Derek Swift, co-founder of Bath-based Richardson Swift and one of the city’s best-known accountants, is to retire at the end of next month after four decades of advising businesses and families. The move coincides with the 15th anniversary of the firm he launched with Mike Richardson and which has grown to become the largest...
National self storage firm Vanguard is to open a centre on a high-profile site in Bath where a residential development was previously rejected. The former Regency Laundry site on Lower Bristol Road was snapped up by Vanguard two-and-a-half years ago after a plan to build an innovative co-living scheme with 155 studio apartments was...
The Bath Business Conference is to return for a third year in October with the theme of ‘better business in Bath'. Organiser Bath BID (Business Improvement District) describes the event as being a great opportunity for businesses in the city to come together and “share the challenges of becoming part of a cleaner, greener,...
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...
