A £28m deal between Bath-based housing association Curo and national housebuilder Bellway will enable more than 170 families to move into new affordable homes across the West of England. The agreement is the first of its kind for both Curo and Bellway’s South West division and will make Curo the sole provider of affordable...
Bath-based housing association and housebuilder Curo has been shortlisted for two national awards in recognition of the success of its sales team and its Mulberry Park flagship development. The sales team are finalists in the ‘Home Ownership Team of the Year’ category of the National Housing Awards while Mulberry Park is in the running...
Stadium for Bath, the partnership aiming to redevelop The Rec rugby ground, has unveiled striking images of its plans along with a pledge to provide a sporting and social legacy for the city. The partnership, which brings together Bath Rugby, Bath Rugby Foundation and stadium developer Arena 1865, said it wanted to use the...
Each week Bath Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Chris Clark, owner of Daily Bread Surfboards, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? The surf film Endless Summer again! Book you read? The Bible most days, but...
The first charity netball tournament hosted by Bath-based law firm Mogers Drewett has raised £2,500 for The Forever Friends Appeal and Dorothy House Hospice Care. Ten mixed-sex teams from businesses and organisations based in and around Bath competed for the trophy with Interaction, the city-based office design and fit-out specialist, crowned champions following...
By Tracey John, assistant director of research, business and innovation, UWE Bristol The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) is very active when it comes to business engagement. As well as offering internships and supplying work-ready graduates, it also serves as a conduit for government funding. Two of the funding schemes the...
Bath firms operating in the low carbon sector can get expert advice on innovation in energy systems at the next in a series of workshops staged by the city’s Sustainable Technologies Business Acceleration Hub (STBAH). Based in the University of Bath’s existing city centre innovative unit, STBAH aims to develop more than 130 small...
Bristol Airport’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint have been recognised with accreditation in a global industry programme. The airport, which last year handled 8.1m passengers and is one of the UK’s fastest growing, has been awarded the second of four levels in the Airport Carbon Accreditation. The scheme is an independent, voluntary programme...
Bath firms are being sought to support a project encouraging car commuters to leave their vehicles at home and switch to using an electric bike instead. Under the Ride to Work by Bike scheme a small number of city firms will each be lent up to 10 ebikes for employees who drive to...
A former sidekick of Sir Richard Branson and a key figure in his Virgin business empire has joined the board of Chippenham-based green energy group Good Energy. Will Whitehorn, who took over as non-executive deputy chairman today, was also one of the founding shareholders of online estate agency Purplebricks. He currently holds non-executive roles...
