Invest Bristol & Bath, the inward investment body for the West of England, has helped 30 companies locate or expand in the area in its first year of operation. These businesses, from a mix of sectors including creative, low carbon, hi-tech, and advanced engineering and aerospace, have the potential to create more than 530...
Commercial law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bath, has recruited three specialist solicitors to advise its fast-growing portfolio of commercial property clients. Partner Edward Jackman, associate Iain Mason and solicitor Natalia Sokolov join the firm to further strengthen its commercial property and construction offering. Edward arrives from Oxfordshire-based commercial law firm Brookstreet...
Two projects by Bath-based built environment planning and design practice Nash Partnership have been shortlisted for the national Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Awards for Planning Excellence. The St Paul’s scheme in Cheltenham, pictured right, a consultation-led masterplan for Cheltenham Borough Homes, is a finalist in the ‘Exemplary Planning to Deliver Housing’ category. The...
Historic Bath pub The Boater is to re-open next week following a multi-million pound refurbishment by owners, London brewery Fuller, Smith & Turner. The 200-year-old Argyle Street pub is undergoing a complete interior transformation to create four unique bars and three distinctive dining areas. It will also feature specially- commissioned artwork by renowned Bristol-based...
IT company Systemagic, which has offices in Bath and Trowbridge, has helped local construction firm Halsall improve efficiency by overcoming poor communication links between its head office and building sites. At any one time Halsall, which works mainly in the residential, health and education sectors, can be operating on up to 15 sites –...
Anthropologie, the upmarket American homeware and fashion retailer, has confirmed it is to open its Bath store at the end of May – its fifth British outlet and first outside the capital. It will move into the former Habitat store on New Bond Street following a reported £2m refurbishment of the 8,700 sq ft...
Global risk analytics and forecasting firm Maplecroft is relocating its Bath-based UK headquarters in a move that property agents say reflects the strength of the city’s rapidly-recovering office market. The world-leading firm has taken the final two floors at the recently refurbished Cambridge House in the city centre – leaving the city short of...
Confidence has accelerated in the South West’s logistics sector as the economy continues to recover, according to a new survey – but pressure on margins remains a challenge. The region’s logistics firms signalled a bounce back in confidence last year after tough trading conditions in 2012. Now, in the latest UK Logistics Confidence Index...
The recovery in the building industry has delivered a boost to Wincanton, the Chippenham-based logistics group, along with better trading conditions in other sectors in which it is involved. In a trading update released to the London Stock Exchange today, the group said the more buoyant UK construction industry, which it highlighted in its...
The blueprint for job creation and economic growth in Bath and the West of England was unveiled this morning with a clear message to the Government – come and back our vision for success. The Strategic Economic Plan identifies the city-region’s key growth sectors and sets out 122 ways that growth can be accelerated....
