Inspecs, the Bath-headquartered spectacles designer and manufacturer, has said a new plant in Vietnam and a contract with a major global store group give a bright outlook in contrast to the difficult times it saw last year. The group, which produces a wide range of spectacle frames and lenses, including sunglasses and safety glasses,...
Bath’s tourism and hospitality sector could get a boost from thousands of extra visitors this year as the first cruise liners since the pandemic arrive in the region. Royal Portbury Dock, near Bristol, has been chosen by Ambassador Cruise Line as a stop-off point for its new ship Ambition, which will make six visits,...
The corporate and private client teams at law firm Thrings have been boosted with the appointment of two “outstanding” newly qualified solicitors who have progressed through its trainee scheme. Sam Longmore has joined Thrings’ private client team while Noah Ofulue is now a member of its corporate team. Both will work across the firm’s...
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Working on community-based initiatives such as skills bootcamps and a young people’s support project has earned Bath Spa University two nominations in a prestigious national social enterprise awards scheme. The university beat more than 400 entries to make the shortlists in the UK Social Enterprise of the Year and Community-Based Social Enterprise categories of...
A pioneering cooperation agreement between Bath & North East Somerset Council (B&NES) and a community-owned renewable energy organisation in the city has been extended for a further five years. The longer link-up between Bath & West Community Energy (BWCE) and the council will enable them to continue working together to identify local energy projects...
The UK’s oldest privately owned bank, C. Hoare & Co., has appointed Lucy Porter as its relationship manager for the South West. Lucy has been with C. Hoare & Co. since 2015 in a similar role based in its London head office. She previously worked for HSBC Private Bank. Her new role is part...
A Bath City FC home shirt has been presented to city-headquartered national law firm Stone King to celebrate the firm’s success in the club’s annual shirt sponsorship draw. Some 91 businesses paid £350 each to enter the draw. As winner, Stone King’s logo is now on the front of both home and away shirts...
Bath’s newest exhibition space, Roseberry Road Studios, is to host a major retrospective next month of one of the UK’s foremost video artists. A winner of major international awards, Terry Flaxton, pictured, has been a leading light in British video art for almost two decades and has assembled an impressive body of work combining...
International automotive specialist firm Holman has appointed Nimesh Chauhan to oversee its recently won deal with BT Group, one of the country’s largest and highest-profile fleet contracts. As customer success director, Nimesh, pictured, will lead all aspects of the account, using the expertise he has gained from nearly two decades’ experience in the automotive...
