The House, the Bath-based specialist brand consultancy, has become the first business in the city to be awarded B Corp status – a measure of an organisation’s commitment to meeting rigorous standards of social and environmental performance. B Corps are for-profit companies that are committed to business models that deliver positive impact. B Corp...
A major conference in June will bring together the West of England’s political and business leaders as it faces a period of unprecedented change following the Metro Mayor and national Parliamentary elections. The West of England Economic Growth Conference on June 23 will offer delegates the first opportunity to discuss the region’s economic future...
Bath firms are being urged to build on the South West’s reputation for sustainable and ethical business by joining the growing band of companies gaining B Corp certification. While Bristol is now the second largest certified B Corp beacon in the UK, with six certified businesses, and a further 65 are in the pipeline across...
The government must convince businesses in Bath that the snap General Election called for by Prime Minister Theresa May today won’t scupper vital talks with the EU over Brexit, the region’s largest business organisation said. In an immediate response to Mrs May’s announcement this morning that she is seeking a General Election on June 8,...
Staff in the Bath area’s most cheerful offices and workspaces are being urged to showcase what makes them so special as the region’s unique happiest workplace contest gets underway for the third year. Staged by workplace and interior design consultancy Wylde IA and supported by Bath Business News and its sister titles, the Happiest...
Estate agency and property group Andrews has met its target of raising £70,000 to kick-start an ambitious, innovative and enduring social housing project. The Keynsham-headquartered group launched the scheme last year to mark its 70th anniversary. It has now bought and refurbished the first home as part of the initiative which is aimed at...
Bath’s long-awaited Quays South development – which will create a much-needed new business centre for the city – has received planning permission despite the 11th-hour withdrawal of key partner, defence consultancy BMT. Bath & North East Somerset Council (B&NES), which is leading the flagship development with regeneration specialists TCN, give the ambitious scheme the...
Somerset craft brewery The Wild Beer Co has raised almost twice its initial £1m crowdfunding target towards its new brewery and restaurant complex on the Bath & West Showground. The rapidly-expanding brewery has outgrown its current site on a dairy farm at Westcombe, near Shepton Mallet, and plans to develop a new, much-larger operation...
Thermae Bath Spa has boosted its offering to guests with the opening of its innovative new Wellness Suite to guests, which replaces its steam room pods. Owners YTL Hotels, part of the Malaysian YTL conglomerate that owns Wessex Water and the neighbouring Gainsborough Hotel, admitted last year that the pods were showing ‘wear and...
Bath area firms have reacted with alarm at the prospect of the UK leaving the single market and customs union, warning they face losing customers or even relocating away from the UK. Their comments are based on their responses to the latest survey conducted by Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, and released...
