Bath’s visitor economy is to get a boost next month as it continues to recover from the impact of the pandemic with the opening of its new World Heritage Centre. The centre on York Street, which opens on 9 May, celebrates Bath’s unique cultural offering as UNESCO World Heritage Site and gives visitors an insight...
A warehouse site close to central Bath has been chosen for a pioneering co-living/co-working development aimed at young graduates and professionals. The scheme, pictured, the first of its kind in the city, would have 96 studio apartments on its upper storeys and business space on ground floor. The developer behind the plan, London-based Kosy...
Bath’s city centre commercial property market is bouncing back from the impact of the pandemic with retailers, retaurants and leisure firms opening new units, according to research. Strong demand for units is coming from national and high-end independent retailers, breathing new life into the city centre, the Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES) Council...
More than 400 jobs are to be created by fast-growing eCommerce fulfilment company Huboo under its latest plan to open a major new warehouse. The Bath-founded firm, which increased its revenue by 124% in the year to January, is to occupy a new 106,000 sq ft building, close to junction 17 of the M4...
Specialist transport engineering firm SEA has been awarded a major contract for its traffic safety and enforcement system by Bristol City Council as it prepares to launch its Clean Air Zone in September. SEA, which has its headquarters at Beckington, near Frome, is to install 49 of its ROADflow Fusion cameras at key locations...
Bath-headquartered global engineering consultancy Buro Happold has acquired a firm specialising in planning and designing laboratories for the science and higher education sectors. The takeover of London-based Abell Nepp is part of a new ambitious growth strategy at Buro Happold, whose CEO James Bruce last year announced plans to double in size of business...
Bath’s Francis Hotel is to receive investment to improve the experience for its guests as part of a rebranding exercise at its parent company. The 98-room boutique hotel, pictured, on Queen Square is one of three venues that previously operated under the MGallery Accor brand which will now become part of the newly formed...
A successful Skills Bootcamp programme for the unemployed and those seeking to change their career is to be extended following the allocation of £3.3m in new government funding. The money, which will enable a further 1,200 learners to take part in the scheme across the West of England, was secured by Metro Mayor Dan...
Winning new contracts ranging from running clothing retailer Primark’s warehouse-to-store transport operations to storing PPE for the government, along with the boom in home shopping, have set logistics group Wincanton on the way to stronger revenue growth. In a trading update to shareholders, the Chippenham-headquartered group said revenue in its fourth quarter was expected to accelerate...
A rapidly expanding space-tech firm has relocated its UK headquarters in a move that will enable it to create up to 20 jobs. Millimetre-wave specialist Arralis, which has been on a continuous growth trajectory since its launch in 2013, is to transfer its operations to Chippenham from Swindon, where it has outgrown its serviced...
