An ambitious project calling for homes being built in Bath and across the West of England to be high quality, well-designed and affordable has been launched. The Placemaking Charter will bring together the region’s councils, including Bath & North East Somerset, and other public authorities, developers, communities and partners under a shared ambition to...
Grant Associates, the Bath-based international landscape architecture practice, has strengthened its commitment to supporting environmental and social change for the better by becoming a corporate partner of Rainforest Concern, the city-based charity. Rainforest Concern has helped protect more than 5m acres of rainforest since it was founded 28 years ago, with a wide range...
Second Mountain Comms, the Bath-founded ethically driven PR consultancy, has a refreshed its brand identity and move to new studio premises to mark two years in business. The specialist agency was launched by chartered PR practitioner Ben Veal in July 2020 after he unexpectedly lost his job in the wake of the UK’s first lockdown. ...
The outlook for Bath’s office and retail property markets remains strong, according to a new report, with one new and one refurbished office building coming on stream and strong demand from the national food and drink sector. According to regional commercial property agents Alder King’s latest Market Monitor, Bath’s office sector is, unusually, benefitting...
Two of Bath’s leading financial services firms are to take space in No.1 Bath Quays, the city’s first major new office development for more than a generation. Financial services consultancy and software provider Altus and chartered financial planning group Fidelius will be the first tenants in the showpiece 44,470 sq ft building, a key...
Truespeed, the Bath-based full fibre broadband provider, is celebrating connecting 300 business across the South West to its network. The firm, which started out as a community interest company in 2014 to help level-up the region’s digital capabilities, said its business customers were reaping the benefits of its guaranteed speed connectivity. Truespeed’s state-of-the-art network delivers...
Companies in the South West are more gloomy about the economy and their own prospects than those in all other regions of the UK, according to a new survey. Business confidence in the region fell three percentage points to 11% during July, making it the least confident region in the UK for the second consecutive month, the...
Bath-based strategic workplace design company Interaction has started work on a project that is set to be one of the UK’s most sustainable offices. Interaction has been commissioned by international law firm Osborne Clarke to work on the fit-out of its new state-of-the-art Bristol base in the city’s landmark, green office building Halo. When...
More than seven in 10 West of England firms consider climate change to be a core business issue for them but many admit they need help to do anything about it due to cost pressures. As a result, fewer than a quarter have taken concrete steps to reduce their impact, such as measuring their...
Bath’s tech talent has shone brightly at The SPARKies, the awards that champion the best of the West of England’s tech and digital community. The 17 awards, which celebrate the best start-ups, designs, hardware, people and more, were handed out at a lively ceremony at Bristol event space Propyard last week. The awards, which...
