The former headquarters of Bath book publisher Parragon has come onto the market – potentially easing pressure on expanding city centre office-based firms to relocate to Bristol. The Grade II listed 10,000 sq ft building on Trim Street, known as Chartist House, is undergoing an extensive refurbishment and will be ready for occupation in...
West of England businesses with ambitious growth plans will be able to get grant funding and relevant, high-quality support and training under a new programme launched by the University of the West of England (UWE), NatWest and regional law firm Foot Anstey. S4G (Scale Up 4 Growth) is open to businesses in any sector...
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 Megan Witty, event organiser of the Owls of Bath sculpture trail, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? As I’ve been working seven days a week since...
The differences between Bath and Bristol should be celebrated as they can be key factors in making the West of England one of the world’s leading centres for innovation, according to a major study. The region is already among the UK’s most exciting innovation clusters based on its vibrant tech, creative, advanced engineering and...
Bath tourism businesses struck gold at the region’s top awards for the industry last night with the Roman Baths picking up two major titles and the city’s top hotels also among the winners. A record number of finalists across 28 categories were announced at the Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards ceremony, which was...
Bath businesses have proved again that they are among the happiest in the region in a unique contest to find firms that go the extra mile for their staff. Bath-based eyewear design house INSPECS was crowned the overall South West winner in the Happiest Workplace competition, while Wessex Water, energy provider Pure Planet and...
Box Steam Brewery has partnered with national pub group Punch to promote awareness of men’s health and honour those sporting facial hair during Movember. The family-run regional brewer, based between Melksham and Bradford on Avon at Holt, is supplying its aptly-named Handlebar ale as the November guest beer for Punch’s 1,300 pubs. Produced...
The West of England’s largest business organisation has urged “calm compromise” from politicians over Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan to avoid what it said would be the “tremendously damaging” impact of the UK crashing out of the EU with no deal. Business West – which runs Bath Chamber of Commerce and the Bath...
Some of the Bath area’s most innovative tourism businesses will line up in the city’s Apex Hotel tomorrow to compete in this year’s Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards. Some 84 finalists – ranging from hotels, guest houses and pubs to visitor attractions, walking tours and festivals – have been shortlisted from across a...
A national network promoting gender equality in the design industry has launched in the South West to stage activities and events that will empower women and inspire change. Kerning the Gap was founded three years ago in London to help support female talent in design and encourage more women to reach leadership positions. Since...
