More than 80% of West of England firms fear leaving the EU would pose a risk to the UK economy, according to results of a survey among nearly 1,000 businesses in the region published today. Two thirds also believe it would be bad for their own business. The survey by Business West, the organisation...
National property consultancy Carter Jonas has appointed Clare Winnett, a senior associate in its Bath office, to its commercial board as part of its national growth strategy Vision 2020. Clare, pictured, a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a practising arbitrator and independent expert, joined Carter Jonas in 2009. With Alexandra Houghton...
Keynsham-based estate agency chain Andrews has won three golds and a silver at the prestigious Lettings Agency of the Year Awards. The firm, which has offices throughout the south of England, struck gold in the Property Manager of the Year category with the award going to Kate Randall. Already managing a portfolio of nearly...
Bristol Airport is to build a £24m extension to its terminal featuring state-of-the-art technology aimed at streamlining passenger security checks and ending peak-time bottle necks, it announced today. The airport, the UK’s ninth largest and one of its fastest growing, is holding talks with security firms to install the industry’s most-advanced equipment to speed...
The largest fully refurbished industrial/warehouse building in Chippenham – the former DTR VMS building on the Bumpers Farm industrial estate – has come onto the market. The 90,000 sq ft building, pictured below, now rebranded as The Hub, has been empty since the automotive components manufacturer relocated to a larger site in Trowbridge. Owner...
A range of ambitious projects to help Chippenham realise its “huge potential” were announced today – from a new brand for the town to free wi-fi and its own app. The Chippenham Connected brand was officially unveiled at the Chippenham Business Improvement District’s (BID) first event, which brought together businesspeople from the town to...
Accountancy and investment management group Smith & Williamson has launched a free tax calculator to enable businesses to work out how much tax they could be saving on their research and development (R&D) costs. The online tool has been set up in the light of research suggesting that thousands of businesses could be missing...
An upmarket health and fitness business has relocated to state-of-the-art premises in central Bath – with help from the city office of law firm Withy King. The business, formerly called RJS Fitness, has also unveiled a new name – Health – to coincide with the move to the newly-built premises in Crescent Lane, behind...
Bath’s five-star Villa Magdala bed & breakfast has been acquired by Ian and Christa Taylor, who own the Abbey Hotel on North Parade. Bath law firm Mogers Drewett pulled out all the stops to enable a takeover by the award-winning couple in just one month to minimise disruption and make the most of the...
A sustainable new building on a residential activity centre is in the running for a regional property award – with its lightweight steel roof supplied by Chippenham firm Metrotile UK contributing to its success. The accommodation block on PGL’s Liddington Campus near Swindon has been nominated for the South West LABC Building Excellence Awards...
