Bath-based housing group Curo is due to start construction work next month on another affordable homes scheme in Bristol – including repurposing one of its own offices – as it continues to work towards easing that city’s housing shortage. Curo has appointed family-owned construction group Jehu as the main contractor on The Willows regeneration...
Bath businesses will be able to learn how to boost their online overseas sales from successful women in eCommerce at a virtual conference next week. The free ‘Women in Global eCommerce’ event on Tuesday is being hosted by the Department for International Trade (DIT) in collaboration with Business West, the organisation behind Bath Chamber...
Bath-based spectacles designer and manufacturer Inspecs has launched its own sustainable range in what it has described as a massive step forward for its industry. The collection, called Botaniq, has been designed by the firm’s in-house technical experts using biodegradable natural, recycled and recyclable material in direct response to consumer demand for sustainable products....
Nearly 2,000 businesses across Bath and North East Somerset forced to close as a result of the third national lockdown have received more than £12m in support grants. Bath & North East Somerset Council had processed 1,825 applications by Wednesday of last week, paying out a total of £11m in support grants and £1.4m...
Bus firm First West of England has pledged that all its vehicles operating in Bath will meet the city’s Clean Air Zone when it comes into operation in a month’s time. The firm, Bath’s largest bus operator, has a fleet of around 150 buses serving the city. It said that through a combination of...
Zap-Map, the electric vehicle mapping service majority owned by renewable energy group Good Energy, has strengthened its senior leadership team by appointing an interim CEO and commercial director as it charts further rapid growth. Richard Bourne, pictured, joins the firm in the interim CEO role and work alongside its board to develop the long-term strategic plan, positioning...
Bath businesses still have time to take part in a major exercise on the shape of the city’s transport system over the next decade. More than 400 individuals and businesses have already taken part in a six-week consultation period on Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Transport Delivery Action Plan. The plan aims to identify...
Good Energy founding chief executive officer Juliet Davenport is to stand down from the role as the green energy provider undergoes a major transformation. Juliet, pictured, founded the Chippenham-based firm as a fledgling entrepreneur two decades ago with a clear purpose to give consumers the power to tackle climate change by choosing renewable power. ...
Bath-based law firm Mogers Drewett has launched a campaign to collect and donate 50 laptops this month to help bridge the digital divide made worse by the coronavirus pandemic. ‘Fifty in February’ will support the work of Wiltshire Digital Drive (WDD), which was set up last year by a group of businesses in Bath and...
A campaign to help Bath area businesses recover from the impact coronavirus by connecting them with essential support and guidance has been launched by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA). Called Together West of England, the campaign is part of a plan for a long-term, post-Covid recovery drawn up in partnership with the...
