The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has appointed civil engineer Richard Bonner as its new chair, replacing Prof Steve West, who has been in the role since 2017. Richard, pictured, joined the LEP board two years ago and also served on the West of England Economic Recovery Taskforce. He is UK chief operating...
Bath homeless charity Julian House is calling on businesses of all sizes in the city to take on its epic fundraising challenge – The Circuit of Bath Walk. The sponsored walk, now in its 20th year, takes place on Sunday, September 26, and involves a 20-mile circular route through some of the most beautiful...
South West accountancy firm Old Mill has appointed it senior pensions manager Steve Woodham as the new head of its Wells office. Steve, pictured, who has worked at Old Mill for 15 years, replaces Andrew Moore, who is retiring after almost 12 years at the firm, which also has offices in Melksham, Yeovil and Exeter. Old...
Philip Morris International, the US tobacco group behind the Marlboro cigarette brand, is to buy specialist pharmaceutical firm Vectura for just over £1bn after outbidding global private equity giant Carlyle. Vectura, which has its roots in a spin-out from the University of Bath, had agreed to Carlyle’s £958m approach but withdrew support after receiving...
Bath firms are being urged to join pioneering city-based charity Designability’s new Ten for Ten Club as it marks 10 years of its flagship kids’ powered wheelchair loan service. Designability has been providing its unique Wizzybug wheelchairs free of charge to very young disabled children across the UK since 2011. Without dedicated funding for...
Bath Building Society has been awarded the FairLife Mark for Mortgages and Cash Savings in recognition of its ethical approach to business. The FairLife Mark represents a new fair trading initiative for the finance industry. It recognises organisations that price honestly and trade fairly with their customers and raises money to promote financial education...
Bath-based financial services technology specialist Altus is on the fast track to further expansion after being bought by a Canadian software company. New owner Equisoft, a global provider of advanced insurance and investment digital services, has pledged to invest in the business, which was launched in 2005 with a mission to speed up financial...
Bath firms will be guided through the latest changes to the UK’s innovation incentive landscape in an online event staged by accountancy firm Smith & Williamson next week. The Zoom webinar will highlight new rules around the Patent Box regime, which came into force on June30, as well as the recent government consultation on Research And Development (R&D) Tax relief. It is targeted at professionals...
Bath’s Christmas Market is to be extended for an additional seven days this year to support stallholders and traders and the city’s retail and hospitality sectors as they look to recover from the impact of Covid-19 on their businesses. It is the first time in the market’s 20-year history that it will run for...
Invoice financier Advantedge Commercial Finance has appointed Ruth Bethel as its business development manager for the South West. Ruth, pictured, has re-joined the business having previously spent three years with it as regional sales manager before leaving four years ago. In her new role she will be responsible for leading the continued development of the...
