Property finance provider Cambridge & Counties Bank is gearing up for growth in the South West by hiring a new staff member and promoting another in its business development team. Paul Howard, pictured right, who opened the bank’s South West office in Bristol last year, is promoted to senior business development manager. He is...
Bath architects Grant Associates and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios have developed a masterplan for the University of Sheffield which will revolutionise its campus, open it up to the public and link it firmly with the city centre. The ambitious scheme sets out the university’s plans over the next 10-15 years to create a unified, sustainable and...
Bath firms have been urged not to miss out when a new contest aimed at finding the West of England’s happiest workplace returns for a second year. The inaugural competition, staged by workplace and interior design consultancy Wylde IA, has just ended – with no Bath area businesses making it to the final. While...
Sharon Hunter, a lettings manager at the Bath office of property consultants Carter Jonas, has achieved a nationally recognised qualification which enables her to join her industry’s professional body. Sharon, pictured, gained the National Federation of Property Professionals (NFoPP) QCF Level 3 Technical Award in Residential Letting and Property Management. The award meets the...
Bath-based architecture, urban design, planning and regeneration practice Nash Partnership is to expand its presence in Bristol to service a growing portfolio of work in the city. The firm, which has had its headquarters in Bath for 27 years, opened a small serviced office in Bristol’s Wine Street four years ago. Now work in...
Keynsham-based specialist building contractor Dribuild has strengthened its links with Bath Racecourse by adding the winning post and winner’s podium to its existing sponsorship of the parade ring. The move makes the firm – which offers a range of construction services to sectors such as retail, commercial, healthcare, education and rail – one of...
Eric Livingston, a partner and construction solicitor at regional law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bath, has become chairman of the Forum for the Built Environment’s (fbe) Great Western branch. Eric, pictured, a specialist in construction procurement, contract preparation and negotiation and resolving construction disputes, assumes the role after serving as regional...
Bath firms have just over a month to make sure they secure sponsorship, exhibition stands and free delegate passes for the region’s biggest business show. The Business Showcase South West 2015 will provide a platform for the best of the West of England’s innovation, creativity and enterprise. It has already attracted blue-chip sponsors such...
Businesses in Chippenham are being urged to share their views on the town in a survey to help develop new branding and promotional activity. The online survey is being staged by Chippenham Business Improvement District (BID) in conjunction with the Chippenham Town Council and Chamber of Commerce. Residents and those who work in the...
Boosting Bath’s evening economy by encouraging shops to stay open later, introducing ‘welcome hosts’ to greet visitors and recycling food waste from city centre businesses are among ideas being considered by the city’s Business Improvement District (BID). The BID, which has been in operation since 2011, has been seeking the views of its 655...
