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Renewable power firm Good Energy has taken to the small screen to urge homeowners to choose the greener option with one of its heat pumps. A 20-second ad, pictured, produced for the firm and voiced by soul singer and songwriter Lemar features an animation of a deflating home with the question ‘heating letting your home down?’...
A landmark office building on the edge of Bath city centre could be demolished and replaced by a major hotel under a scheme drawn up by a London-based real estate developer. Beazer House on Lower Bristol Road, which was built in the 1960s for the housing company of the same name, is “nearing the...
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The corporate team from South West law firm Thrings has advised on the sale of a business designing and manufacturing products at the cutting edge of acoustic material technology. Acoustic Polymers, which has been acquired by cork and rubber materials manufacturer Tiflex, specialises in high-performance polymeric-based materials used in subsea environmental protection for blue-chip...
Financial Planner and digital advice specialist Hugh Johnson has been appointed to the wealth management team of South West accountancy and finance group Old Mill. Hugh, pictured, joins Old Mill, which has offices in Chippenham, Wells, Yeovil and Exeter, from tax, wealth and estates planners Fry Group, where he was global head of operations responsible for integrating the firm’s...
A former director of Meta, the tech conglomerate that owns Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp, is to join the board of Bath-based global media group Future as a non-executive director. Ivana Kirkbride, who held director positions in both product marketing and content strategy & acquisitions at Meta, has spent her career in content-led, digital media businesses. She...
