Apex City of Bath Hotel, which will be the city’s largest when it opens this summer, has appointed Amanda Jones as director of sales. Amanda, pictured, was previously sales manager at Searcys – a role in which she promoted Bath historic venues such as the Roman Baths, Pump Room and Assembly Rooms to the...
The West of England’s world-leading aerospace and tech sectors have helped strengthen business ties between the area and the Spanish city of Malaga. A delegation from the aerospace systems cluster of the Technology Park of Andalucía has been on a two-day visit to the area this week to explore business collaboration opportunities. The visit,...
Professional services firm PwC has launched its annual West of England Business of the Year Awards – widely regarded as the region’s most prestigious. Now in their 29th year, the eagerly-contested awards attract the cream of the region’s firms with a winners’ roll-call reading like a who’s who of the West’s most-respected companies. The...
A mock castle has been turned into a modern, inspiring office in the latest and most ambitious project for Bath-based workplace design and build specialist Interaction. The firm created what it has called the ultimate workplace for financial comparison website money.co.uk in a £3m, nine-month project at its unique office in Cirencester. Having not...
Bath has been awarded its seventh Purple Flag accreditation in recognition of its vibrant – and safe – evening and night-time economy. Awarded by ATCM (Association of Town & City Management), Purple Flag status is granted to town and city centres that meet or surpass the ACTM’s standards of excellence in managing the...
Bath city centre’s multi-million pound Saw Close redevelopment, which will include an hotel, casino and restaurant, has reached a major milestone. The ‘topping out’ ceremony was attended by city leaders, builders and investors and marked the scheme reaching the highest point in its construction. When complete, the 145-room hotel will be operated by the...
The South West office of property agents Cushman & Wakefield has made two appointments to its retail asset services team. Caroline Cubbin joins the Bristol team as a senior surveyor while Melissa Woolston has been taken on as an estates technician. Caroline has four years’ experience, incorporating two years’ property and asset management experience. She...
Bath Racecourse’s multi-million pound redevelopment is already paying off, it said today, with the enhanced conference facilities contributing to a 58% increase in revenue on non-racedays. Some 500 more delegates have booked for the first quarter this year than during the equivalent period last year – with inquiries about future events also up on the...
A six-acre industrial estate with development potential has come onto the market – with property agents saying it could help plug the shortage of suitable schemes in the area. The site on the outskirts of Frome has a range of buildings totalling 32,500 sq ft including offices, warehousing, workshops and a showroom. It is currently occupied...
National property adviser GVA has appointed six new members of staff to its South West office, heralding an optimistic start to 2017 across its multidisciplinary business. Harry Hancock, Joanna Murray and Jordan Andrews have joined its building consultancy and architectural teams, Kimberley Brown and Emma Norman have been taken on by its planning team...
