The CBI welcomed many of the “encouraging” Budget measures which it said would help businesses “create jobs for the benefit of all”. Director-general John Cridland said: “Stability and consistency are what businesses need to grow and prosper. This Budget sets the tone, providing a clear plan for fiscal health and growth. “The brighter fiscal...
Chancellor George Osborne announced a number of measures that could boost the economy in and around Bath in this week’s Budget, including a housing zone at Foxhill. Dominic Bourquin, corporate tax partner at Bath accountancy firm Monahans, said the Chancellor had served up what appeared to be a “Budget for individuals rather than businesses...
Warm weather last year pushed down profits by 33% to £2.2m at Good Energy, the Chippenham-based renewal energy supplier, as customers delayed switching on their heating. But the firm, which now operates two solar farms, continued to recruit new customers – with 34% growth during the year. Revenues for the 12 months to December...
Bath Business News will report on the Institute of Directors’ (IoD) hustings with the city’s six prospective Parliamentary candidates in May’s General Election. Steve Bradley (Lib Dem), Ben Howlett (Conservative), Ollie Middleton (Labour), Dominic Tristram (Green), Julian Deverell (UKIP) and Loraine Brinkhurst-Morgan MBE (Independent) shared their visions and plans for Bath as a business...
Entrepreneurs from the Bath area are being invited to apply for a place on a free accelerator programme offering support, mentoring, networking and office accommodation. Entrepreneurial Spark, which is backed by NatWest, will open the hub for start-up businesses from all sectors in Bristol this summer. Applications are now open. Up to 80 fledgling...
Bath and the West of England’s strength in innovation and its high quality of life have been put on the map in Westminster at a high-powered gathering of MPs and key Government figures aimed at challenging the so-called Northern Powerhouse. A giant map charting some of the area’s success stories and future opportunities was...
Bath Abbey has chosen four Bath-based companies to lead the design-and-build work for its £19.3m Footprint restoration project. Following a rigorous four-month tender process, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBS) has been reappointed as the lead consultant and architect for Footprint, while Buro Happold and Mann Williams have been retained as MEP (mechanical, electrical, and...
Bath landscape architecture firm Grant Associates has completed the final phase of public realm landscape design for Bristol’s award-winning Harbourside development. The £120m, mixed-use development has regenerated the heart of Bristol's historic waterfront. Sustainable landscape design has played a key role in the overall scheme. Working closely with London masterplan architects Cullinan Studio and...
Eco-friendly knickers and PJ bottoms have helped Bath-based ethical charity Kerala Crafts become a winner at the South West Fairtrade Business Awards 2015. The firm, established in 2001, shared top spot in the hard-fought Best Fairtrade Retailer – Multiple Products category in the awards with Bristol retailer The Better Food Company. Now in their...
The Genesis Trust, the Bath charity supporting vulnerable people to overcome poverty and hardship, is to transform a building in Walcot Street into a sophisticated upcycled furniture shop, training centre and offices. They charity is being supporting by Bath & North East Somerset Council, which is securing a community asset transfer of the building...
