Bath luxury hotel Homewood has recruited a number of new staff, including a new general manager and executive head chef, and is also to join the Mr & Mrs Smith Collection, the travel club for hotel lovers. The 21-room hotel in Freshford has taken on Ed Fitzpatrick as general manager from the renown Lygon...
Firms are being invited to enter teams for this year’s Brain of Bath Quiz to help end rough sleeping in the city. Up to 24 corporate teams of 10 will go head to head at the event, staged by Julian House, Bath’s main homeless charity, to raise much-needed awareness and funds to help vulnerable...
National specialist engineering group SES Engineering Services has been appointed by the University of Bath to carry out mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) services worth £12.5m. The contract, to be delivered by SES’s Bristol base, covers the university’s new 11,300 sq m Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS), pictured, on the Bristol &...
Bathroom furniture supplier Roper Rhodes’ new-look Bath headquarters has been unveiled following a major design and conversion project by the South West building consultancy team of Carter Jonas, the national property consultancy. The 19,500 sq ft building, pictured, on the Brassmill Lane Trading Estate was transformed by the team, which ensured the high-quality office...
Creating a decarbonisation task force to help Bath address the climate crisis, exploring new ways of using the 8,000 vaults under the city, and establishing partnerships between the main public sector bodies were among the ideas discussed at the launch of a major new initiative. Called Our Shared Future, it brings together the University...
Bath-headquartered regional law firm Royds Withy King has appointed conveyancing executive Tim Bunting to its residential property and private wealth team in the city. Tim, pictured, brings with him nine years’ experience in the residential property sector. He has joined from the Bath office of rival Thrings, where he spent just over four-and-a-half years...
The South West needs its own government minister to champion the case for more funding and spur its economic growth, the CBI’s director general said on a visit to the region. Such a move – along with more autonomy for the West of England’s Metro Mayor over government funding – would ‘power up’ the...
Leading figures from the West of England’s business community will gather next month for the region’s annual banquet to mark the Chinese New Year. Organised by the Bristol and West of England China Bureau, the high-profile event not only celebrates the most important date in the Chinese calendar but acts as a showcase for...
Bristol Airport has become the first in Europe to offset all road journeys made by its passengers. The carbon offsetting scheme, which came into effect on New Year’s Day and covers trips to and from the airport, forms part of its ‘carbon roadmap’ published last year. Offsets will be bought retrospectively based on an...
A new commercial development in central Bath will offer a unique opportunity for businesses looking for a prime city centre location when it opens next month. The unit, pictured, on John Street between Queen Square and Milsom Street is being developed by city-based firm Longacre. It is currently under construction and due for completion...
