Logistics group Wincanton has shrugged off what it described as a “challenging trading environment” to increase its revenue. The Chippenham-headquartered group, which has 20,300 employees and 8,500 vehicles in more than 170 sites across the country, grew by 1.3% year-on-year in the third quarter despite the tougher market and its ongoing exit from closed-book...
An 18-month scheme to trial a next generation 5G mobile network in central Bath looks set to go ahead. Bath & North East Somerset Council (B&NES) looks set to secure a government grant for the pilot, which would involve between 200 to 300 volunteers from a broad mix of local communities testing the new...
Staff wellbeing will go under the spotlight at a business breakfast in Bath next month, with a panel featuring two of the city’s most successful entrepreneurs. The event, on 9 February, is being staged by Bath BID in partnership with Bath Forum. It is the first in a quarterly series linked to popular topics from...
Businesses have been given a rare opportunity to acquire Georgian properties converted to modern offices on one of Bath’s most sought-after squares. The two former houses on Kingsmead Square – one of which was originally the Mayor of Bath’s home – have been put on the market by city-based property management company HPH. The...
Bath-headquartered regional law firm RWK Goodman is to open a permanent base in Bristol nearly five years after launching a satellite office in the city. The firm employs more than 570 across its office network, which also includes Swindon, Oxford and London. It opened a small office in Bristol in 2019 to service a...
Global real estate advisor CBRE has strengthened the valuation capability in its South West office with a number of new hires. he team, which has a focus on the residential market, offers a dedicated resource for valuation and advisory support. This ranges from single family housing, build-to-rent, affordable housing, development advice and student accommodation...
Fewer than one in five West of England businesses have confidence in the UK's economic outlook this year, according to a new survey – yet almost two-thirds are optimistic about their own prospects. Key challenges identified by firms in the region as 2024 gets under way are interest rate levels and labour shortages, according...
Specialist construction consulting firm Voloco has grown its offering in the East of England by taking on a new commercial consultant in its Cambridgeshire office. The firm was launched in Marshfield in 2014 to provide services to construction and development companies during peak workloads. It opened its second base in St Ives nearly three...
Bath-based workplace design-and-build company Interaction has unveiled its latest project – an ultra-flexible, occupier-ready office scheme in one of Bristol’s landmark commercial buildings. The firm was commissioned by real estate investment firm EPIC to turn the top floor of Linear Park at Temple Quay into a modern workspace for new tenants. As a result,...
The West of England needs to come up with some “big, bold ideas” this year if it wants the government to treat it as a regional powerhouse similar to the North and Midlands, the leader of the region’s largest business group has said. In his New Year message, Phil Smith, managing director of Business...
