Bishop Fleming, the West-based accountancy firm which recently acquired the Bath office of rival Target, has announced new roles for the office team. Target Accountants’ Andrew Sandiford has been appointed partner in charge of the office, which has been reopened under the Bishop Fleming brand. Simon Morrison has been appointed office audit partner with...
The Government this week officially launched its new Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) to bolster the UK’s manufacturing sector. One of the four partner organisations in the consortium behind the MAS is SWMAS Limited, which formerly provided help for West of England manufacturers. Here its managing director Simon Howes offers his perspective on what MAS...
Warminster-based specialist packaging company Ready Case has acquired a larger base as it continues to expand. The 35-year-old firm, which makes corrugated cardboard boxes for books, CDs, DVDs and wine bottles and other products, is to move into the former Wylye Valley Foods building on the Woodcock Industrial Estate. The 13,429 sq ft building,...
Marine survey specialist GEMS has sealed a five-year agreement to take over the ground floor of Royal Mead, an office block opposite Bath Spa railway station. The deal, brokered by Colliers International, includes 6,852 sq ft of refurbished space together with nine secure car parking spaces GEMS (Geotechnical Engineering and Marine Surveys) provides geotechnical,...
The National Trust is to hold an open day at Bath’s 18-century Prior Park Landscape Garden to give potential volunteers a chance to find out about the roles available and what they entail. Staff and current volunteers will be on hand to share their experiences at the event between 10.30am and 2.30pm on Saturday...
Wincanton, the Chippenham-based logistics group which recorded a £75.5m first half loss, has refinanced its debt through a £185m bank facility and a £75m term facility. The new arrangements follow completion of the sale of its remaining loss-making European operations to German company Rhenus. The sale to Rhenus was announced last summer following the...
The organisation that formerly provided help for West of England manufacturers has been officially named as part of a consortium that will now deliver the service on a national basis. SWMAS, originally the South West Manufacturing Advisory Service and more recently MAS-SW, has teamed up with accountants Grant Thornton, consultancy Pera and the WM...
Camilla Atkins of Monahans Financial Services has become a Fellow of the Personal Finance Society (FPFS), the highest accolade available to independent financial advisers. Less than 2% of UK financial advisers have been awarded Fellowship status of the Personal Finance Society, the professional body for those working in the financial services industry and which...
Experienced tourism professional Nick Brooks-Sykes has been appointed as chief executive of Bath Tourism Plus, the destination marketing organisation for the city and the surrounding area. He brings a wealth of tourism and marketing experience to the position, having previously worked as director of tourism at the North West Development Agency and head of...
Chippenham-based speciality pharmaceutical group Alliance Pharma has spent £1.5m acquiring two skin treatment brands to add to its growing portfolio of established dermatology medicines. Acne treatment Quinoderm and Ceanel, a shampoo treatment for scalp psoriasis, which were bought from Ferndale Pharmaceuticals, had total sales of around £600,000 in the year to September 30, 2011....
