A £50m fund to help the growth of small and medium-sized firms across the South West has been launched by investment group Foresight – with two offices in the region due to open to support it. FTSE 250 listed Foresight already manages a number of regionally focused private equity and venture capital funds dedicated...
Renewable power group Good Energy has made three senior appointments to oversee and drive growth in its services division. The Chippenham-headquartered company, which has acquired five services businesses over the past two years – including two last month – said the new arrivals would oversee these operations while integrating them into the wider group. ...
Pioneering ways of meeting the West of England’s economic challenges while building on its strengths are to be explored by a new data and research project. The Brunel Centre, which will officially launch next year, will bring together businesses and universities with policymakers to support regional growth and industrial strategy. It has been created by the...
Bath Future Talent Programme, the city’s unique leadership development scheme, ends its eighth annual programme today with a celebratory event and a look ahead to exploring challenges for 2025. The world-class programme is staged by Bath Bridge, the community interest company that brings together a wide range of knowledge, skills and experience to boost...
Bath-based landscape architecture firm Grant Associates has played a key role in the design of one of Europe’s most advanced healthcare buildings. The Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), pictured, which recently opened its doors in Birmingham, revolutionises healthcare delivery in the region, combining cutting-edge medical facilities with a restorative and sustainable landscape. Grant Associates’ landscape...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget on 30 October, the first by Labour for almost 15 years. She pledged to ‘invest, invest, invest’ to drive growth and ‘restore economic stability’. Ms Reeves said the Budget would raise a massive £40bn in taxes, a significant proportion of which will be borne by businesses. Here Pearson...
Corporate lawyers in Thrings’ Bath office have advised Wiltshire housebuilder Stonewood Homes on a string of deals linked to its schemes across the West of England. Stonewood, which specialises in small-to-medium developments of high-quality, sustainable new homes, received funding from a consortium of investors as part of its plans to bring forward a proposed...
UK logistics group Wincanton’s £753.5m acquisition by global operator GXO could be subject to an in-depth investigation by the competition watchdog following fears it could lead to higher costs in the sector. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today said there was risk that the deal, approved by the government in April, could reduce competition...
Hospitality businesses from Bath will line up against the cream of the West of England’s tourist attractions next month when the region’s most prestigious awards scheme for the sector returns for another year. The Bristol, Bath, and Somerset Tourism Awards celebrate excellence in an industry that has continued to face huge challenges over recent...
The sweeping fiscal changes announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her Budget will hit SMEs and business owners hard as the government seeks to plug a ‘£22bn black hole’ in the public purse. In one of the most hotly anticipated Autumn Budgets in recent years, the Chancellor announced the government’s plan to achieve its...
