Bosses at Trowbridge-based bed and furniture maker Airsprung have accepted an increased cash offer with the holding company of Andrew Perloff, an active investor in Airsprung. His investment company, Portnard, has upped its offer for the company to 31p a share from 27p. Shares in the company had already posted big gains after the...
SciSys executive chairman and founder Mike Love is to step back from day-to-day control of the Chippenham-based hi-tech company to become non executive chairman. The firm said in a statement today that he will, however, remain a director and significant shareholder in the group. SciSys, whose pre-tax profits rose 83% to £1.1m in the...
Future publishing boss Stevie Spring and her financial director John Bowman have quit their jobs with immediate effect. Their departure comes months after the Bath-based international special interest media group issued a warning about its full-year results and said it would undertake a restructuring of its businesses. Mark Wood, the head of Future UK, and Graham...
Bath law firm Stone King has set up a dedicated traffic team to defend local motorists and deal with an increase in drivers challenging prosecution. The team is made up of five experienced solicitors headed by Emma Haley, an expert in traffic law. Working alongside her is Andrew Banks, who specialises in transport law,...
Businesses and entrepreneurs with ideas ranging from healthcare solutions, renewable energy technologies, high-value manufacturing and apps to make companies more efficient will demonstrate their projects at Venturefest Bristol which is being held at at the Bristol & Bath Science Park next Thursday, November 3. The event will link entrepreneurs and innovators from across the Bristol...
Businesses and entrepreneurs with ideas ranging from healthcare solutions, renewable energy technologies, high value manufacture and apps for more efficient business solutions will demonstrate their projects at Venturefest Bristol which is being held at at the Bristol & Bath Science Park next week on Thursday, November 3. The event will unite entrepreneurs and innovators...
South West manufacturers are showing encouraging signs of growth, according to the latest findings of the Manufacturing Advisory Service in the South West (MAS-SW). Almost two-thirds (63 per cent) of respondents to the latest Barometer, conducted quarterly by MAS-SW, reported increased sales in the past six months (April to September 2011). The Manufacturing Barometer,...
Bath’s innovative businesses are being urged to act now to reap the benefits of the Government’s proposed Patent Box relief. Businesses should be reviewing their patents and considering how their activities may be impacted to ensure they are able to use the new relief to their full advantage. The call comes from experts at...
Bath-based PR agencies Geometry and Media Safari won gold awards in this year's prestigious West of England PRide Awards. Geometry took the Best Use of Media Relations award for its Made in Cornwall campaign while Media Safari collected gold in the Best Use of Social Media category for BitDefending the Nation. Geometry, which has...
Bath-based PR agencies Geometry and Media Safari have won gold awards in this year's prestigious West of England PRide Awards. Geometry took the Best Use of Media Relations award for its Made in Cornwall campaign while Media Safari collected gold in the Best Use of Social Media category for BitDefending the Nation. Geometry, which...
