The new lockdown measures announced will be devastating to many Bath firms despite their best efforts to make themselves Covid-safe, the region’s largest business organisation has warned. Most businesses were forced to close yesterday as the country entered its second lockdown, with staff being urged to work from home where they can. Non-essential shops...
Bath business leaders have joined calls for regional politicians to urgently unite the West of England by allowing North Somerset to join its powerful combined authority. North Somerset Council declined to become part of the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) when it was set up in 2016. Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol...
Curo, the Bath-based housing association, harnessed the power of Zoom, YouTube and Facebook Live to stage its traditional annual residents’ conference. Curo designed the day-long, interactive programme so residents could see and hear directly from staff from across the business and choose to join the sessions that most interested them. Broadcasting live on the three main...
Mabboo, the independent retailer specialising in clothing and zero-waste accessories made from bamboo, has opened a store in Bath. The Bristol-based business, which operates a shop in that city’s Galleries retail centre, has taken over the former Timberland outlet in Southgate. The 1,065 sq ft unit, pictured, stocks a range of T-shirts, watches, sunglasses and accessories...
The installation of Bath’s first ‘parklets’ has given Kingsmead Square a facelift and helped create a European-style café culture with a traffic-free environment. The two specially designed parklets – small areas the size of a couple of parking spaces with seating and plants – along with new cycle racks form part of Bath & North...
Construction industry marketing specialist Carol Heneghan has joined construction group Bouygues UK as business development manager for the South West. Carol, pictured, has worked in construction and development for more than 20 years. Her pervious roles have spanned designing water management and drainage systems and working in the regeneration and main contracting sectors. She has...
Bath firms are being urged to prepare now for the end of the Brexit transition period on January 1 next year, despite many questions of how it will work in practice remaining unanswered. The government has launched a campaign for businesses with the strapline ‘Time is running out’ as talks with the EU over...
Business West, the group that runs Bath Chamber of Commerce, has welcomed the latest government job and self-employment support measures – but warned that many firms, including those in the city’s vital hospitality sector, continue to miss out. The new support package was announced yesterday by Chancellor Rishi Sunak as businesses in many areas...
Staff isolation, cohesion and engagement within teams are the top priorities of many firms as remote working becomes the norm during the coronavirus pandemic, according to research by Bath project management consultancy Nine Feet Tall. Its extensive research with organisations across a range of sectors, including Royal Mail, The White Company, Danone, Costain, Nationwide...
Construction work on the University of Bath’s £70m motor industry global centre of excellence has shifted up a gear with the handover of vital research areas, despite disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The 13,500 sq m, two-storey building on the Bristol & Bath Science Park – which is still on track to open...
