A nature-based charity is urging businesses from Bath and Bristol to step forward and help it raise essential funds for the cities’ vital parks and green spaces. The appeal by Your Park Bristol & Bath follows the release last month of figures showing a third of the population in Bath and Bristol struggle to access their...
A University of Bath student has been named as one of the most promising undergraduates in the built environment sector. Safa Al-Hamali, who is studying BSc Hons Architecture, was described by the judges of the Women in Property South West Student Awards 2024 as having the “potential to have a big impact on the industry”. ...
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Boutique corporate finance specialist Lexington, which last month opened an office in Bath, is to provide its clients with ESG (environmental, social, and governance) advisory services to help with their carbon reduction goals. The firm has teamed up with Green Ibex, a sustainability and ESG consultancy working with companies across the UK and EU...
Renewable power group Good Energy has invested £1.7m in its electric vehicle mapping subsidiary ZapMap to accelerate its expansion into the business-to-business market. The funding from Chippenham-headquartered Good Energy will be put into its Zapmap Spark and Zapmap Insights offerings, which complement its consumer app. While the fast-growing firm plans to continue its focus on the UK market, it will...
Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has appointed Gabriela Williams as a business agent to support its leisure team in the in the South West and Midlands. Gabriela, pictured, will be based in the firm’s Bristol and Birmingham offices, from where she will primarily focus on working with leisure businesses and increasing Christie & Co’s...
Each week Bath Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Goughs family solicitor Hannah Francis answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched: Leave the World Behind with Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali. A dystopian but believable thriller which really made me think...
Law firm Goughs Solicitors is offering the chance to gain invaluable insights from its experienced family law experts at a special event next week. Taking place between 8am and 6pm at Hotel Indigo Bath, South Parade, the free divorce and family law clinic is aimed at anyone going through a relationship breakdown or unsure...
The Bath Business Improvement District (BID) has launched a scheme to celebrate the city’s wildlife by illustrating it on the recently restored public benches near the Abbey. The Biodiversity Bench Project includes 21 images of creatures ranging from butterflies and frogs to birds painted onto the seats in Kingston Parade, the square between Abbey...
Kelpi, the Bath-founded biotech company developing innovative bioplastic food packaging from seaweed, has secured a £4.35m investment to take it to market. The funding round, which includes further finance from a group of West of England investors who previously backed the firm, will enable the firm to expand its operations, grow its team and...
