Bath-based property development firm Longacre is making the most of the city’s historic architecture and giving neglected buildings a new lease of life. The firm has recently completed its latest scheme – a high-profile refurbishment of disused office and storage space in the city centre named One Bilbury Lane. A dilapidated and redundant five-floor...
Landlords are to get the chance to quiz a panel of experts on issues spanning Brexit, taxation and best buys on buy-to-let mortgages. The property debate next Thursday, May 26, is being staged by Keynsham-based Andrews Property Group at the town’s Somerdale Pavilion. It will also be live streamed online for those unable to...
Lightweight steel roofing company Metrotile UK has come to the rescue of a South Wales countryside park whose visitor centre suffered from leaks every time it rained. The previous porous roof tiles on the Parc Bryn Bach building in Blaenau Gwent had let water into the café area. But now the popular lakeside facility...
Simon Barbato, founder and CEO of Bath-based brand, digital and marketing agency Mr B & Friends, and Brady George, managing director of Keynsham-based facilities management company Almeda Facilities, have been shortlisted for the Institute of Directors (IoD) South West regional Director of the Year Awards. Simon, pictured, founded Mr B & Friends 10 years ago...
Business Showcase South West – the region’s largest event of its kind – is taking place today at Bristol’s Ashton Gate Stadium with the city’s Bloodhound Supersonic Car one of the star attractions. The free-to-visit event will also hear from the Bloodhound’s driver Wing Commander Andy Green OBE as one of the keynote speakers...
Bath’s SouthGate shopping centre has joined forces with other retail schemes across the West of England to attract more stores to the region. The centres have combined to produce an eye-catching map, pictured below, that showcases the strength of the region’s retail sector and its economic potential for investors. Also taking part in the initiative...
The successful Business Showcase South West returns next week to again celebrate the best of the region’s innovation, creativity and enterprise. The event, the largest of its kind in the South West, takes place at the newly redeveloped Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol, meaning it will be even bigger. Delegates from Bath and Somerset are...
Commercial property adviser Bilfinger GVA has made four promotions in its South West office as it looks to strengthen its client-facing teams during a period of sustained growth. Tim Scruton, who heads the regional building team, becomes senior director while James Craven, a specialist in PRS (private rented sector) is promoted to director within...
Stephen Chang has joined facilities and property management company Almeda as financial controller. Stephen, pictured, arrives at the Keynsham-based family business from IT managed service provider Adapt, where he worked in a senior management accountant role. While at Adapt he helped establish the finance function and grow the business from £50m to £60m turnover....
Bath-based housing and support organisation Curo has today been named among the finalists of the region’s most prestigious business awards. Curo, along with Corsham-based pharmaceutical manufacturing company Bath ASU, line up against some of the South West’s top firms in the accountants PwC’s annual West of England Business of the Year Awards. The coveted...
