Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has helped cut through the red tape hitting temporary exporters by arranging the world’s first use of a digital Carnet. Since Brexit, the number of ATA Carnets – or ‘passports for goods’ – needed by exporters has risen significantly for UK-based companies. These paper forms require numerous physical...
Shares in Bath-headquartered alternative lender Time Finance have risen strongly after it forecast that its annual profits are likely to be higher than expected. The firm, which specialises in asset, loan and invoice finance products, has experienced a turnaround in its fortunes over the past year or so after embarking on a ‘back-to-basics’ strategy....
Interaction, the Bath-based workplace design-and-build company, has been certified as a B Corporation, the latest firm in the city to join the movement to use business as a force for good for people and the planet. To gain the accreditation, Interaction had to meet high standards of social and environmental impact with regard to...
For many savers, retirement can seem like a far-off or even unattainable goal. But to maximise your chances of retiring comfortably, early planning is essential, writes Pearson May partner Matthew Rutter. As the cost-of-living crisis puts pressure on day-to-day finances, it’s a difficult time to think about saving for the future. But these challenges...
Troubled Bath-based advanced analytics firm Actual Experience, which described itself as being on a mission to “make the digital world work for everyone, everywhere, all of the time”, has gone into admnistration. The firm, which made a loss of £2.5m in the six months to March 31, appointed Jonathan Dunn and Andrew Sheridan of FRP Advisory...
Work has started on a £3.5m upgrade of Bristol Airport’s air traffic control tower, the latest in a series of improvements on the site. The 20-year-old facility tower will undergo extensive renovations, improving its appearance and functionality while also meeting the latest building standards and regulations. It will also incorporate environmentally friendly elements such...
