Bath brand consultancy The House has helped property management firm Touchstone, also based in the city, to refresh its brand by reimagining its purpose. Working closely with Touchstone’s senior leadership, The House helped redefine the company’s brand purpose as ‘turning rental units into homes’. This has energised Touchstone’s business strategy and sparked a full...
The views of employers in Bath and across the West of England are being sought on recruitment experiences, skills gaps and more to influence the area’s future skills strategy. The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership’s (LEP) Annual Employer Skills Survey, is aligned to its vision to develop a local workforce with the skills...
Andrews, the Keynsham-headquartered property group, has appointed Ellie Donaghy to the role of area manager for its letting and management business across Bath, Bristol and Midsomer Norton. Ellie, pictured, has worked at Andrews for nine years, having joined as a trainee negotiator. She was most recently district manager for Gloucestershire while also managing the...
The Bath Economic Question Time debate gave the city’s business leaders the chance to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing Bath as well as get an update on the UK economy. The event, staged by law firm Withy King in association with accountants Bishop Fleming at the Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel, heard from HSBC’s...
Bath’s political leaders should be more courageous in their vision for the city or risk holding it back, according to senior business figures. A dearth of grade A office space and a lack of support for independent retailers were among the factors preventing the city achieving its potential, guests at the recent Bath Economic...
A down-at-heel pub has been transformed with contemporary styling and a menu packed with fresh ingredients to create The Bath Pub Company’s fourth outlet. Following months of refurbishment, The Locksbrook Inn in Bath’s Lower Weston is now open. The £250,000 refurbishment work on the former Dolphin Inn on Locksbrook Road has been sympathetic to...
Landlords planning to transfer their properties into a company to avoid recent tax changes are being warned of the dangers. In a bid to cool the market, Chancellor George Osborne has introduced new taxes – and his 20% cap on mortgage interest relief is causing the most anxiety in the buy-to-let sector. The cap...
Development of a major distribution park on the M4 near Chippenham has moved a step closer after national regeneration firm St Modwen bought the 79-acre greenfield site. The Chippenham Gateway scheme could accommodate 1m sq ft of warehouse space, subject to planning consent – making it one of the largest in the region and...
Lightweight steel roofing company Metrotile UK has appointed David Padmore as regional manager for the North of England. David Padmore, pictured, who has worked in the roofing industry for 32 years, will be responsible for developing business opportunities for the Chippenham-based firm in an area north of Stoke and the Humber and to Scottish...
Former Bath Business Improvement District (BID) director Les Redwood has returned to the city to become head of business development at Bath Tourism Plus, the body responsible for marketing the city. Les, pictured, who is also a former chairman of The Bath Independent Guest Houses Association, has spent the past six months working in...
