Fast-growing education group Wishford has expanded into the secondary school market for the first time with the acquisition of Westonbirt School. Family-run Wishford Schools, which is based in Corsham, has grown rapidly since its first acquisition – Heywood Prep, also in Corsham – in 2012. The business had been launched two year...
Bath-based website design agency Storm Consultancy, the lead trainer at Mayden Academy and the co-founder of a fintech start-up were among the winners at the SPARKies – the awards showcasing the best of the West of England’s tech sector. Storm Consultancy, which works with clients such as the University of Bath, media group Future...
A team of 130 lawyers and staff from Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King have completed a 200 mile walk in 10 days, raising more than £18,000 for four charities. The Step Ahead Challenge connected all six of the firm’s offices. Starting in Bath, it took the participants on a cross-country route through North...
The IoD South West Director of the Year Awards have grown over the years to represent the pinnacle of leadership and business excellence across the region. The 2018 awards ceremony took place earlier this month at Sandy Park, Exeter, where winners of the seven categories were announced. Guests enjoyed drinks and networking before the...
Global engineering giant Renishaw has been named as the ‘winner of winners’ as the prestigious PwC West of England Business of the Year Awards marked their 30th – and last – year. Launched in 1988 by accountants PwC to showcase the region’s top large businesses, the awards have since become the South West’s most-respected...
Bath businesses are being invited to hear how they can prepare for the challenges and opportunities of Brexit at an event tomorrow. The day-long Trade Horizons event – part of the Export for Growth roadshow – takes place at the Aerospace Museum, Filton, Bristol. It is one of four sessions being staged across the South...
Staff at Bath’s most enlightened firms are being urged to enter them in a unique awards scheme that showcases the region’s best workplaces. The annual South West Happiest Workplace Competition was launched four years ago by workplace and interior design consultancy Wylde IA to champion businesses that go the extra mile to ensure their...
Innovative small and medium-sized firms from the Bath area can apply for grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 to carry out research and development following the relaunch of an established funding programme. Innovation 4 Growth (I4G) funding totalling £500,000 is available to businesses from across the West of England in all sectors who...
Stone King, the national law firm with an office in Bath, has opened a base in Birmingham following a year spent recruiting and building its presence in the West Midlands. The city centre office is a key step in the firm’s strategy of providing national education expertise on a local basis. Education is one...
National law firm Stone King has appointed Amanda Loran as director of finance based in its Bath office. She has responsibility for all aspects of its financial management, including supporting its national growth. Amanda, pictured, joins from the Bristol head office of Veale Wasbrough Vizards, where she was also director of finance for five...
