High-end watch designer Abbott Lyon has relocated its head office to Bath from Cirencester as it focuses on international expansion. The firm, launched in 2015 by entrepreneur Jezz Skelton, has signed a five-year deal with Bath property firm HPH on 1,350 sq ft of office space over two floors in a Georgian property...
Time is running out for Bath’s best business leaders and entrepreneurs to enter the region’s top awards for boardroom excellence. This year’s Institute of Directors (IoD) South West Director of the Year Awards 2018 have already proved the most successful yet, with a record number of registrations to enter. And with next Wednesday’s deadline...
Bath Business Expo – one of the largest general business exhibitions and networking opportunities in the region - returns next month, bringing a range of seminars, workshops and networking opportunities to the city. The event, on March 16, will build on the success of last year's sold-out event, which hosted 102 exhibitors, and more than...
Thrings, the regional law firm with a base in Bath, has restated its commitment to the London legal market by relocating its office there to a prime City location. The firm, which has had a base in the capital since 2007, has signed a 10-year lease on 5,640 sq ft (523 sq m) of...
Bristol Airport today announced that Southampton Airport managing director Dave Lees has been appointed as its new chief executive officer. Mr Lees, pictured, will take up his new role on August 1. He has also served as operations director and planning & development director at Southampton Airport, which has achieved record passenger numbers and...
Bath’s economy is set for a boost this summer when 100 individually decorated owl sculptures descend on the city in its third – and most ambitious – public arts sculpture trail. Minerva’s Owls of Bath 2018 will be brought to the area by the same team behind the enormously popular King Bladud’s Pigs in...
Long-awaited efforts to improve the economy of the Midsomer Norton area have been given a double boost. High-quality, flexible workspace for expanding local firms is to be available at the former Great Mills head office at Old Mills, pictured, following the appointment of Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, as manager. And the...
The UK’s first app-only energy brand Pure Planet has relocated to Bath from Bristol as it prepares for a period of rapid growth. The firm, which was launched in Bristol last spring by some of the UK mobile telecoms industry’s most experienced executives, said it was attracted to Bath by the city’s “dynamic tech...
Energy management firm SMARTech energy has been awarded accreditation for achieving excellence in health and safety in the workplace. The Corsham-based firm gained the award from Alcumus SafeContractor, a leading third-party accreditation scheme which recognises extremely rigorous standards in health and safety management among contractors. SMARTech energy, founded by Stuart Pearce in 2014, offers...
Cats Protection, the UK’s largest feline welfare charity, is on the prowl across the South West for a suitable location for a major ‘department store’ and donation centre to serve the region. The charity has 120 charity shops nationwide – 19 of them in the South West – with the money raised from them...
