Business leaders are urging the government to continue to invest in the West of England amid signals its ‘levelling-up’ agenda is switching spending to other areas of the country as the economy falters. The plea has come from Business West, the organisation that runs Bath Chamber of Commerce, and follows a shock economic forecast...
Bath strategic workplace design company Interaction is hosting a special online event next week with international law firm Osborne Clarke to address the challenges facing employers as they strive to lower their environmental impact and improve employee wellbeing. Interaction has designed Osborne Clarke’s new flagship Bristol office with the aim of promoting staff health...
The University of Bath’s world-leading automotive research centre is now up and running following the handover of the building from its contractor. The £70m, 11,300 sq m Institute of Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS), pictured, on the Bristol & Bath Science Park will now ramps up its operations as a global centre of excellence...
Bath’s independent hotels, guest houses, shops and cafes could benefit from around £50m in additional revenue if visitors booked direct rather than through major websites, according to tourist chiefs. They are spearheading a campaign to promote the city’s independent tourism and hospitality businesses while also making sure their own websites can compete against online...
Bath property developer Longacre has completed its 10th project in the city, a terrace of four houses at Henrietta Gardens. The firm, known for its high-quality sympathetic contemporary schemes, has built the houses with the latest energy-saving technology, including air source heat pumps – which means they do not need gas – as well...
Fast-growing craft brewery and pub chain Butcombe has added to its estate in the Bath area by snapping up a popular village inn. The Northey Arms in Box, pictured, which Butcombe has bought from family-run Wiltshire group OHH Pub Company, was described by the brewery as a “well-established and popular” pub. Butcombe said it...
The South West’s first manufacturing plant for sustainable green hydrogen is to be opened by the University of Bath as it strengthens its position as a leading research body into alternative low carbon fuels. The plant is to be sited at the university’s new £70m motor industry global centre of excellence, which aims to...
Logistics group Wincanton is confident it can steer clear of the any consumer slowdown triggered by the cost-of-living crisis after a year in which its profits soared by 23%. The Chippenham-headquartered group has benefited in recent years from the rise in online retailing, with its efulfilment business driving its growth. But it said all...
Bath businesses are being encouraged to try out electric cargo bikes for local deliveries as part of a free scheme to reduce the number of journeys made by fossil-fuelled vehicles in the city. The e-cargo Bike scheme, which is run and funded by Bath & North East Somerset Council, offers businesses, including retailers, as...
Bath’s world-leading Fashion Museum is set to relocate to a major building in the city centre in a move that will also kick-start the transformation of the surrounding area into a new creative quarter. Bath & North East Somerset Council (B&NES) is poised to buy the 22,000 sq ft building in what will be...
