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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

June 11, 2012
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Monday June 11 FINALS First Property Group, Flybe Group, Latchways, Software Radio Technology AGMS Ashley (Laura) Holding, Graphite Enterprise Trust, Hansteen Holdings, Roxi Petroleum, Trader Media East Ltd GDR (Reg S), Walcom Group (DI), Zhejiang Expressway Co 'H' Shares Tuesday June 12 INTERIMS Gooch & Housego, Pressure Technologies, Terrace Hill Group FINALS Carclo, CML...

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Young designers put their work on display at Bath School of Art and Design show

June 8, 2012
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Kathryn Pickering

Design houses and businesses with an interest in new and upcoming designers are being invited to a special viewing on Monday evening of Bath School of Art and Design’s 2012 textile design for fashion and interiors degree show. Covering a range of knit, embroidery and print work, the show is the finale of the...

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Mixed outlook for West manufacturers as eurozone crisis casts shadow over sector

June 7, 2012
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West manufacturers are continuing to take advantage of growth opportunities in emerging markets and the strength of the aerospace and automotive industries, according to the latest sector survey released today. However, the continuing problems in the eurozone and a lack of domestic demand are leading to a mixed forecast for the next three months...

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How Star Wars Storm Troopers can protect Bath’s creatives

June 6, 2012
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West Country rockers Reef, Star Wars Storm Troopers and the late Apple chief Steve Jobs may sound an unlikely combination but Bath creative sector workers can find out why they all play a role in protecting Intellectual Property (IP) at a one-off event next week. Staged by Creative Bath, Money for Nothing: Protecting your...

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Tough year for Bath body armour to swimwear group as profits sink

June 6, 2012
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A marked drop in operating margins helped push down annual pre-tax profits by 59% at CEPS, the Bath-based diversified industrial group whose products span body armour to swimwear. Net revenues at the group, which emerged from the refinancing of Bristol footwear firm Dinkie Heel eight years ago, edged down by 9.3% to £7.8m –...

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Horse artist is riding high on celebrity endorsement

June 6, 2012
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Bath-based equine artist Stuart James Knowles, who has sold his paintings to celebrities including Madonna and Guy Ritchie, returns to his home city later this month with an exhibition at the Walcot Chapel Gallery. Stuart’s oil paintings of horses are proving more popular than ever – a fact he puts down to the success...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

June 6, 2012
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Wednesday June 06 FINALS Allanfield Group, Nature Group, Printing.com AGMS Afren, Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd., Duet Real Estate Finance Ltd, Exillon Energy, Mears Group, OAO OMZ (Uralmash-Izhora Group) ADR (Level 1) , Patagonia Gold, Ruspetro UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS BoE Interest Rate Decision (12:00) BRC Shop Price Index (00:01) PMI Construction (09:30) Thursday...

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Property: Bath offices sold in £1.6m deal

June 1, 2012
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Two Bath office buildings have been acquired by commercial agents Knight Frank for £1.6m on behalf of Bedfordshire-based property investment firm Kindale. The freehold buildings, Charter House and Hanover House on Lower Bristol Road, have combined space of 14,118 sq ft and are occupied by accountants Baker Tilly and property management firm Eagle One....

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1pm clocks up new funding of £2m

May 31, 2012
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Fast-growing finance specialist 1pm has agreed a new £2m block discounting facility with a UK based commercial and retail bank. The funds will be used exclusively by the Bath-based company for writing new lease contracts.   Managing director Maria Hampton said: “This is excellent news for 1pm and is the single largest tranche of funds granted...

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Future offloads truck titles as it steers portfolio towards digital products

May 31, 2012
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Future, the Bath-based publisher, has sold Trucking, Britain’s leading road transport magazine, and the Truckstop News monthly newspaper, to Kelsey Publishing, where they joins a portfolio that spans motoring, rural and lifestyle titles. Future described the titles as non-core as it continues a move to developing digital products and exploiting overseas growth opportunities. Kelsey...

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