The UK’s largest charity services business has been formed following the acquisition of Melksham specialist outsourcing firm Valldata by Chippenham-based Woods Group. Woods Group is best known for its strengths in raffles, lotteries, print production and payment processing for charities such as the RSPB, National Trust and Motability, while Valldata specialises in fulfilment, payment...
A company that spun out of the University of Bath is to appear in a league table of the UK’s fastest-growing private tech, media and telecoms firms for the second time in two years. Qualasept Pharmaxo, which has developed the UK’s single biggest aseptic clean room, has achieved annual sales growth of 77% over...
A raft of recent contract wins and a bumper order book means Chippenham-based specialist IT group SCISYS is on target to report solid half-year results later this month, according to its directors. In a trading update to the London Stock Exchange earlier this week, the SCISYS board said they remained confident that the group...
Strong growth and a track record of innovation at the parent company of Bath Ales has earned it the prestigious title of 2017 PwC West of England Business of Year. Cornwall-based St Austell Brewery was presented with the award at a gala dinner staged on Wednesday. Judges praised its diversification, investment in new products and...
National business advisory firm FRP Advisory has appointed Mark Naughton as a partner to lead its corporate finance offering across the South West and Wales. Mark, who is based in FRP Advisory’s Bristol office, brings more than 20 years’ corporate finance experience and connections across the region. He was previously led Grant Thornton’s corporate...
If you have money or other assets abroad you could owe tax in the UK. This is the message being sent out by H M Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and they are urging people to ensure that their tax affairs are up to date before a tough new approach comes into force, writes Pearson...
Bath-headquartered employment agency Juice Recruitment has launched an office in Swindon as it continues its expansion across the region. Juice, which already has bases in Bristol, Cheltenham and Trowbridge as well as Bath, said it will use the new Swindon office to offer its services to businesses and candidates across the Wiltshire, Berkshire...
The power struggle between Chippenham green energy group Good Energy and arch-rival Ecotricity has been put on the back burner after next week’s showdown shareholders’ meeting was adjourned indefinitely. Chippenham-based Good Energy, in which Ecotricity has built up a 25.3% stake, said it hoped the acrimonious row would now be replaced by “positive dialogue”...
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Organisers of The Downs Festival, which returns to Bristol tomorrow, are offering businesses the chance to snap up VIP tickets – with access to its backstage bar – for the same price of a normal ticket. The all-day festival, which was staged for the first time last year with Massive Attack, is this year...
