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Another top award shortlisting for Bath workplace firm’s ‘game-changing’ legal office design

February 15, 2024
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Another top award shortlisting for Bath workplace firm’s ‘game-changing’ legal office design

Bath-based workplace design-and-build company Interaction’s design for an iternational law firm’s state-of-the-art office is in the running for another prestigious award. Following its shortlisting last year in two categories of the SBID International Design Awards – regarded as among the most coveted accolades for design excellence - Osborne Clarke’s Bristol office, pictured, is now challenging for a British...

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Bath Business Blog: Justin Hopkins, head of commercial property, Mogers Drewett. Who is responsible for managing asbestos in the workplace?

February 13, 2024
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Bath Business Blog: Justin Hopkins, head of commercial property, Mogers Drewett. Who is responsible for managing asbestos in the workplace?

Asbestos remains the biggest cause of work-related deaths in the UK, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Around 5,000 people die every year from asbestos-related diseases which can take decades to develop and cannot be cured. And yet many people who own or occupy commercial property are unaware of their responsibilities when...

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Bath riding out national high street slowdown as retailers continue to target city for new stores

February 9, 2024
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Bath riding out national high street slowdown as retailers continue to target city for new stores

Bath’s retail property market was “remarkably resilient” last year despite the cost of living crisis hitting high streets across the UK, according to a new report. Bath remained a firm favourite for national chains while food and drink operators continued to target the city, analysis by South West commercial property agents Aldert King shows....

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More growth for Interaction as it bolsters its office design team to work on series of new projects

February 9, 2024
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Bath-based workplace design and build company Interaction has expanded its team with six new appointments following a string of project wins.  The firm, which recently moved to new state-of-the-art offices, has appointed construction industry specialist Ollie Caunt as contracts director.  Ollie, pictured, will head Interaction’s contracts team and help manage a growing pipeline of...

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Bristol Airport targeting London-bound fliers as its annual passenger numbers hit record high

February 2, 2024
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Bristol Airport targeting London-bound fliers as its annual passenger numbers hit record high

Passenger numbers at Bristol Airport soared to their highest ever last year as it confirmed its status as the UK airport with the fastest recovery from the pandemic. Some 9.8m people passed through the terminal in 2023 – a 10% increase compared to pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels in 2019. The busiest day was in late...

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New study will look at getting electrification of region’s railways back on track by slashing costs

February 2, 2024
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New study will look at getting electrification of region’s railways back on track by slashing costs

Plans to electrify mainline rail services through Bath have been revived following a move to lower the price of the scheme, which was scrapped on cost grounds eight years ago. The project, which would have cut journey times to London by up to 20 minutes, hit the buffers in 2016 when the government pulled...

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Politicians urged to act as small firms’ survey paints ‘depressingly familiar’ picture of low confidence

February 2, 2024
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Politicians urged to act as small firms’ survey paints ‘depressingly familiar’ picture of low confidence

The South West’s small firms are the least confident in the UK about their prospects for this year as they continue to struggle against the state of the economy, high labour costs and the lack of available staff. Worryingly, one in five say they may have to cut their workforce to stay in business...

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Bath firms team up to help create African forest habitat for at-risk species on Bristol’s doorstep

January 26, 2024
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Bath firms team up to help create African forest habitat for at-risk species on Bristol’s doorstep

Bath architectural practices Grant Associates and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios are working with conservation and education charity Bristol Zoological Society to create a new home for some of the world’s most critically endangered species. Construction of the new central African forest habitat, pictured, on the Zoological Society’s Bristol Zoo Project site will begin this...

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Pioneering plan looks at reusing old coal mines around Bath to generate renewable energy

January 26, 2024
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Pioneering plan looks at reusing old coal mines around Bath to generate renewable energy

The Bath area’s disused coal mines, which have been sealed up for more than 50 years, could be repurposed to supply clean energy to around 100,000 homes across the region. A major study will look at bringing many of the area’s 100-plus collieries back to life by harnessing their potential as sites for heat...

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Maven boosts South West team and moves to larger office to support new regional investment fund

January 25, 2024
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Maven boosts South West team and moves to larger office to support new regional investment fund

Private equity and investment firm Maven Capital Partners has strengthened its presence in the region to support its delivery of the £200m South West Investment Fund (SWIF). Launched last July by the British Business Bank, WIF aims to boost the supply of finance to small and medium-sized businesses across the South West. Maven manages...

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