Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

February 5, 2024
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Monday February 5 Final: Porvair Q3 result: Federal Bank (The) GDR Trading announcements: Vodafone Group, HG Capital Trust, CEPS, Aptamer Group, Gaming Realms, Gore Street Energy Storage Fund, Bushveld Minerals, Fireangel Safety Technology Group Economic announcements: PMI composite, PMI services Tuesday February 6 Final: React Group Interims: Renishaw, Mattioli Woods, Alumasc Group Q4 result: BP Trading announcements: Virgin Money UK, DiscoverIE Group...

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Bristol Airport targeting London-bound fliers as its annual passenger numbers hit record high

February 2, 2024
Bristol Airport targeting London-bound fliers as its annual passenger numbers hit record high

Passenger numbers at Bristol Airport soared to their highest ever last year as it confirmed its status as the UK airport with the fastest recovery from the pandemic. Some 9.8m people passed through the terminal in 2023 – a 10% increase compared to pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels in 2019. The busiest day was in late...

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New study will look at getting electrification of region’s railways back on track by slashing costs

February 2, 2024
New study will look at getting electrification of region’s railways back on track by slashing costs

Plans to electrify mainline rail services through Bath have been revived following a move to lower the price of the scheme, which was scrapped on cost grounds eight years ago. The project, which would have cut journey times to London by up to 20 minutes, hit the buffers in 2016 when the government pulled...

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Politicians urged to act as small firms’ survey paints ‘depressingly familiar’ picture of low confidence

February 2, 2024
Politicians urged to act as small firms’ survey paints ‘depressingly familiar’ picture of low confidence

The South West’s small firms are the least confident in the UK about their prospects for this year as they continue to struggle against the state of the economy, high labour costs and the lack of available staff. Worryingly, one in five say they may have to cut their workforce to stay in business...

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BGF regional office taps into South West’s wealth of innovative firms to invest total of £70m last year

January 29, 2024
BGF regional office taps into South West’s wealth of innovative firms to invest total of £70m last year

The South West office of growth finance group invested nearly £70m in small and mid-sized businesses in 2023, taking its total for the past three years to £190m. The long-term investor, which makes initial investments of between £1m to £20m for a minority equity stake, said it backed businesses across a wide range of...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

January 28, 2024
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Monday January 29 Interim: Games Workshop Group Tuesday January 30 Final: SThree Interims: Diageo, Oxford Cannabinoid Tech Holdings, Kromek Group, Scancell Holdings, Accrol Group Holdings Q4 result: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Trading announcements: Luceco, Pets At Home Group, Diaceutics Economic announcements: Nationwide house price index, Mortgage approvals, M4 money supply Wednesday January 31 Finals: Glaxosmithkline, abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Trust, Banco...

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