Companies in the South West are more gloomy about the economy and their own prospects than those in all other regions of the UK, according to a new survey. Business confidence in the region fell three percentage points to 11% during July, making it the least confident region in the UK for the second consecutive month, the...
Bath-based strategic workplace design company Interaction has started work on a project that is set to be one of the UK’s most sustainable offices. Interaction has been commissioned by international law firm Osborne Clarke to work on the fit-out of its new state-of-the-art Bristol base in the city’s landmark, green office building Halo. When...
More than seven in 10 West of England firms consider climate change to be a core business issue for them but many admit they need help to do anything about it due to cost pressures. As a result, fewer than a quarter have taken concrete steps to reduce their impact, such as measuring their...
National logistics group Wincanton has appointed Tom Hinton as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Mr Hinton, pictured, joins the Chippenham-headquartered group on 15 August after nearly two years as CFO at London-based international mining and chemicals business WE Soda. He has also worked in CFO roles for Infinis Energy and Domestic & General...
One of Bath’s best-known business figures, YTL UK chief executive officer Colin Skellett, has become chair of the regional business organisation behind Bath Chamber of Commerce. Business West is one of the UK’s most influential business leadership organisations, representing more than 21,000 businesses across the South West, including through its network of chambers of...
Interaction, the Bath-based strategic workplace design and build company, has started a new fast-turnaround workspace service to help landlords let their office space more quickly and profitably. Called Primed, the programme provides quality pre-fitted workspaces and ‘rentalised’ design options to help landlords, serviced office providers and co-working operators attract high-quality tenants. Interaction has already...
The next Prime Minister and their Chancellor of the Exchequer must take immediate action to help companies cope with the impact of sky-high inflation, the region’s largest business group has said. Latest figures from the Office of National Statistics this week show inflation at a 40-year high of 9.4%. The rise, the ninth monthly...
Plans to develop a world-class creative quarter in central Bath should be extended into a more ambitious masterplan for the whole city, including improving its transport, commercial viability and sustainability. The argument, put forward by Bath Preservation Trust – the charity set up in 1934 to safeguard the city’s unique historic setting – follows...
Bath firms are to get the opportunity to have their say the city’s future as a vibrant and innovative hub for business at a major event later this year. The Bath Business Conference, which is being staged by the Bath Business Improvement District (BID) on 20 September, is designed to bring businesses together to...
Wincanton, the national logistics group, is on the road to deliver more double-digit revenue growth, partly driven by the huge rise in online shopping over the past year. The Chippenham-headquartered group’s chair told the London Stock Exchange-listed group’s AGM that it had made good operational and strategic progress over the past three months. As a result,...
