A development consultant who worked on some of Bath’s largest residential schemes of recent years has joined property agency Knight Frank as a partner. Daniel Harris, pictured, arrives at Knight Frank from rival Savills’ Bristol office, where he worked for just over seven years, most recently as an associate director. During that time he led on Bath’s largest Hope House...
Bath’s pandemic-ravaged tourism firms have proved they are very much alive, kicking and innovating by snapping up a raft of trophies in the region’s top awards for the industry. The much-needed boost for the city came last night in the Bristol Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards which, for the first time since their launch five...
A Bath boutique hotel is to be the launchpad for a new national hotel brand that will reimagine historic buildings in cities across the UK as “wonder-filled” venues. The former No.15 Great Pulteney Street, which was acquired by family-run Guest Holdings in 2019, will be rebranded as the first GuestHouse ahead of reopening in...
Many businesses across the West of England are facing uncertainty and challenges that could not have been foreseen a year ago when the pandemic hit our economy and livelihoods. With our new relationship with the EU, we also know that doing business with Europe has changed. This has meant adapting to new ways of...
Bath firms of all sizes are being urged to take part in a scheme that aims to boost industry by creating work placements for skilled students in the city. IKEEP – Intrapreneurial Knowledge Exchange Enterprise Pathway – is looking for local businesses and organisations of all sizes that would benefit from being matched up...
Interaction, the Bath-based strategic workplace design and build company, has recruited Richard Saunders as contracts director to lead its team of contracts and site managers. An expert in major works projects, Richard, pictured, has overseen developments of up to £20m and won the 2019 CIJ Hungary award for ‘Best Fit Out Project’ for his work...
Two new partners have been taken on by specialist construction consulting firm Voloco as it further expands its services. Lisa Walters joins as the firm’s first dedicated graphic designer, broadening its offering to enhance bid submission for clients, while experienced quantity surveyor Richard Denoon brings 30 years’ experience to the fast-growing business. Voloco,...
Bath’s HR professionals will be able to hear from a leading expert based in the city on how they can change their workplace culture to meet the new, post-pandemic environment at a webinar next week. The event, the latest staged by Bath HR Network, the group dedicated to collaborative HR knowledge and expertise among employers in the city,...
Pioneering Bath software firm Living Map has secured a £750,000 loan to help fast track its technology that allows people to use their mobile phones to guide them through airports, hospitals and other indoor spaces. The loan, from government agency Innovate UK, will allow the smart city digital mapping software to be integrated more...
Cyber technology, advanced manufacturing, renewable energy and the green economy should be harnessed to drive recovery and growth in the Western Gateway, the regional powerhouse that includes Bath, the West of England and South Wales. The recommendation comes in an independent report published this week which also suggests the region should focus on raising productivity...
