Chair of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Colin Skellett and Bristol & Bath Science Park chief executive Bonnie Dean are among prominent businesspeople receiving the OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Mr Skellett, who is also executive chairman of Bath-based Wessex Water, has been honoured for services to business and...
Serial entrepreneur and former BBC2 Dragons’ Den panellist Doug Richard is among the speakers at a free-to-attend business advice event later this month. 'Save Money, Make Money’ promises to help business owners tackle inefficiencies and boost their profitability and is aimed at fast-growing companies with a focus on the West’s creative industries. It is...
Bath Spa University fashion graduate Chloe Jones took on top fashion students from across the country to walk away with two top prizes worth £21,000 at this year’s national Graduate Fashion Week awards in London. Chloe won both the coveted Gold Award, given by sponsors George and worth £20,000, for the best student...
Herald Electronics, the Midsomer Norton-based sub-contract electronics manufacturer, has gone into administration with the loss of 54 jobs. David Gilbert and Graham Randall of BDO have been appointed joint administrators. They had hoped to arrange a managed wind-down of the business with the support of customers and suppliers but, due to the firm’s heavy...
Monday June 18 FINALS Majestic Wine, Sirius Real Estate Ltd AGMs Aseana Properties Ltd., BH Global Ltd. GBP Shares, BH Global Ltd. USD Shares, BH Macro Ltd. EUR Shares, BH Macro Ltd. GBP Shares, BH Macro Ltd. USD Shares, Equatorial Palm Oil, Evraz, Serabi Gold, Silvermere Energy Q1 OJSC Phosagro GDR (Regs) Tuesday June...
Property consultant Carter Jonas has completed two lettings to Dorothy House Hospice Care which will bring the charity’s support services closer to users in Wiltshire and Somerset. Dorothy House, which has its head office at Winsley, near Bradford on Avon, is to use Trinity House at Bryer Ash Business Park in Trowbridge and an...
Luxury fashion brand Mulberry has confirmed it is to open a second factory in Somerset, creating 300 jobs, as global demand for its upmarket handbags and other accessories spirals. The firm, which employs 250 people at its factory in Chilcompton, near Midsomer Norton, said the new plant – to be built in Bridgwater –...
Businesses have just under two weeks to ensure their best personal assistants get the recognition they deserve in the inaugural South West PA of the Year Awards. Most businesses have at least one PA who goes the extra mile to help it reach its potential, who makes a real difference to their managers and...
Union Jack table tops designed and made by Trowbridge inventor and entrepreneur Nick Stillwell from recycled ASDA coat hangers are to be displayed by the supermarket giant. Nick created the tables with hangers from the ASDA store in Frome. Now one will be on display in a meeting room at the group’s headquarters in...
A high-profile business delegation from Northern Ireland has visited the Bristol & Bath Science Park to find out more about its success in fostering innovation. The visitors, from the Northern Ireland Science Park and Government advisors, were interested learning how the park at Emersons Green had factored in the design of its first buildings...
