Regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon, which has an office in Bath, has rebranded and launched a new website. The firm said the new look demonstrated its commitment to innovation and was built around its core values of helping its clients to thrive while also reflecting its high-quality advice and support. The relaunched website includes...
Bath businesses looking to get cutting-edge ideas off the drawing board and into reality can apply for funding under a new scheme. The Business Innovation Fund – a three-year programme managed by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) – will provide funding of either £20,000 or £50,000 for projects in a range of...
Bath-based teacher resource provider Teachit has been acquired by Sandbox, the operating platform for digital educational products and services. Teachit is the latest acquisition by Sandbox since it became a majority shareholder in pre-school education app Hopster last November. Founded by English teacher Siobhain Archer in 1999 and previously owned by education charity AQA, Teachit serves a community of more than...
Human resources outsourcing specialist The HR Dept has appointed Sam Ali as the managing director of its franchise covering Bath. Sam, pictured, has already set the ambitious target of boosting revenue by 50% during her first year in charge of the HR Dept Bristol, Bath and North Somerset – the group’s original, and largest, franchise. ...
Specialist independent PR agency Carnsight Communications has grown its team with the appointment of Georgia Christley as account manager. Georgia, pictured, joins owner Jessica Morgan and account executive Leigh-Ann Hewer at the Marshfield-based agency, which works with small and creative businesses. The appointment marks an expansion of Carnsight’s permanent team, which has also worked alongside...
Unique visitors to websites owned by Bath-based media group Future have soared by 57% over the past year, taking the total to more than 23m and confirming the business as one of the UK’s leading digital publishers. The data is the first since Future acquired London-based TI Media for £140m in April, which added...
Firms in the South West are among the most pessimistic in the UK about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, with many expecting to shed jobs when the government’s furlough scheme ends, according to a new survey. The Lloyds Bank Business Barometer, which takes the pulse of 1,200 firms across England every month, shows...
Major challenges for employers ranging from managing remote staff to changing the way entire organisations work post Covid-19 will be tackled head-on in a webinar to be staged next week by Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King. Called Workforce of the Future: The New Norm, the event will give insights from practical futurist and...
Doctor, broadcaster and comedian Phil Hammond has been appointed by Julian House, Bath’s main homeless charity, as its new patron. Dr Hammond, pictured, who works in a highly regarded NHS team for young people with chronic fatigue syndrome/ME, is also a regular guest on of TV shows including The One Show, Have I Got...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has welcomed the launch today of the government’s Kickstart scheme, which offers subsidised job placements to out-of-work young people. Under the £2bn programme, 16 to 24 year olds claiming Universal Credit and at risk of long-term unemployment, will be able to gain six-month work placements. The government...
