Growing UK transport technology specialist TEG has opened an office in Chippenham in a move that boosts the town’s reputation as a centre for the hi-tech sector. TEG, which has its headquarters in London, is occupying a floor of office block Bewley House, pictured, where it is alongside German industrial giant Siemens and two...
A £41.8m recycling hub described as state of the art and boasting the latest sustainability measures has been officially opened. The Bath & North East Somerset Council site in Keynsham has consolidated the council’s operational facilities from three sites across the district. It has become the central depot for more than 100 recycling and...
An app that enables businesses to communicate with each other about crimes such as shoplifting is to be launched in Bath city centre following a successful trial period. The DISC system, pictured, allows firms to submit live reports on incidents happening in their premises. After being trialled by Bath Business Improvement District (Bath...
An awards scheme that champions the West of England’s best bee-friendly businesses is back – with some of the region’s biggest firms promising to create some extra buzz around it. The first Bee Bold Awards were held last year to champion the region’s pollinator champions. Among the winners were Bath digital technology agency Storm, city-based...
Women in Property, the influencing and networking organisation for the property and construction industry, has appointed Rachel Holmes as the new chair of its South West region. Rachel, pictured, is a business development manager in the Bristol office of Colliers, joined Women in Property (WiP) in 2020 and has since hosted some of its largest...
Thousands of UK businesses have already switched to solar PV to reduce their carbon emissions and cut costs – are you missing out? For the third webinar in its Power to Your Business series, Solarsense will next week bring together a panel of industry leaders and sustainability experts to answer all your questions on solar –...
Regional law firm Goughs Solicitors has boosted its residential property team with the appointment of Elmira Moore as a senior associate. Elmira, pictured, has joined Goughs’ Chippenham office from South Wales law firm Twomlows Solicitors and Advocates, where she has spent the past year as its head of conveyancing. Prior to that she worked...
Logistics group Wincanton could find itself at the centre of a takeover battle as US-owned global operator GXO Logistics considers tabling a counter offer to one made last month by French-owned shipping giant CMA CGM. GXO, which owns Clipper Logistics in the UK, surprised directors at Chippenham-headquartered yesterday by demanding access to due diligence...
A national construction materials supply firm has built up its support for mental health charity Mates in Mind, thanks to a suggestion by one of its drivers. Mark Byers, who is based at Civils & Lintels’ Westbury depot, came up with the idea of using sigs on its fleet of 95 vehicles to promote...
Bath-based landscape architects Grant Associates is to help redevelop the site of a landmark building on London’s South Bank into a scheme that aims to prioritise wellbeing and sustainability. The environmentally-driven firm, which has completed major projects across the globe, is working with the architects and developers on 72 Upper Ground, better known as...
