Bath’s former Carfax Hotel has been put on the market, potentially scuppering plans to transform it into a high-end, boutique hotel. But the sale could earn its owners £1.25m profit in less than two years. Italian property firm Geco Spa bought the 31-bedroom Great Pulteney Street building – made up of Grade I listed...
Facilities management firm Almeda has recruited experienced hospitality sector manager Gordon Cox to head its recently-launched catering division. Gordon was previously food and beverage manager at Wyevale Garden Centres. He first encountered the Almeda team while working at its Endsleigh Garden Centre in Devon and was so impressed the work of former Almeda managing...
The search has started to find the South West’s happiest workplace – and staff working for Bath’s forward-looking businesses are being encouraged to take part. The contest, launched last year by workplace and interior design consultancy Wylde Interior Architecture, aims to show what separates a happy workplace from the humdrum, boring and run of...
Bath-based property developer and business angel Chris Bamford has acquired a significant shareholding in free price comparison website for estate agents Netanagent. The six-figure investment by Mr Bamford, a director of several businesses including Boss Development (Bath), will enable Netanagent to embark on a targeted digital and media advertising campaign aimed at increasing its...
Bath risks losing more firms to Bristol unless new prime office developments in the city come onto the market quickly, property experts fear. A severe lack of quality employment space has already led to a number of Bath firms relocating along the A4. Yet no new office schemes – particularly those aimed at businesses...
Bath has retained its coveted Purple Flag status in recognition of the way the city manages its vibrant evening and night-time economy. It is the fifth consecutive year the city has been awarded the status, which is staged by the ATCM (Association of Town & City Management). To gain a Purple Flag, towns and...
Facilities management firm Almeda has launched a new catering division with the ambition of making the traditional staff canteen a thing of the past. The Keynsham-based family business wants large firms to think about the way they feed their staff and so change perceptions about food and drink in the workplace. The UK food...
An organisation that mentors and encourages the next generation of professionals to become future leaders in the office sector has appointed lawyer Drew Nesbitt as its new regional chairman. Drew, pictured, a senior associate in Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon’s real estate team, will lead the British Council for Offices (BCO) NextGen in the...
National property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has boosted its West of England senior property management team with the appointment of associate director Kevin Mills. Kevin, pictured, will be responsible for managing estates held by clients including Mayfair Capital, Canal and River Trust, Courts Nominee/Cumbrian Pension Fund, Land Securities Trillium and Nottinghamshire County Council...
A key milestone in the construction of Bristol Airport’s west terminal extension has been marked with a ‘topping out’ ceremony. The celebration – a longstanding tradition in the construction industry – followed the completion of the steel work for the £24m structure. Guests from the design team, including architects, structural engineers, mechanical and electrical...
