Bath firms should hope for the best but plan for the worst, according to the region’s largest business organisation following Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech on Tuesday outlining her plans for Brexit. Business West, which runs Bath Chamber of Commerce, said while the landmark speech gave some clarity to the government’s intentions over leaving...
Businesses are at risk of getting black marks against their credit profile because of Companies House delays in processing filed documents and accounts, according to accountancy firm Bishop Fleming. The firm, which has an office in Bath, is warning that a backlog of up to a fortnight in processing documents could adversely affect the credit...
Bath property developer Kersfield has teamed up with city-based architects The Nash Partnership and renovation specialist consultancy MEO Projects, also based in Bath, to develop four apartments next to one of the city’s historic landmarks. The Beckford Gate scheme in Lansdown takes its name from the Grade II listed gateway that stands at the...
Bath businesses with links to China – or those wishing to explore them – are being invited to welcome in the Year of the Rooster at a special Chinese New Year celebration banquet next month. The gala banquet is being stage by the Bristol and West of England China Bureau, which works to connect...
The Royall Wealth Club, the innovative West-based community of forward-thinking individuals, stages its second meeting later this month with a platform of inspirational speakers. The club, which covers Bath and Bristol, was launched last October with the intention of bringing together successful people from all walks of life to meet, share and develop their personal...
Bath brand and digital agency Mr B & Friends has developed a refreshed identity and e-commerce site for employee benefits provider TechBenefits, which is also based in the city. TechBenefits allows businesses’ employees to select what tech they want from an online shop, including laptops, speakers, headphones and TVs. Employees can then pay monthly...
Bath firms that put ethical responsibilities at the heart of their business are being invited to enter the South West Fairtrade Business Awards. Now in their fifth year, the coveted awards champion businesses that demonstrate commitment to using and promoting fairtrade and supporting fair and ethical business practices. Bath organisations have traditionally been among...
Bath media group Future has snapped up music magazines Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog for £800,000 – less than four years after selling them for more than £10m. Future bought the magazines from the administrators of debt-ridden publisher Team Rock, which collapsed shortly before Christmas. Glasgow and London-based Team Rock, which was founded...
Specialist IT group SCISYS has completed the acquisition of German media software firm Annova Systems in a move that it called a “step-change” in its growth prospects. Chippenham-based SCISYS, which has an established media & broadcasting division, paid €11.35m (£9.64m) upfront in cash for Munich-headquartered Annova. The firm, which had earnings of €1.1m on €7.5m...
By Phil Smith, managing director, Business West It’s always difficult making predictions about what the next 12 months will have in store for businesses, and for sure the forecasts for 2016 would have been way off beam! But if one thing’s for certain about 2017, it presages a new era in the UK economy,...
