A £41.8m recycling hub described as state of the art and boasting the latest sustainability measures has been officially opened. The Bath & North East Somerset Council site in Keynsham has consolidated the council’s operational facilities from three sites across the district. It has become the central depot for more than 100 recycling and...
An app that enables businesses to communicate with each other about crimes such as shoplifting is to be launched in Bath city centre following a successful trial period. The DISC system, pictured, allows firms to submit live reports on incidents happening in their premises. After being trialled by Bath Business Improvement District (Bath...
An awards scheme that champions the West of England’s best bee-friendly businesses is back – with some of the region’s biggest firms promising to create some extra buzz around it. The first Bee Bold Awards were held last year to champion the region’s pollinator champions. Among the winners were Bath digital technology agency Storm, city-based...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. Service standards at HMRC continue to decline Public Accounts Committee (PAC) calls for significant improvements to service levels. Click here to find out more UK banks close over 140,000 SME accounts New figures indicate a concerning trend in the...
Women in Property, the influencing and networking organisation for the property and construction industry, has appointed Rachel Holmes as the new chair of its South West region. Rachel, pictured, is a business development manager in the Bristol office of Colliers, joined Women in Property (WiP) in 2020 and has since hosted some of its largest...
A charity fundraising challenge has been set up in memory of Dave Mouncey, a past chair of professional body the ICAEW in the West of England. Dave, pictured, who was a well-known and respected figure in the region’s business scene, died suddenly last December aged 63. A partner in in the Bristol office of Evelyn Partners, he was an avid...
Thousands of UK businesses have already switched to solar PV to reduce their carbon emissions and cut costs – are you missing out? For the third webinar in its Power to Your Business series, Solarsense will next week bring together a panel of industry leaders and sustainability experts to answer all your questions on solar –...
Regional law firm Goughs Solicitors has boosted its residential property team with the appointment of Elmira Moore as a senior associate. Elmira, pictured, has joined Goughs’ Chippenham office from South Wales law firm Twomlows Solicitors and Advocates, where she has spent the past year as its head of conveyancing. Prior to that she worked...
Logistics group Wincanton could find itself at the centre of a takeover battle as US-owned global operator GXO Logistics considers tabling a counter offer to one made last month by French-owned shipping giant CMA CGM. GXO, which owns Clipper Logistics in the UK, surprised directors at Chippenham-headquartered yesterday by demanding access to due diligence...
A national construction materials supply firm has built up its support for mental health charity Mates in Mind, thanks to a suggestion by one of its drivers. Mark Byers, who is based at Civils & Lintels’ Westbury depot, came up with the idea of using sigs on its fleet of 95 vehicles to promote...
