Chippenham’s Borough Parade shopping mall, which has brought retailers such as Waitrose and Argos to the town, has been sold for £16.3m. The 82,000 sq ft retail centre has been bought by London-based property investment firm Development Securities from joint owners Clearbell Capital and Tristan Capital Partners. Borough Parade, which is anchored by Waitrose...
Bath Rugby’s finance and strategy director Tarquin McDonald has been made managing director with immediate effect as sweeping management changes at the club kick in. The appointment coincides with multi-millionaire owner Bruce Craig’s recently-announced move to an executive chairman role, which officially started on Monday. Meanwhile chief executive Nick Blofeld has taken on a...
Bath Ales has become the latest business to become an official partner of Bath Rugby in time for the start of the new season. The two-year agreement, which starts immediately, is the biggest partnership deal struck by the brewer, and involves what it called a “significant investment”. Bath Ales’ branding, featuring its award-winning beer...
Growth among West of England manufacturers has eased to more moderate and sustainable long-term levels, according to a new survey published – but exports are being hit by a combination of weakness in the eurozone and sterling’s strength. The latest quarterly Manufacturing Outlook survey from EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, and accountants BDO shows a...
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Bath-based tech start up Cloudfind, which aims to revolutionise the way businesses use the cloud, has received a further £600,000 investment to fund further growth. The firm plans to take information management into what it calls the ‘digital jetstream’ by cutting out wasted hours trying to find and organise huge amounts of data. The...
Bath’s County Hotel is to get a £1m refurbishment as it looks to build on its new-found reputation as a haven for food lovers. The 20-bedroom luxury hotel’s owner, entrepreneur Barry Hurley, brought Bath-born celebrity chef Martin Blunos, pictured, back to his home city earlier this year when it opened Blunos Fish Restaurant at...
An innovative healthcare IT system developed in Bath that helps paramedics deliver better care to patients has been shortlisted as a finalist in two leading industry awards. The Electronic Referral Information Sharing System (ERISS) was commissioned by the North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NWAS) and built in collaboration with IPL, the Bath-based IT...
Marshfield Farm Ice Cream has added to its bulging trophy cabinet by scooping a sought-after gold star in the annual Great Taste Awards for a sixth consecutive year. The accolade is the 15th won by the family-owned business in the Great Taste Awards, the acknowledged benchmark for speciality food and drink in the UK....
Bath-based management consultancy Nine Feet Tall is staging the latest in its long-running business and sport networking series next month. It will be the fifth time sport personalities and business leaders have come together with Nine Feet Tall specifically to discuss the similarities between business and sport. The free event, which takes place on...
