Bath-based hospitality business The Mystery Dining Company has upsized its offices following one of its most successful years to date. The firm provides customer intelligence for restaurant chains, food outlets and hotel groups such as Carluccios, Hotel du Vin, Prezzo, Wagamama, and Travelodge After a 25% increase in client numbers and a growing presence...
Bath’s Francis Hotel officially re-opens to guests tomorrow following a £6m investment which has transformed it into one of the UK’s best high-end hotels. The iconic hotel recently became the newest member of the 50-strong MGallery global collection of unique hotels – the group’s second in the UK and first outside London. The refurbished...
The innovative solar energy system on the roof of the Bristol & Bath Science Park’s National Composites Centre (NCC) has beaten its target for renewable energy generated in its first year of operation. The 600 solar photovoltaic (PV) panels make it one of the region’s largest roof-mounted systems. When commissioned a year ago, renewable...
All available offices at the Bristol & Bath Science Park have been let just eight months after it opened. The ground floor of the Innovation Centre, the park’s main building, has filled up twice as quickly as anticipated by developer Quantum Property Partnership, while an area set aside for hot desking has been converted...
Inflation last month dropped to 3% – its lowest level for more than two years. The sharp fall from 3.5% raises the prospect that the Bank of England will be able to support the flagging economy by injecting more stimulus later this year. The fall in the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) was caused by...
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Businesses should ignore the cynicism of the mainstream media and instead look at the huge opportunities that come from believing in the positive, the Eden Project's co-founder Tim Smit told business leaders in Bristol. Taking optimism and hope as the theme of his speech to the West of England annual dinner of chartered accountants...
Only one in four manufacturers in the South West believes the Government has adopted the right strategies to support and develop the sector, according to research by accountants and business advisors BDO. While 93% of manufacturers value the Government’s message that manufacturing is essential to the UK economy, they do not see policy pledges...
Cleaner, safer streets and the positioning of Bath as a hotbed for cutting-edge fashion are among the successes of the city’s Business Improvement District (BID) in just one year. Working in partnership with businesses and other organisations, the BID has introduced activities and initiatives that, without its funding, would not have taken place. BID...
One of the Bath area’s longest-established law firms, Withy King, has launched a new brand identity which puts its clients at the very heart of the practice. The rebranding follows 18 months of research into what people want from their lawyers and includes a new logo in warm red and orange tones with distinctive...
