Six firms from in and around Bath have been named by the London Stock Exchange as some of the UK’s fastest-growing and most dynamic small and medium-sized businesses. The six, which operate in sectors ranging from green energy to publishing and financial services to pharmaceuticals, appear in the London Stock Exchange Group’s 1000 Companies...
Bath firms trading in Europe have been told that it is ‘almost too late’ if they have not planned for a worst case scenario following the end of the Brexit transition on January 1. The 50-day countdown to that date was on Wednesday and Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, fears many firms...
Developers behind the UK’s first ‘urban later living community’ planned for Bath are future proofing the scheme in the light of the coronavirus crisis. Guild Living said changes to the development – which it wants to build on the former Homebase site off Pines Way – will help combat the spread of infectious diseases,...
Bath businesses are being invited to have their say on the type of homes, employment sites and vital transport links that will be needed by the West of England over the next 20 years. The West of England Combined Authority is seeking comments to help it shape its Spatial Development Strategy, a draft planning...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has welcomed the latest extension to the governments’ furlough scheme, but urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to come up longer-term measures to protect firms. Mr Sunak, pictured, this afternoon announced the furlough scheme would now run until the end of March, with the Treasury continuing to pay 80% of...
A Bath charity that has distributed food and clothes to hundreds of families in need in the city during the coronavirus pandemic has called on councillors to back a planning application that would give it a permanent home. Mercy In Action has been based in the Jubilee Centre – formerly known as the Hollis...
Passengers arriving at Bristol Airport by public transport could benefit from a multi-million pound improvement scheme submitted to North Somerset Council for planning approval. Despite the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the airport, its bosses have brought forward plans for a Public Transport Interchange (PTI) facility next to the terminal building, which...
South West manufacturers could soon be collaborating with South Korean innovators to develop next-generation hydrogen vehicles under a new agreement signed by Business West, the region’s largest business group. South Korea is on course to becoming a world leader in hydrogen mobility, with a clear strategy to have 6.2m hydrogen powered vehicles on its roads...
The new lockdown measures announced will be devastating to many Bath firms despite their best efforts to make themselves Covid-safe, the region’s largest business organisation has warned. Most businesses were forced to close yesterday as the country entered its second lockdown, with staff being urged to work from home where they can. Non-essential shops...
Commuters and visitors to Bath are now able to hire carbon-neutral e-scooters to ride around the city’s streets as part of a year-long trial aimed at encouraging low-carbon travel. Initially, 50 scooters supplied by Swedish firm Voi will be available to hire in Bath, along with 100 in Bristol – with the West of England Combined...
