The UK’s first Fairtrade business awards are being presented today to firms and organisations from the West that incorporate Fairtrade into their business. The awards, sponsored by The Co-Operative and supported by Bath Business News's sister website Bristol Business News, are being be hosted by BBC newsreader and long-time Fairtrade supporter George Alagiah at...
First Complete, the Chippenham-based mortgage and protection network, has won the Best Mortgage Network award at the prestigious Mortgage Strategy Awards. The firm provides benefits, services and training support to more than 400 firms of financial advisers across the country. Owned by LSL Property Services, one of the UK’s leading residential property services companies,...
The transformation of Bath’s Western Riverside has reached another milestone with the launch of developer Crest Nicholson’s first three show apartments and a permanent marketing suite. More than 100 prospective buyers viewed the apartments at the launch of Liberty Gardens, which is made up of three buildings. The show units – a pair of...
Bath’s cultural champions have been recognised by Arts & Business, the national body encouraging stronger ties between the corporate and cultural worlds. Representatives of the five Bath organisations among the South West ‘champions’ received their certificates at a ceremony in the city’s Holburne Museum from Bath MP Don Foster. Mr Foster said it was...
What tourism brings to Bath & North East Somerset each year: 973,000 staying visitor trips 2,779,000 staying visitor nights £178,637,000 staying visitor spend 3,683,000 day visits £179,355,000 day visitor spend £357,992,000 direct visitor spend £15,689,000 other related spend £373,681,000 total visitor-related spending 8,348 estimated actual employment 6,060 FTE employment 10% proportion of all employment...
The importance of Bath’s tourist industry is to be highlighted during English Tourism Week, which starts this Saturday. Bath Tourism Plus, the official destination marketing organisation for the city and surrounding area, is to use the week to demonstrate the raise the profile of the industry and demonstrate its value to the economy. Latest...
GCI Telecom Group, one of the UK’s fastest-growing corporate IT and communications providers, has secured a £22m facility with Barclays Corporate to support its acquisition strategy. The Lincoln-based group, which has office in Westbury as a result of its 2010 acquisition of IT firm Invomo, provides phone and data services to medium-sized and small...
With just two weeks to go to Rabbit South West, the region’s most dynamic B2B networking event and exhibition, a competition has been launched to win one of the last exhibition stands on offer. Rabbit takes place on March 20 at Brunel’s Old Station, Temple Meads, Bristol and delegates, who can register for free,...
Dozens of business leaders attended a Chinese banquet to learn about a major opportunity to trade with the Far East. During the special reception at the Bristol'’s Zen Restaurant, they heard about a planned November 2012 Bristol and South West IoD trade mission to China. It will see South West business directors visit China for a week as they target...
KFraser Textiles, an independent business celebrating traditional British craftsmanship, officially opened its new shop in Bath’s Milsom Place this week. The business is the brainchild of hand weaver Katherine Fraser who creates modern contemporary fabrics using traditional weaving looms and yarns. Katherine’s work is known for its stunning colour combinations and beautiful feel against...
