West of England businesses are warning that the economic recovery from the pandemic is at risk due to growing inflationary pressures and worker shortages. A third of the 250-plus firms taking part in the latest quarterly survey by regional business group Business West said they had to increase their prices due to rising input costs. ...
Monday October 11 Interims: XP Power Economic announcements: Manufacturing production, Gross domestic product, Industrial production, Index of services, Balance of trade Tuesday October 12 Finals: DX, Maestrano Group, YouGov Economic announcements: Retail sales, Unemployment count, Claimant rate count Wednesday October 13 Final: Applied Graphene Materials Interims: Angling Direct, Sanderson Design Group Trading announcement: Marstons Economic announcements: Manufacturing production, Gross domestic product, Industrial...
Logistics group Wincanton has said it is managing to avoid of the worst of the HGV recruitment crisis currently hitting supply chains and so remained on course to deliver full-year profits in line with market expectations. In a trading update the Chippenham-headquartered group, which employs around 5,500 drivers, admitted the shortage had affected parts...
Accountancy and advisory firm Grant Thornton has promoted private tax director Richard Marsh to partner. He will now lead the firm’s South region private wealth team. Richard, pictured, is the first head of the team, which brings together specialists from Bristol, Cardiff, Oxford, Reading and Southampton. He is also responsible for supporting ultra-high net worth...
Regional law firm BLB Solicitors, which has offices in and around Swindon, has appointed Caroline Entwistle as its new head of commercial property. The role became vacant earlier this year when the firm’s previous head of commercial property Richard Bowater was promoted to joint managing partner. Caroline, pictured, joined the firm in 2019, bringing with her...
Business West, the region’s largest business group, has been certified as a B Corporation, joining an elite, forward-looking global community that balances profit with people and the planet. The B Corp movement encourages organisations to take an ethical approach to business to make a positive difference in the world. To gain its certification, businesses...
