Bath-based specialist building contractor Emery Brothers has been appointed to carry out essential restoration work on the city’s iconic Beckford’s Tower as part of a £3.9m heritage project. Owned and run by Bath Preservation Trust (BPT), the landmark Grade I listed building, pictured, has been on Historic England’s national Heritage at Risk register for...
Confidence among South West firms remains the most fragile of any UK region, according to two new surveys, with weak economic growth and skills shortages among the biggest challenges. Business optimism in the region fell six percentage points during May according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. Firms also reported...
A senior associate with Bath-based international landscape architecture practice Grant Associates has joined the panel of Design West, the organisation that brings together the best expertise from across the region’s built and natural environment sectors. Andrew Haines, pictured, is a highly accomplished landscape architect and Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute, who has served...
World-leading edtech business Discovery Education has relocated its head office to Bath, with its international managing director saying the city’s vibrant tech scene made it feel like the firm’s natural home. The move from London to Bath follows Discovery Education’s acquisition of Bath-based education app firm DoodleLearning last August. Its new base in Palace Yard...
Fast-growing Bath-based men’s cosmetics firm Shakeup, already the UK’s fastest-growing male skincare brand, is aiming for further expansion after securing a six-figure credit line. The working capital agreement with regional alternative finance lender SWIG Finance has enabled Shakeup to place significant orders with its manufacturers to meet growing product demand. It has also allowed...
A raft of major project wins for blue-chip clients has helped Bath-based workplace design-and-build firm Interaction enjoy its most successful year since it was founded in 1992. Sales at the firm, which has enjoyed continued steady growth despite the pandemic, rose to £33.5m last year – with profits also increasing to £2.35m. Growth has been...
Shares in Bath-based global media group Future were recovering this afternoon after millions of pounds were wiped off their value yesterday when it warned of the impact of challenging market conditions. The group, which recently replaced the CEO responsible for its huge turnaround over the past decade, said it expects its full-year performance to...
Two pioneering Bath firms have been named among the country’s 100 fastest-growing businesses. Independent broadband provider Truespeed and Inspecs, the spectacles designer and manufacturer, appear in the latest ORESA Growth Index, which lists the top 100 fastest growing businesses in the UK. The prestigious report analyses the financial performance of more than 32,000 firms...
Bath tourism businesses will be able to learn about – and connect with – the travel trade, thanks to a link-up between destination marketing organisation Visit West and a specialist marketing platform. The partnership between Visit West, which runs the Visit Bath service, and b2me Tourism Marketing aims to support businesses in the sector...
Bath’s award-winning contemporary arts event, Forest of Imagination, is back this summer with a series of playful, nature-inspired experiences. Organisers of the free-to-attend festival, which runs from 14 June to 14 July, are inviting adults and children to ‘assemble in the forest’ and connect with nature in a host of imaginative ways. This year’s venue is...
