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Bath Business Blog: Lucy Cotterell, Mogers Drewett HR consultant. Practical tips to support employee health and wellbeing

October 8, 2020
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Bath Business Blog: Lucy Cotterell, Mogers Drewett HR consultant. Practical tips to support employee health and wellbeing

As the seventh month of working from home approaches and the season starts to change, Mogers Drewett HR consultant Lucy Cotterell offers some guidance and tips aimed at helping managers to ensure they can support their team’s health and wellbeing. With the Centre for Mental Health charity predicting that up to 10m people (almost...

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New Business West directory offers support and opportunities for firms as Covid and Brexit hit home

October 8, 2020
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New Business West directory offers support and opportunities for firms as Covid and Brexit hit home

Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has launched a directory service to help signpost firms to vital advice, opportunities and support services. Back to Business is an evolution of Business West’s highly successful Trading Through Coronavirus platform, which has been visited by more than 100,000 businesses across the South West.  It has been launched...

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‘Transformational’ datatech deal boost for Bath-based industry pioneer

October 8, 2020
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‘Transformational’ datatech deal boost for Bath-based industry pioneer

Bath-based Event Store, one of the UK’s top datatech firms, has received a strategic investment in a deal described as transformational for the industry. Event Store’s EventStoreDB has been a market leader in event sourcing and event-driven architecture used by developers since its launch in 2011. It will use the investment from Qualasept Holdings (QH) – based...

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Bishop Fleming helps hatch new banking deal for historic egg products and packaging firm

October 7, 2020
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Bishop Fleming helps hatch new banking deal for historic egg products and packaging firm

An historic business that has worked with the food industry for more than 120 years is beginning a new phase of growth after refinancing with HSBC in a move handled by regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming. Shepton Mallet-based Framptons, which makes food packaging and egg products, will now be able to take advantage of...

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Firms urged to hurry up and claim £1m capital allowances before they disappear

October 6, 2020
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Firms urged to hurry up and claim £1m capital allowances before they disappear

Regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon, which has an office in Bath, is encouraging businesses to take advantage of up to £1m in tax relief before it runs out. The Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) for capital allowances was increased to £1m a year for expenditure from January 1, 2019.  However, from January 1, 2021, it will...

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More growth for Thrings’ private client team with two new appointments

October 1, 2020
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More growth for Thrings’ private client team with two new appointments

Regional law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bath, has added further strength and depth to its private client offering with the appointment of two experienced legal specialists. Senior associate Karen Perugini, pictured, right, and solicitor Harriet Burt, left, will work within the firm’s growing succession and tax team.  Karen has 18 years’...

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Pearson May weekly financial round-up

October 1, 2020
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Pearson May weekly financial round-up

Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. Winter Economic Plan: Self-employed support   The government will keep the SEISS open until April 30 next year. Find out more here Winter Economic Plan: How will it affect UK businesses? Chancellor announces more support measures for UK...

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Bath Unlimited campaign will put city on the global map as a great place to do business

October 1, 2020
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Bath Unlimited campaign will put city on the global map as a great place to do business

Bath will be promoted as a world-class location for dynamic and successful companies and their talented employees in a new campaign launched yesterday. As the first part of the initiative, a new website – www.bathunlimited.org – has gone live which showcases the achievements of some of the area’s biggest and most successful businesses.  The...

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Ambitious skills programme launched to help create Bath’s post-Covid workforce

September 30, 2020
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Ambitious skills programme launched to help create Bath’s post-Covid workforce

An £8m skills programme to help Bath  businesses plan and respond to their workforce needs – particularly those triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic – is being launched by the West of England Combined Authority. Called Workforce for the Future, the free service will help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) identify and address their skills needs...

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Lovehoney snaps up online retailer responsible for spicing up the sex lives of the Swiss

September 25, 2020
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Lovehoney snaps up online retailer responsible for spicing up the sex lives of the Swiss

Bath-based sex toy retailer Lovehoney has strengthened its position in the European market by snapping up a smaller Swiss rival. Amorana, which has been in business for six years, is Switzerland’s leading online retailer of sexual happiness products. According to a survey last year, one in two Swiss recognised the brand. Lovehoney, which is...

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