More than 100 businesses from across the South West heard how to grow their export potential at the recent CBI Global Growth Conference. The event, held in partnership with UK Trade and Investment, was aimed at businesses that want to explore overseas markets. The conference at the UWE Conference Centre in Bristol was opened...
Bath’s highly successful tech firms can play a lead role in building the South West into a global centre of excellence to rival similar hubs such as London’s Tech City, according to a new report. Published today, the Tech South West report calls for a group of ‘ambassador companies’ to work together to showcase...
Bath’s former Grade I listed Carfax Hotel has been acquired by the owners of the city’s Abbey Hotel and will now be transformed into a luxury boutique hotel. The acquisition by Ian and Christa Taylor, who also own Villa Magdala, ends speculation over the future of the 31-bedroom the Georgian building on Great Pulteney...
Bristol & Bath Science Park has appointed Tom Beasley to lead day-to-day operations of its Forum and Innovation Centre. Tom, pictured, is the former director of projects and strategic development at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College, where he led the team responsible for securing £26.5m funding to support development of the Gloucestershire Science &...
Facilities management firm Almeda has officially opened its first client restaurant as it seeks to reinvigorate the traditional staff canteen at businesses across the region. The launch of the restaurant at Hanson UK’s shared service and IT centre in Chipping Sodbury, was the culmination of months of hard work and planning at Keynsham-based Almeda....
Volunteers are being sought from Bath businesses to support schools careers and enterprise strategies across the West of England. The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is taking part in the first wave of a new government-led national programme to unlock the potential of young people aged between 12 and 18. The LEP,...
Estate agency and property group Andrews has paid out a record £633,000 in dividends to the three charitable trusts that own it. The trusts will use the payments to fund a range of community projects, with a number aimed at young people. The Keynsham-based group, which has branches stretching from Kent, Sussex and Surrey...
Keynsham-based building contractor Dribuild has pledged to raise £50,000 for its chosen charity of the year, Above & Beyond, which raises funds for Bristol’s city centre hospitals. Dribuild, which works on blue-chip construction, shop-fitting, refurbishment and maintenance projects across the UK, recently formed a partnership with the charity to fund urgent new research into...
Innovative automotive firm Carbon One has relocated to larger premises as it continues to expand and develop pioneering new products. The firm, which is developing carbon composite wheels, beat off competition to take the lease for a unit on the Leafield Industrial Estate in Corsham. The 20,350 sq ft building, pictured below, has recently been...
Bath’s go-ahead firms are being encouraged to follow in the tracks of skateboard distributor Shiner and show the benefits of creating a great workplace culture. Bristol-based Shiner collected the top prize in last year’s inaugural South West Happiest Workplace competition, attributing its success to being “laid back with no egos”. The third-generation family firm,...
