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Work underway on state-of-the-art self storage centre on landmark Bath regeneration site

June 14, 2024
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Work underway on state-of-the-art self storage centre on landmark Bath regeneration site

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...

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Major annual conference will look at how Bath can have a cleaner, greener and fairer future

June 14, 2024
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Major annual conference will look at how Bath can have a cleaner, greener and fairer future

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,...

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Property award judges praise Bath architecture student’s ‘potential to have a big impact on the industry’

June 13, 2024
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Property award judges praise Bath architecture student’s ‘potential to have a big impact on the industry’

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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Pearson May financial round up

June 13, 2024
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Pearson May financial round up

Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. IoD to introduce code of conduct for directors Scheme plans to enhance integrity and transparency. Click here to find out more Brits support climate change taxation Some 40% agree with tax funding for climate action. For more details, click here

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Lexington partners with top ESG consultancy to advise businesses on their journey to net zero

June 13, 2024
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Lexington partners with top ESG consultancy to advise businesses on their journey to net zero

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...

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Good Energy fuels further growth for ZapMap in the corporate market with £1.7m investment

June 12, 2024
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Good Energy fuels further growth for ZapMap in the corporate market with £1.7m investment

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...

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Business agent joins Christie & Co to boost its leisure team in the South West

June 12, 2024
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Business agent joins Christie & Co to boost its leisure team in the South West

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...

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The LAST WORD: Hannah Francis, family solicitor, Goughs

June 11, 2024
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The LAST WORD: Hannah Francis, family solicitor, Goughs

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...

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Event: Goughs free divorce and family law clinic

June 11, 2024
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Event: Goughs free divorce and family law clinic

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...

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City centre benches become seats of learning under Bath BID’s urban wildlife appreciation scheme

June 10, 2024
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City centre benches become seats of learning under Bath BID’s urban wildlife appreciation scheme

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...

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