Lightweight steel roofing company Metrotile UK has come to the rescue of a South Wales countryside park whose visitor centre suffered from leaks every time it rained. The previous porous roof tiles on the Parc Bryn Bach building in Blaenau Gwent had let water into the café area. But now the popular lakeside facility...
Bath-based communications tech firm Gradwell has achieved second place in a national award scheme championing companies that are innovating in their use of the cloud. Gradwell, which employs more than 70 staff, was runner up from a wide field in the Best Newcomer category in the 2016 UK Cloud Awards. The awards, now in...
Simon Barbato, founder and CEO of Bath-based brand, digital and marketing agency Mr B & Friends, and Brady George, managing director of Keynsham-based facilities management company Almeda Facilities, have been shortlisted for the Institute of Directors (IoD) South West regional Director of the Year Awards. Simon, pictured, founded Mr B & Friends 10 years ago...
Two Bath firms are among the finalists in a contest to find the South West’s most cheerful workplace. Content marketing agency M2 Bespoke, based in Limpley Stoke, and charity Ethiopiaid, based in the Upper Borough Walls in the city centre, line up against nine other businesses from across the region for the coveted title....
Bath-based law firm Mowbray Woodwards has promoted Daniela Nickols, its Solicitor of the Year for 2015, to partner. Daniela, pictured, joined the firm in 2013 as an associate solicitor in the family law team and quickly proved herself to be an outstanding legal practitioner. She specialises in public law proceedings representing children directly or through their guardians. Daniela also has in-depth experience...
Business Showcase South West – the region’s largest event of its kind – is taking place today at Bristol’s Ashton Gate Stadium with the city’s Bloodhound Supersonic Car one of the star attractions. The free-to-visit event will also hear from the Bloodhound’s driver Wing Commander Andy Green OBE as one of the keynote speakers...
Around 60 professional advisers including bankers, accountants, financial advisers and estate agents joined solicitors from Withy King’s wealth protection team for a recent outdoor, multi-activity day. The event at Teampursuits, near Lacock, gave guests the change to try their hand at different activities including quad biking, shooting and archery followed by a barbecue. Pictured...
Bath-based Independent Vetcare – the UK’s fastest-growing veterinary group – and Corsham-based cloud infrastructure firm Skyscape Cloud Services have won awards in an annual celebration of excellence in private equity and venture capital. Vetcare, backed by Summit Partners, and Skyscape, backed by Business Growth Fund, landed the Mid-Market Team and Venture or Growth Company...
Bath-headquartered employment agency Juice Recruitment has launched a creative division to supply skilled staff to firms in the area’s burgeoning media, digital and tech sectors. Juice said the new division would help overcome the skills shortage that are impacting on firms in the fast-growing sectors. According to a recent Tech Nation report, more than...
Bath’s SouthGate shopping centre has joined forces with other retail schemes across the West of England to attract more stores to the region. The centres have combined to produce an eye-catching map, pictured below, that showcases the strength of the region’s retail sector and its economic potential for investors. Also taking part in the initiative...
