South West chartered accountancy firm Milsted Langdon has taken a major step towards its ambition of becoming a fully sustainable and innovative business by completing a refurbishment of one of its offices. The transformation of the firm’s Taunton base, its largest, includes a reshaping of the office space to create a more modern work...
Ecommerce fulfilment company Huboo has officially opened its largest UK warehouse so far in a move that has more than doubled its workforce to almost 700. The Bath-founded firm, which increased its revenue by 124% in the year to January, is occupying the new 106,000 sq ft building close to junction 17 of the...
Leading school uniform firm Banner has acquired a supplier of school ties, bags and accessories in a move that takes it a step further towards its ambition of providing head-to-toe uniforms in sustainable eco fabrics. Trowbridge-based Banner, which employs more than 350 people, is the UK’s largest supplier to schoolwear retailers. It was acquired...
Peter Chmiel, director at Bath-based international landscape architecture practice Grant Associates, has been appointed as one of just six new Fellow members nationally to the Landscape Institute. Fellowship of the Landscape Institute is the highest form of Chartered membership and is awarded to the foremost innovators, leaders and ambassadors across the landscape architecture profession. It...
Regional accounting firm Bishop Fleming has been recognised among some of the largest organisations in the UK for its apprenticeship programme. The firm, which has an office in Bath, has been ranked 14th in the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers list for 2022, which showcases the best apprenticeship programmes over the previous 12 months. It...
Direct flights to the Swiss city of Zurich are to be reintroduced from Bristol Airport next February as it continues to recover from the impact of the pandemic. The weekly service, which will be operated by flag carrier Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), will be the third to the country from Bristol. EasyJet, the...
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Bath Spa University is to support the post-war recovery of Ukraine’s higher education system under a scheme twinning it a university in the west of the conflict-ravaged country. Bath Spa, which has just over 7,000 students and specialises in arts, sciences, education, social science and business courses, will work with Academician Stepan Demianchuk International...
Bath-headquartered Time Finance has taken on Matt Dean as a broker manager in its asset finance team focussed on driving support for businesses in the South West. Matt, pictured, brings more than 12 years’ experience to the role at the alternative finance provider, the last 10 of which in a business development role with...
Bath Business News travel editor Anne Gorringe heads away from Tenerife’s popular coastal resorts to discover vineyards, banana plantations and Spain’s highest peak on a fascinating trip to the island… Snuggled in my ski jacket, scarf wound tightly around my neck, I brace myself against the chill wind coming down the mountain. It’s my first time...
