Business West, the group behind Bath Chamber of Commerce, and Bath-based housing association and housebuilder Curo have been named among the 100 best not-for-profit organisations to work for. Curo, one of the South West’s largest landlords, appears in 44th place in the prestigious table – which was published last weekend by the Sunday Times...
The project team tasked with bringing forward Bath City FC’s new stadium and community hub has been revealed – with many of the experts coming from the city. The core team – which will work on the redevelopment of the club’s Twerton Park ground, pictured, and surrounding area – includes award-winning national architecture...
Industry group Women in Property has appointed Carly Willis, a quantity surveyor with commercial interior design and fit-out company Claremont, as its new South West chairman. Carly, pictured, has been on the Women in Property committee for more than five years, most recently as vice-chair. With nearly 250 members and hosting more than 100...
Bath’s Hilton Hotel has a new owner after being acquired by US investment group Starwood Capital as part of a portfolio of seven Hiltons across the UK. Miami-headquartered Starwood Capital paid US firm Park Hotels & Resorts £135m for the hotels, which are based in London, Edinburgh, Bath and Belfast and have a total...
A high-profile office campus site in Bath has been sold for £26.5m in a deal that could trigger development of a much-needed new scheme. Cardiff-based family-owned firm Watkin Jones Group bought the 2.26-acre Pinesgate site on Lower Bristol Road from Europa Capital and Ediston Real Estate. The site, pictured, was previously acquired by Europa...
A Bath office left vacant when its occupier relocated to Bristol last year has been snapped up by an expanding firm in a move that underlines the severe lack of grade A workspace in the city. Mortgage and insurance broker L&C Mortgages has taken the 6,854 sq ft second floor suite in Royal...
A company set up to bring natural light into homes and workplaces has landed a top business award. Frome-based Limitless, which this year celebrates its 10th anniversary, won the Business and Product Innovation award at the FSB ‘Celebrating Small Business Awards 2018’. The firm, founded by Graham and Pandora Jacobs, works closely with homeowners,...
High-end watch designer Abbott Lyon has relocated its head office to Bath from Cirencester as it focuses on international expansion. The firm, launched in 2015 by entrepreneur Jezz Skelton, has signed a five-year deal with Bath property firm HPH on 1,350 sq ft of office space over two floors in a Georgian property...
Time is running out for Bath’s best business leaders and entrepreneurs to enter the region’s top awards for boardroom excellence. This year’s Institute of Directors (IoD) South West Director of the Year Awards 2018 have already proved the most successful yet, with a record number of registrations to enter. And with next Wednesday’s deadline...
Bath Business Expo – one of the largest general business exhibitions and networking opportunities in the region - returns next month, bringing a range of seminars, workshops and networking opportunities to the city. The event, on March 16, will build on the success of last year's sold-out event, which hosted 102 exhibitors, and more than...
