Altran Praxis, one of the UK’s leading systems and software houses, is relocating its Bath head office to SouthGate shopping centre, resulting in one of the largest office lettings in the city for five years. The firm, part of the Altran Group, which develops systems for clients in the transport, automotive and aerospace sectors, has taken 17,000...
Bath's recently refurbished Holburne Museum and the Dyson Centre for Neonatal Intensive Care are among the winners of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) South West Architecture Awards 2012. The museum, which was named RIBA Regional Building of the Year award, reopened last May after a £11.2m refurbishment while the £6.1m Dyson Centre,...
Following recent successes in Swindon and Bristol, organisers of the Business Growth Show are staging their next event in Gloucestershire this Friday. More than 100 businesses have already registered to attend the show at the Cheltenham Chase Hotel, Brockworth, which promises free networking, a free lunch and free parking. The hotel is sponsoring the...
Cutting paper usage by six million pages a year has put legal document management specialists Canotec and Bristol law firm Bond Pearce in the running for the Best Technology Project at this year’s The Lawyer magazine awards. The new category recognises the positive impact of technology on the legal industry. Bond Pearce and Canotec, whose...
Valldata Group, the Melksham-based outsourcing partner for the charity sector, will find out this evening whether it is one of the winners in this year’s prestigious West of England Business of the Year Awards. The firm is among the four finalists in the category for businesses turning over less than £25m or employing fewer...
Inflation fell to its lowest in two and a half years in May as food and fuel price rises eased. The unexpected fall – from 3% to 2.8% as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) – increases the likelihood that the Bank of England will try to further stimulate the economy as it...
The Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) has appointed Phil Jones as head of supply chain development, in its bid to help manufacturers increase efficiency and growth throughout their supply chains. Based in the South West, Phil will be focused on looking for supply chain opportunities that will help both SMEs and large enterprises develop their businesses....
It may still be seven months away but Bath Tourism Plus is calling on local good causes to apply to run the charity stall at this year’s Bath Christmas Market. One of the chalet-style stalls is offered, free of charge, to a different charity each day, giving them the chance to benefit from the...
Chair of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Colin Skellett and Bristol & Bath Science Park chief executive Bonnie Dean are among prominent businesspeople receiving the OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Mr Skellett, who is also executive chairman of Bath-based Wessex Water, has been honoured for services to business and...
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