Small businesses in Bath were today getting a chance to have their say on the future of the city at the first Bath City Conference. The wide-ranging event at The Guildhall was aimed at giving everyone in the city – whether citizens, community groups, voluntary/charity sector organisations, small businesses and statutory agencies – the...
The West’s food and drink sector is set for a period of sustained mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity, according to accountants and business advisers Grant Thornton. Research by the firm shows 80% of private equity (PE) houses plan M&A activity in the sector and the same percentage of corporate respondents believe growth will be...
Monday 30 April Interims: Aberdeen Asset Management, Infrastrata, Redefine Finals: Asterand, Harvey Nash, Waterlogic Trading statements: Creston, FBD AGMs: Brady, DP World, FBD, London Capital, Minoan, Nextgen, Personal, Rangold Resources Tuesday 1 May Interim: Imperial Tobacco Finals: Brown (N), Development Securities Trading statements: BP, CSR, Lloyds Banking, Man, National Express, Randgold Resources, Reckitt Benckiser,...
The number of people employed in the South West’s renewable energy sector soared by 40% to 7,000 last year, a new report shows. And with the right support that number could climb to 30,000 jobs by 2020, says Renewable Energy: Made in Britain, by the Renewable Energy Association. The report shows that nationally the...
Monahans Financial Services, part of the Bath-based accountancy group, is celebrating after one of its key employees scooped a prestigious national industry award. Gill Perry won the prize for the best paraplanner at the prestigious Money Marketing Financial Services awards. The awards, which have been running for 22 years, recognise the very best performers...
A Grade-II listed building in Bath’s Kingsmead Square has opened as the Society Café. Change of use for the 1,086 sq ft former showroom and offices was secured by HPH Commercial Property, also based in the historic square. The new café has been opened by Adrian and Jane Campbell-Howard who formerly worked under Macro...
West business leaders need to understand how smartphones are changing the way individuals engage with their products and services – or they risk being left behind by the competition. The warning came from technology expert Richard Hull in an address to senior directors at a recent event staged by Executive Foundation, the leadership and...
The chairman of Topland Group, the international investment group that recently acquired Bath’s prestigious Royal Crescent Hotel, has spoken about the deal. Sol Zakay said: “We are delighted to include this truly exceptional luxury hotel in our ever expanding hotel portfolio. Once again Topland has utilised its war chest to ‘purchase for cash’ and...
The national economy may still be in the doldrums but a record 93 new companies were registered in Bath during March. The figure smashes the previous best, pre-recession, months of September 2003 and March 2006 when 87 companies were registered, according to Companies House data. Of March’s 93 new companies, 91 are regular limited...
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s Foundation is launching the first world-wide Food Revolution Day on May 19 during which his Jamie's Italian in Bath will be running a homemade lemonade stand and serving a hog roast from 11am until 3pm. Food Revolution Day will inspire, educate and empower people about real food and thousands of food lovers in...
