Bath’s Marlborough Tavern gastropub has started its journey towards net zero emissions by partnering with two major organisations that help businesses go green. The pub, pictured, in Marlborough Buildings, has teamed up with Net Zero Now and The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) as it strives to reduce its overall carbon footprint. Joe Cussens, managing...
Sponsored hikes, quizzes and a competition to name its vans helped Bath-based housing association Curo raise nearly £12,000 for its charity of the year Time is Precious. The family-run, Radstock-based charity fundraises to equip children’s hospital wards with stress-relieving equipment, making a stay more relaxing for them and their family. Activities organised by Curo...
Harbourside, the South West’s newest corporate finance boutique, has completed its first significant deal – helping a specialist UK roof tile firm on its sale to a major Belgian supplier. Harbourside was spun out of regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon, which has an office in Bath, last November. Its team was brought in by...
Monday January 31 Finals: SThree, Porvair, React Group Trading announcement: Evraz Tuesday February 1 Final: AJ Bell Interim: Joules Group Trading announcements: Barr (A.G.), Gem Diamonds Economic announcements: Mortgage approvals, M4 money supply, Consumer credit, PMI manufacturing Wednesday February 2 Trading announcements: Glencore, Vodafone, Severn Trent Thursday February 3 Finals: Royal Dutch Shell A, Royal Dutch Shell B, OMV Petrolm, BBVA Capital...
Occupiers are poised to move into Bath’s first major new office development in more than a generation as the city’s commercial property market continues to recover from the impact of the pandemic. No.1 Bath Quays, the recently completed 45,000 sq ft scheme at Bath Quays South, has been marketed for nearly two years...
Defence manufacturing group Avon Protection today sought to put a “challenging” 2021 behind it by stressing its revenues were now ahead of the same time last year while it was also tackling its supply chain issues. The Melksham-headquartered group, which specialises in protective gear, masks and breathing equipment for the military and first-responder...
Regional law firm Goughs Solicitors is offering to write not-for-profit and discounted Wills next month as part of its charity-of- the-year partnership with the Youth Adventure Trust. Single and joint Wills will be offered at a 50% discount by Goughs, with all proceeds going to the Youth Adventure Trust, the charity that uses...
Communications agency founder Natalie Sherman has been named as one of the UK’s most inspirational and dynamic female entrepreneurs. Natalie, pictured, who launched Corsham-based social-first consultancy Naturally Social in 2015, is among the businesswoman in the f:Entrepreneur ‘#ialso100’ campaign. Staged by Small Business Britain, a leading champion of UK small firms, f:Entrepreneur was...
A Bath coffee house has grounds to celebrate after a grant from the West of England Combined Authority helped it go green and cut its energy bills. Picnic Coffee on Saracen St received a grant of nearly £4,000 from the authority, which helped it buy a new less energy intensive espresso machine. As...
A new director of asset finance has been recruited by Bath-headquartered Time Finance in a move the firm says demonstrates its commitment to offering asset-backed funding to growing businesses. Steve Nichols, pictured, has assumed overall responsibility for the operation and performance of asset finance for the business and will become a member of...
