Renewable energy project developer and installer Your Eco has been certified as a B Corp, recognising its commitment to operating as a force for good. The Frome-based firm, which provides renewable energy services in the new-build and retrofit markets, is the latest from the Bath area to gain the coveted accreditation, strengthening the city’s...
Construction work has started on the first solar farm at Bristol Airport in a move that could help it achieve its ambitious target of becoming net zero by 2030. Roughly the size of one-and-a-half football pitches, the 2.8-acre scheme of ground-mounted solar panels is expected to be completed and in operation by this summer. ...
The former group head of operations at Bath-based Andrew Brownsword Hotels has returned to the business to become its new CEO. John Badley, pictured, takes over from his former boss Stephanie Hocking in the role. Stephanie announced last week that she was leaving the group, which owns 13 luxury venues in countryside settings and...
Bath-based Andrew Brownsword Hotels is to begin the search for a new chief executive following the announcement that Stephanie Hocking is set to leave the group at the end of the month. Stephanie, pictured, joined Andrew Brownsword Hotels, which owns 13 venues in countryside settings and city centre locations across the UK, including The...
Bath-based housing association and developer Curo has continued to invest in projects outside its home city by beginning work on a new scheme in Weston-super-Mare. The 124-home development at Locking Parklands forms a key part of the regeneration of the former RAF Locking base on the edge of the seaside town, which will eventually...
A fast-growing digital transformation and software specialist has had its head office redesigned and enlarged by workspace design company Interaction - calling it an oasis of creativity and collaboration. Amdaris, widely recognised as one of the UK’s fastest-growing tech companies, called in interaction to shape its new Bristol headquarters in the city’s flagship Aurora office development after outgrowing its previous space in...
Bath area firms are being urged to join more than 125 firms across the UK that have already signed a pledge to never support or promote blood sports such as hunting or shooting. The plea has come from West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris, who is also chair of the League Against Cruel...
Bath-based full-fibre broadband provider Truespeed has connected its 150th community organisation – for free. The firm, launched in Bath in 2014 as a community interest company, offers a ‘free broadband for life’ promise to community venues or schools when it expands into an area. It has now connected 40 schools and 110 community hubs, giving...
Bath-based landscape architecture practice Grant Associates has promoted 10 long-standing and valued members of its team in recognition of their exemplary performance. The environmentally-focused business, which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, is best known as the lead designer of the iconic Gardens by the Bay attraction in Singapore, and also oversaw the Superbloom transformation of...
Bath-based property firm Rengen has started developing the final phase of a major scheme in Bristol that has become a magnet for businesses in the city’s burgeoning creative sector. The work at Paintworks is on course to finish this summer, bringing more commercial and public space and nearly 100 new homes to the highly successful mixed-use development....
