Ahead of a major export promotion event next week, Bath Business News profiles local firm Foot Trails, which has achieved success in the US, where it now generates half its sales. Inspired by a 680-mile stroll across France, farmer’s daughter Alison Howells set out on a one-woman mission to change the stereotypical image of...
Digital agency Complete Control, which specialises in children’s entertainment, has started working on one of the world’s most successful and prestigious kids’ shows – the Teletubbies. The double BAFTA winning agency, based at Coston, is creating unique content across all the iconic show’s digital channels, including building the show’s global website, due to be...
Construction consultancy Edmond Shipway, which has an office in Bath, has been appointed as cost consultant on the city’s £6m Archway Centre development. The ambitious scheme, part-funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, will create a state-of-the-art Roman Baths Learning Centre above the former laundry in Swallow Street and a World Heritage Site Visitor Centre...
A new sports and entertainment centre has officially been opened as part of the regeneration of the former Cadbury’s factory site at Keynsham. Somerdale Pavilion has been built on the site of the former Fry Club and Conference Centre, which was founded more than 40 years ago by the confectionery firm as a sport...
Businesses and charities from across Bath have been brought together at a ground-breaking event aimed at making the city a centre for collaboration. More than 100 people attended the event at The Rec to hear presentations from eight charities and social enterprises. Organised by the Future Talent Programme as part of the independent advisory...
EasyJet, Bristol Airport’s largest airline, is to add Dubrovnik in Croatia and the French city of Nantes to its route network next year. The two new services – both twice weekly – will operate in the summer months. So far this year easyJet has launched, or announced the start dates of, 12 new destinations...
Wincanton, the Chippenham-based logistics group, is to sell its records management division for £60m. The group has signed a conditional agreement to dispose of the business to Restore, the Surrey-based document management firm. Wincanton said the disposal, which is being made on a cash and debt-free basis, would allow it to focus on its...
Savills has appointed Jonathan Lambert as director of its South West development team. Jonathan, pictured, who has more than 17 years’ experience providing private and public sector clients with development agency and consultancy advice, joins from DTZ, where he lead the Bristol office’s UK development offer. Prior to his 11 years at DTZ (which...
Commercial property consultancy Knight Frank has recruited two new members to its regional valuations team. Adam Martin joins as an associate from JLL in Bristol, where he provided valuation and consultancy advice to banks, local authorities, property developers and student accommodation operators. Prior to this he worked with Knight Frank in London. Sian Morris...
Bath brand agency The House has helped South Devon hospice Rowcroft develop a new strategy to unlock more support and donations by encouraging people to look at hospices in a new light. Rowcroft cares for more than 2,200 people each year – yet many of South Devon’s 270,000-strong population were unaware of its work....
