Merger and acquisition activity in the South West’s waste and recycling industry increased last year as it remained one of the region’s few growth sectors, latest figures compiled by accountants and business advisers Grant Thornton reveal. The firm’s 2011 Annual Waste Sector Review shows market continued to develop despite waste volumes falling by nearly...
Just under 500 small businesses are responsible for much of the South West’s economic growth and are creating vital wealth and jobs, according to a new report. These 490 high-growth firms represent only 5.1% of all small businesses in the region, yet they play an extraordinary role in boosting the economy, reveals research by...
Low growth in earnings and inflationary pressures will combine to create a sluggish economic recovery with weak consumer spending and job creation, according to indicators from accountants BDO. The firm’s Inflation Index dropped by just 0.1 points last month, suggesting the nine-month downward trend in inflationary expectations is coming to an end. This levelling...
Bristol & Bath Science Park is to compete in the British Council for Offices (BCO) National Awards after being named the South West’s Best Commercial Workplace in the regional heats. The awards showcase buildings that are high quality, flexible, efficient and sustainable, as well as being effective workplaces and contributing to the community. Around...
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Invoice finance specialist Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has promoted its South West business director Terry Wolfendale to regional managing director. Terry, who has more than 14 years’ experience in the UK financial services sector, joined BFS in 2010 and has played a key role in its growth and development throughout the South West, achieving...
One of Bath’s prime office buildings, Cambridge House on Henry Street, has begun a substantial makeover and expansion and all is due to be revealed at the end of July. An entire new floor is being built on top of the existing building. Leading property consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle’s Bath office is managing the...
Bath buns and Bath chaps have for centuries been the city’s best-known culinary items – but now a Bath pub hopes to add a new dish to the repertoire. The Assembly Inn has teamed up with local pie makers Lovett Pies to create the Bath Pie – and the response, they say, has been...
West business leaders this afternoon broadly welcomed the emphasis in today’s Queen’s Speech on economic revival and measures to make Britain more business-friendly. But there was concern over some of the proposals for the Coalition’s net round of legislation and a plea for less politics and more action. Phil Smith, managing director of Business ...
Bath’s Dyson Centre for Neo Natal Care and Batheaston Primary School are among the winners of awards recognising the South West’s best new architectural projects. The two buildings will now go into the national Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Awards where later this year they will compete against other leading projects from across...
