Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

March 10, 2024
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Monday March 11 Finals: HG Capital Trust, MinCon Group, MTI Wireless Edge Tuesday March 12 Finals: TI Fluid Systems, Synthomer, Persimmon, TP ICAP Group, Costain Group, Genuit Group, H&T Group, Domino's Pizza Group, Foresight Solar Fund, BATM Advanced Communications Interims: Fonix Mobile, Target Healthcare REIT Economic announcements: Claimant count rate, Unemployment rate Wednesday March 13 Finals: Balfour Beatty,...

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New £100m rail equipment factory signals major boost for region’s manufacturing sector

March 8, 2024
New £100m rail equipment factory signals major boost for region’s manufacturing sector

Industrial giant Siemens has said its new £100m rail equipment manufacturing plant announced this week will be the most sophisticated of its kind in the world. The Chippenham factory, which will employ around 800 skilled workers, will replace one on the same site which has produced signalling and control systems for much of the...

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Strong order pipeline for Rotork as war in Ukraine puts political focus on energy security

March 8, 2024
Strong order pipeline for Rotork as war in Ukraine puts political focus on energy security

The drive by European countries to secure their energy supplies in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has benefited Bath-based manufacturer Rotork as oil and gas producers invest in new equipment. The firm, which designs and makes high-quality pipeline flow control equipment, also overcame the supply chain issues which had held new orders...

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Takeover-target Wincanton motors ahead with its own acquisition to boost its automotion drive

March 8, 2024
Takeover-target Wincanton motors ahead with its own acquisition to boost its automotion drive

Logistics group Wincanton, which is poised to be taken over by US group GXO, hit the acquisition trail itself today by snapping up a specialist warehousing software firm. Chippenham-headquartered Wincanton, which has 20,300 employees and 8,500 vehicles in more than 170 sites across the UK, said buying Invar represented a key milestone in its...

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Developer ready to start work on landmark Bath Press site after snapping it up for £13.8m

March 8, 2024
Developer ready to start work on landmark Bath Press site after snapping it up for £13.8m

Redevelopment of the Bath Press site, one of the city’s largest undeveloped former industrial areas, is to go ahead after years of delays, following its acquisition by a major property firm. Essex-based specialist developer City & Country snapped up the high-profile 5.3-acre site on Lower Bristol Road for £13.8m this week and announced it...

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Thrings’ Bath office retains ‘stand out’ new lawyers from multiple qualification routes

March 7, 2024
Thrings’ Bath office retains ‘stand out’ new lawyers from multiple qualification routes

Law firm Thrings has welcomed the qualification of three new lawyers in its Bath office in a move it said demonstrated its longstanding commitment to supporting its staff in pursuing different journeys within the legal profession. Ella Richardson, Stacey Mold and Lisa Hodge, pictured – along with Charlotte Jones in Thrings’ London office –...

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