A diverse series of events, with speakers ranging from Sir Salman Rushdie and Mary Berry to Ed Balls, has been announced for The Bath Festival 2017. Bath’s new flagship festival of music and literature, which builds on the heritage of the Bath Literature and Bath International Music Festivals, will boast more than 130 events...
The West of England’s world-leading aerospace and tech sectors have helped strengthen business ties between the area and the Spanish city of Malaga. A delegation from the aerospace systems cluster of the Technology Park of Andalucía has been on a two-day visit to the area this week to explore business collaboration opportunities. The visit,...
None of us exists in a vacuum. Throughout our daily lives we interact with other people – with varying levels of intensity. But always, we are working and living alongside people who influence us in a million different ways. Making the most of these interactions is how we can improve our success and even...
Lawyers from Royds Withy King’s commercial and private client teams in Bath have compiled this latest briefing to make directors aware of new issues which may have a bearing on their business or personal plans. Poor energy efficiency could seriously hinder property lettings From April 1, 2018, commercial property landlords will be prohibited from...
Professional services firm PwC has launched its annual West of England Business of the Year Awards – widely regarded as the region’s most prestigious. Now in their 29th year, the eagerly-contested awards attract the cream of the region’s firms with a winners’ roll-call reading like a who’s who of the West’s most-respected companies. The...
A mock castle has been turned into a modern, inspiring office in the latest and most ambitious project for Bath-based workplace design and build specialist Interaction. The firm created what it has called the ultimate workplace for financial comparison website money.co.uk in a £3m, nine-month project at its unique office in Cirencester. Having not...
Bath has been awarded its seventh Purple Flag accreditation in recognition of its vibrant – and safe – evening and night-time economy. Awarded by ATCM (Association of Town & City Management), Purple Flag status is granted to town and city centres that meet or surpass the ACTM’s standards of excellence in managing the...
Bath city centre’s multi-million pound Saw Close redevelopment, which will include an hotel, casino and restaurant, has reached a major milestone. The ‘topping out’ ceremony was attended by city leaders, builders and investors and marked the scheme reaching the highest point in its construction. When complete, the 145-room hotel will be operated by the...
Gradwell, the Bath-based communication technology firm, has appointed Simon Mewett as CEO, replacing Nick Thompson, who has resigned after three years in the role. Simon, pictured, has 26 years’ experience in the tech sector. He previously held leadership positions at communications firm Easy Group and, most recently, C4L, the leading Poole-based colocation, connectivity, cloud...
The South West office of property agents Cushman & Wakefield has made two appointments to its retail asset services team. Caroline Cubbin joins the Bristol team as a senior surveyor while Melissa Woolston has been taken on as an estates technician. Caroline has four years’ experience, incorporating two years’ property and asset management experience. She...
