPR chief executive Jane Wilson...
Journalists in Britain to cover the Olympics were given a day out to remember as they were taken on a Jane Austen-inspired tour of Bath. With time to spare before the recent opening ceremony, half a dozen reporters from China, South Africa and India, together with the cream of British media, were stunned by...
The annual survey for UK entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship UK: 2012/13, has been launched by accountants and business advisory firm Deloitte. Now in its fifth year, the survey is an authoritative report on the sector, reflecting the attitudes, performance and objectives of entrepreneurs and their businesses. Last year’s survey results in the South West revealed: 56%...
Wincanton, the Chippenham-based logistics group, is on the road back to profitable growth, its chief executive has said. The group plunged to a £75.5m first half loss, which it blamed on lower volumes in a tough market. But in its interim management statement today, chief executive Eric Born outlined a number of new business...
Earlier client deliveries, operating efficiencies and deferred costs helped SciSys, the specialist IT and software firm, finish its first half of 2012 finished more strongly than had been initially expected. The Chippenham-based group, which also has an operation in Bristol, also said it had maintained a solid order book during the period ending 30...
Award-winning Bath PR agency Geometry is in the running for more accolades after receiving a hat-trick of nominations for the region’s top communications awards. Geometry’s Axe the Pasty Tax campaign has been nominated for two awards in the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) West of England PRide Awards, while a campaign for Bath...
Athlete Katrina Hart is being sponsored by Bath law firm Withy King as she prepares for the London Paralympic Games at the University of Bath’s Sports Training Village. Katrina, a 200m sprinter and University of Bath alumnus, has cerebral palsy and competes in the T37 class. Withy King’s £3,000 sponsorship is being used...
Design company Superior Creative has invested £2m in a purpose-built design studio and in increasing its litho, digital and inkjet printing capacity – the latest move at the firm supported by Barclays. The bank has backed Melksham-based Superior since it was acquired in a management buy-out and re-launched in 2005. A team of finance...
