Tickets for next week’s South West Fairtrade Business Awards ceremony have gone on sale as the full line-up of speakers is announced for the high-profile event. The prestigious awards – now in their fifth year – showcase organisations across the region for their commitment to using and promoting fairly traded products, and embedding Fairtrade...
A world-beating automotive research centre led by the University of Bath has come a step closer following the announcement of extra growth funding for the West of England from the government. The IAAPS – Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems – pictured, would be a purpose-built global centre of excellence to research and develop...
Two Bath-headquartered firms have been named among the top 100 organisations to work for in the UK. They appear in the prestigious Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies lists, which are published this Sunday. Housing association Curo is ranked 27th in the not-for-profit table and was awarded the Best Companies’ Two-Star ‘Outstanding’ rating for...
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid visited Bath housing association Curo’s landmark development at Mulberry Park on the city’s outskirts yesterday to see its progress. The scheme on the former MoD site at Foxhill is delivering much-needed new homes for Bath – a city where housing affordability is now a major issue. Some 700 high-quality, energy...
The highly experienced judging panel for one of this year’s prestigious PwC West of England Business of the Year Awards has been announced. Among the judges are former winners of the award – widely regarded as the region’s top business accolade – as well as respected figures from the business community. Now in their...
Bath-based architecture firm Nash Partnership has secured planning permission and listed building consent for a scheme that will become one of the final stages of Bradford on Avon’s ground-breaking Kingston Mill regeneration project. The scheme will convert Building V into a mixture of new apartments, office space and ground floor retail use with a...
I’m A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here star Martin Roberts is urging businesses to support the Mayor of Bath’s charity concert in April as he prepares to host the event. Property expert Martin – who also co-presents the BBC’s Homes Under the Hammer – was among the guests at a...
More than 100 uniforms previously worn by staff at Bath care company Butterfly Home Help are to make a difference at two African health centres following a novel link-up. Butterfly recently decided to refresh its brand by changing its colour schemes – a move that resulted in 121 peach-coloured uniforms becoming surplus to requirements....
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, is calling on Chancellor Philip Hammond to use his Spring Budget next month to bolster confidence amid fears that higher inflation and skill shortages will combine to hit West of England firms hard. While latest official jobless figures show unemployment continuing to fall, the strength of the...
Bath has one of the most vibrant economies in England with a strong creative and cultural scene, according to new analysis published today – but it lags behind many other areas of the country when it comes to inclusion and equality. And while it boasts an entrepreneurial and innovative economy as well as a...
