Bath firms are being invited to put their mental mettle to the test in one of city’s longest-running charity events – Julian House’s annual corporate fundraising quiz. Now in its 21st year, the event will feature up to 24 teams battling it out to answer challenging and fun questions for the coveted Brain of...
Interaction, the Bath-based strategic workplace design and build company, has become a climate positive business after removing more CO2 from the atmosphere than it put in over the past year. Interaction, which has been creating workplaces for ambitious organisations across the South West since 1992, offset 110% of the carbon it generated last year...
Homewood Hotel & Spa has appointed Robert Fairbairn to the role of food and beverage manager as it prepares for a £3m expansion. Robert, pictured, joins Homewood from the Manor House Hotel & Golf Club in Castle Combe and the Royal Berkshire Hotel, Ascot, where he progressed through the ranks from graduate manager to senior...
A £1.5m fund has been launched to help small firms in Bath and across the West of England and their supply chains adapt to the new economic and regulatory landscape. The Business Growth and Adaptions Grants are aimed at helping small to medium-sized enterprises buy new products and equipment to help increase production and...
A regional organisation that helps businesses forge links with China is to host its first event for firms from Bath and Wiltshire. The Bristol & West of England China Bureau was launched in 1998 and has since grown to be the region’s strongest twinning network to support businesses and education organisations while also promoting...
Bath-headquartered law firm Stone King has appointed experienced education property specialist Chris Emm to strengthen its commercial property team. Chris, pictured, joins as a partner from Browne Jacobson, the six-office national firm, which he joined as a trainee and worked for 18 years. Over that time he developed wide knowledge and expertise, working with education sector clients,...
Regional accountancy firm Old Mill has promoted a fifth of its 30-strong tax team as part of a ‘recruit, retain and promote’ strategy that aims to make it the fastest-growing practice in the South West. Last November the firm, which has offices in Chippenham, Wells, Yeovil and Exeter, announced a restructuring to achieve its ambitious...
A housebuilding firm on a mission to develop new homes of outstanding design quality is aiming to increase its sales by more than 400% in the period to 2025 after securing new funding. Chippenham-headquartered Backhouse will use the £50m credit facility to establish new sites, build a stronger land bank and further strengthen all...
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Goughs Solicitors’ series of free online seminars for business owners continues later this month with a session on managing ill-health absence. The monthly Wednesday Wisdom Webinars, which give up-to-date, relevant and pragmatic employment advice, are led by the firm’s head of employment Rebecca Dennis, pictured. They allow employers the opportunity to tune in to a cost-free way to stay connected and...
