With the general election now taking place on 4 July, Business West – the region’s largest business organisation – has issued a 10-point plan for the long-term prosperity of the West of England. Through its Quarterly Economic Survey, which acts as a barometer of business sentiment across the region, coupled with its ongoing conversations...
Law firm Goughs Solicitors and financial advice business Fidelius Group are to stage an employment masterclass in Bath to help businesses in the city find answers to common workplace issues. Staged on 10 June at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, the event will give practical advice that will make a real difference to firms’...
A culture that means employeers feel heard by partners and senior managers has helped regional law firm Goughs Solicitors secure a place in the prestigious Best Places to Work directory. Produced by The Sunday Times, the annual report recognises organisations that attain consistently high levels of employee experience and wellbeing. Its findings are measured by surveying organisations’ employees themselves,...
Interaction, the Bath-based workplace design and build company, has won a prestigious award for its innovative work creating a state-of-the-art new office for a law firm in Bristol. Interaction topped the Fit Out of the Year category of the British Council for Offices’ (BCO) South of England and South Wales Awards, which are widely...
Bath law firm Stone King’s family & mediation team has been boosted with the arrival of associate Zara Jordan. Zara, pictured, brings with her a wealth of experience from both her legal and banking careers. She advises on a broad range of private family law matters including divorce, division of financial assets upon separation...
Experts in law firm Thrings’ agriculture, corporate and planning teams, including its Bath-based head of agricultural property, have advised on a deal to create the South West’s largest new forest in a generation. The 422-acre woodland is to be established between Bath and Bristol by charity Avon Needs Trees. Once complete, the 100,000-tree Lower...
Bath legal and financial planning firm Mogers Drewett has appointed experienced agriculture lawyer Tracy Neal as a partner in its growing team. Tracy, pictured, joins the firm’s specialist agricultural law team from Battens Solicitors in Dorset, where she was joint head of agriculture and rural property. A former tenant farmer herself, she specialises in...
Ultra-athlete Dion Leonard, who runs distances of 250-plus miles in some of the world’s toughest conditions, has told West of England business leaders they too can overcome huge challenges – if they are determined. Dion, pictured, was guest speaker at accountancy body ICAEW West of England's annual dinner. He entertained the audience with his life...
Bath-based change management consultancy Nine Feet Tall has today been named as one of UK’s top workplaces in a prestigious annual survey. Produced by The Sunday Times, the ‘Best Places to Work’ report recognises organisations that attain consistently high levels of employee experience and wellbeing. Its findings are measured by surveying organisations’ employees themselves....
Bath firms are being urged to link up with the UK’s biggest nature festival taking place in the city next month, when they will be able to get involved in a host of activities. Among events targeted at businesses during the 21st annual Festival of Nature will be roundtables on biodiversity and creative industries, nature-focused...
