Bath Abbey has chosen four Bath-based companies to lead the design-and-build work for its £19.3m Footprint restoration project. Following a rigorous four-month tender process, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBS) has been reappointed as the lead consultant and architect for Footprint, while Buro Happold and Mann Williams have been retained as MEP (mechanical, electrical, and...
Bath landscape architecture firm Grant Associates has completed the final phase of public realm landscape design for Bristol’s award-winning Harbourside development. The £120m, mixed-use development has regenerated the heart of Bristol's historic waterfront. Sustainable landscape design has played a key role in the overall scheme. Working closely with London masterplan architects Cullinan Studio and...
Eco-friendly knickers and PJ bottoms have helped Bath-based ethical charity Kerala Crafts become a winner at the South West Fairtrade Business Awards 2015. The firm, established in 2001, shared top spot in the hard-fought Best Fairtrade Retailer – Multiple Products category in the awards with Bristol retailer The Better Food Company. Now in their...
The Genesis Trust, the Bath charity supporting vulnerable people to overcome poverty and hardship, is to transform a building in Walcot Street into a sophisticated upcycled furniture shop, training centre and offices. They charity is being supporting by Bath & North East Somerset Council, which is securing a community asset transfer of the building...
Bath’s new Riverside Enterprise Area will give it the chance to become the world’s best small city, with an internationally-renowned creative sector attracting talented people. The ambition, unveiled to the city’s business leaders last week in a new ‘vision for Bath’, will build on its Roman and Georgian heritage to create a 21st century...
The West of England’s strength in innovation and its high quality of life is being showcased in Westminster this afternoon with a giant map being unveiled to MPs, Lords and and other key government figures. Compiled by the area’s Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), the map and accompanying policy document champions the area’s success stories...
Ahead of this Sunday’s International Women’s Day, the Association of Women in Property (WiP) is this evening hosting an event to highlight the work of Concern Universal, the charity aiming to bring opportunities to communities worldwide and help to beat poverty. The drinks and tapas reception at The Lido, Clifton, Bristol, which starts at...
Bath-based brand agency The House has been nominated for three major industry awards in recognition of its rebranding work for two international clients. The European Transform awards celebrate excellence in rebranding, including strategy, execution, content and evaluation. The House’s work with global sustainable packaging company Petainer has been nominated for best multi-market implementation of a brand development project and best visual identity in...
Keynsham’s striking new civic centre and the innovative Lee Centre at Bath’s Ralph Allen School have been named among the region’s best new buildings by RICS (the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors). They appear on the shortlist for the annual RICS South West Awards, putting them head to head with major new schemes such...
Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has an office in Bath, has continued to shrink its carbon footprint despite growing its staffing levels. The firm has added 75 people to its workforce and won more 1,000 clients over the past year yet its average consumption of electricity and gas per employee fell by more...
