Bath looks set to get its long-awaited innovation and digital campus under ambitious new plans now being drawn up for the city’s Quays South area. International design, engineering and risk management consultancy BMT Group said it is preparing a detailed planning application for the derelict Grade II listed Newark Works building on Lower Bristol...
Business in the Community (BITC) is calling on Bath firms to showcase how they are taking practical action to address pressing issues as the deadline for entries to the 2016 Responsible Business Awards looms. The awards, now in their 19th year, celebrate inspiring examples of businesses that make a difference by creating stronger communities,...
The latest fall in unemployment – down a further 7,000 in the South West – has been welcomed by Business West, the organisation behind Bath Chamber of Commerce. But Business West, the region’s largest business group, has warned that low unemployment brings its own challenges – particularly skills shortages and rising wage costs –...
Facilities management business Almeda has recruited four new members of staff as it gears up for further growth in 2016. The Keynsham-based family business has appointed Tom Wailes and Mark Lloyd as facilities managers while Caroline Twose has joined as support services manager and Louise Coles as executive assistant. In their new roles Tom,...
Business Showcase South West, the region’s largest free business event, returns for a third year in May following its huge success in 2014 and 2015. After two years at Bristol’s Colston Hall, this year’s Business Showcase (BSSW) will take place at the newly redeveloped Ashton Gate Stadium in South Bristol on May 17. A...
The Royal Town Planning Institute’s (RTPI) South West region has elected Phil Bisatt as its new chair. Phil, Taunton Deane Borough Council’s planning policy officer, has worked in local government for more than 30 years in a variety of planning and transport policy roles. As well as being a Chartered Town Planner, he is...
A shortage of skilled workers in the South West is hitting the region’s construction industry and potentially holding back essential infrastructure and building projects, according to a new report. Some 44% of construction firms in the South West are witnessing a lack of staff with the right skills, triggering above-inflation pay rises, according the...
Firms across Bath and the West of England ended 2015 on a positive note with higher domestic and international sales, according to the results of Business West’s latest survey. Almost two thirds also said they were confident for the year ahead. But with slightly fewer firms planning to recruit over the next three months,...
A range of Bath firms have teamed up to stage the city’s first investment management conference to promote the sector and provide expert advice for investors. The inaugural Bath Investment Management Conference, which takes place at Assembly Rooms on Friday January 22, will also provide a unique networking forum for city-based industry figures and...
Passenger numbers at Bristol Airport soared by nearly half a million last year to reach a record 6.76m – with bosses predicting further growth will lift 2016’s total above 7m. The 7.7% year-on-year increase in 2015 was the sixth consecutive year of growth for England’s third-largest regional airport, which has a long-term plan to...
