Future, the Bath-based international media group, has said its far-reaching transformation of the business is “largely complete” as it revealed a £35.4m annual loss. The firm, one of the city’s largest businesses, has sold titles, axed staff and shaken up its management team since implementing its root-and-branch restructuring in March. The full extent of...
Bath-based housing organisation Curo has been shortlisted alongside major national brands including Marks & Spencer, Homebase and BskyB in the finals of the UK Customer Satisfaction Awards. Curo has been shortlisted in the Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy category of the national awards staged by the Institute of Customer Service, the UK’s professional body for...
Bath-based Highlight PR has won a contract to boost awareness of The Military Preparation College (MPCT), a national organisation dedicated to helping 16-18 year olds prepare for a career in the Armed Forces. Founded in 1999, MPCT aims to engage, educate and motivate young people, boosting their physical fitness, functional skills and self-confidence. For...
Bath-based international media group Future has appointed industry heavyweight Hugo Drayton as a non-executive director as its major restructuring programme nears its end. Mr Drayton, pictured, who takes up the role on December 1, is CEO of advertising technology company InSkin Media. Prior to that he spent two years as CEO of behavioural targeting...
Investment raised by innovative firms based at SETsquared, the highly-successful business incubator backed by the University of Bath, has doubled over the past year to £60m – and is expected to rise again in the coming 12 months. Funding has come through a mixture of angel investors, venture capitalists and Government grants, according to...
West of England accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has a large office in Bath, has secured more than £53m in research and development tax credits for clients over the past year. The tax credits were introduced 14 years ago but take-up had been slow until recently – a fact many blame on the misapprehension...
The contribution made by design in businesses and the public sector in Bath is to be analysed for the first time in new academic research. The project, which will also look at design in Bristol, brings together experts from Bath Spa University, the University of the West of England and the University of Bristol....
Inward investment agency Invest Bristol & Bath is on track to hit its target of helping to create 1,380 jobs over two years, new figures show. Since its launch January 2013, the organisation has assisted in generating more than 1,200 jobs by attracting a number of high-profile businesses to the area – and it...
Respected national marketing agency Marcom Marketing Communications has closed its London office and shifted its business focus to Bath after 24 years of trading mainly in the capital. Changes in the industry – combined with Bath’s growing reputation as a creative city in its own right – means it feels it no longer needs...
Bath-based international media group Future has been named as the online publisher most likely to be visited by UK males ages 25 to 34 – a key demographic for advertisers of gadgets and technology. According to comScore MMX Multi-Platform, which analyses digital audiences, men between these ages are 97% more likely to visit Future...
