Fast-growing Bath digital marketing agency Social Shepherd has unveiled its new collaborative workplace created by city-based office design company Interaction to accommodate its future expansion. Founded by Zoe Stephenson and Jack Shepherd, who hired their first staff member just before the pandemic, Social Shepherd now employs 55 people. Having previously been based in serviced...
The tax benefits of making pension contributions can be significant and with the announcements in the Budget earlier this year which increased the annual allowance and abolished the lifetime allowance, it is more important than ever to make sure you are making as much use of your allowances as possible, writes Pearson May partner Jacqui...
Monday July 3 Interims: Porvair, Wynnstay Group Economic announcement: PMI manufacturing Tuesday July 4 Finals: Foresight Group Holdings, Mercia Asset Management, Duke Royalty, Activeops, Solid State, Wandisco Interim: Kitwave Group Trading announcements: Sainsbury (J), Cairn Homes Wednesday July 5 Finals: AO World, Supreme, Redde Northgate, Quiz Economic announcements: PMI composite, PMI services, PMI services Thursday July 6 Finals: Jet2, Currys, Paypoint, Naked...
Three businesses from the Bath area have been named among Britain’s fastest-growing small private companies. The trio – Bath jewellery and accessories retailer Abbott Lyon, specialist digital advertising agency Network N, also based in Bath, and Chippenham-headquartered online retailer Furniturebox – appear in the latest annual ranking of rapid-growth firms with revenues of less...
US military chiefs have ordered another batch of state-of-the-art helmets from defence manufacturer Avon Protection in a $38m (£30m) deal announced today. The Melksham-based group, which specialises in protective gear, masks and breathing equipment for the military and first-responder markets, will supply the US Army with more of its Next Generation Integrated Head Protection System...
The oldest known surviving crane built by historic Bath engineering company Stothert & Pitt has been officially handed over to Bath & North East Somerset Council. The 6-ton hand operated crane, which was built around 1864 and was used in quarries near Bath, has been restored and installed at Newark Works Yard in Bath...
The University of Bath-led Institute of Coding (IoC) has launched a series of free digital skills programmes targeting learners from low-income and minority backgrounds across the UK. The Click Start programmes, which are focused on tackling the digital skills gap and improving social mobility, include one that links the IoC with Bath Spa University....
‘Tech for good’ agency Digital Wonderlab has become the latest to firm in the Bath area to achieve the coveted B Corp status while also pledging to donate at least 1% of its sales to environmental causes. Digital Wonderlab founder and CEO Nathan Baranowski said the double commitment was the culmination of 15 years...
Bath Spa University is to expand its operations in London by teaming up with a further education college in the east of the capital to create a new university centre. The centre, opened with New City College and described as ground-breaking, will also become Bath Spa’s new London campus as it looks to build...
Homewood hotel and spa has taken on Fernando Moreira as deputy general manager, its latest senior appointment as work is due to start soon on a £3m expansion. Fernando, pictured, brings more than 20 years’ experience to the role at the 31-bedroom luxury hotel in Freshford. He started his career in Madeira as an...
