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Commitment to corporate social responsibility helps Almeda do the double at family business awards

August 18, 2017
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Commitment to corporate social responsibility helps Almeda do the double at family business awards

Keynsham-based facilities management firm Almeda has scooped two awards at the prestigious National Family Business Awards. Managing director Brady George, pictured, won the Entrepreneur of the Year title while the company itself received the Big Heart award for improving corporate social responsibility (CSR).  Almeda was recognised in this category for its efforts building towards...

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Bath experts team up to lead high-profile residential scheme on former Bristol school site

August 18, 2017
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Bath experts team up to lead high-profile residential scheme on former Bristol school site

Planning and legal experts from Bath are working with one of the city’s most-active residential property developers to regenerate an historic Bristol school. Kersfield acquired the three-acre former Redland High School site for a reported £9m and has drawn up plans to restore its Palladian mansion, listed buildings and grounds for residential use. The...

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Bath wine bar uncorks second outlet after huge success of its first venue

August 17, 2017
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Corkage, the Bath independent wine bar, has opened a second, larger venue in the city, following the success of its Walcot Street outlet. Owners Marty Grant and Richard Knighting, pictured, have taken over the former home of the legendary Beaujolais restaurant on Chapel Row, converting it into what they describe as a “fine wine...

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High-profile store in Bath for upmarket designer glasses retailer

August 17, 2017
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High-profile store in Bath for upmarket designer glasses retailer

Independent spectacles and sunglasses retailer Ollie Quinn has acquired a retail unit in Bath to open its 12th UK outlet. The London-based firm, which also has branches in Canada, has agreed an eight-year lease on a high-profile corner store in New Bond Street close to similar aspirational retailers such as Bobby Brown, L’Occitane and...

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Bid to find – and close – gaps in West of England’s digital network launched by metro mayor

August 17, 2017
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Bid to find – and close – gaps in West of England’s digital network launched by metro mayor

Gaps in Bath and the West of England’s digital infrastructure are to be identified in a major new study aimed at improving its digital connectivity and boosting the economy. The project, to be launched in the autumn, will also identify the skills gaps in the digital sector that are holding back the region’s high-growth...

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Destination development expert’s arrival widens Colliers’ service offering in South West

August 15, 2017
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Destination development expert’s arrival widens Colliers’ service offering in South West

Commercial property specialist Colliers International’s South West office has added expertise in developing leisure destinations to its range of services following the appointment of an associate director who has worked with clients such as London’s Olympic Park, the Victoria & Albert Museum and the National Trust. Matt Hyslop, who has more than 10 years’...

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Sale to larger rival helps Keynsham timber merchant grow its branches

August 10, 2017
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Sale to larger rival helps Keynsham timber merchant grow its branches

Keynsham-based timber and sheet materials specialist Avon Plywood has been acquired by larger competitor Sydenhams in a deal handled by legal experts from Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King. Avon Plywood, which was established in 1983 as an importer of wood-based materials and timber into Bristol, is now one of the UK’s largest suppliers...

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Bath Business Blog: Donna Kehoe, regional agent, Bank of England. Modest growth ahead as uncertainty weighs on businesses

August 10, 2017
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Bath Business Blog: Donna Kehoe, regional agent, Bank of England. Modest growth ahead as uncertainty weighs on businesses

By Donna Kehoe, Bank of England agent for the South West of England I always enjoy the conversations I have each day with those running businesses, charities and other organisations here in the South West. These discussions provide an up-to-the-minute insight into what’s really happening in the economy across the UK. And at the...

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Thrings’ specialist residential property expertise earns it entry into elite group of law firms

August 8, 2017
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Thrings’ specialist residential property expertise earns it entry into elite group of law firms

Regional law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bath, has joined an elite group of legal practices that have been independently recognised for the high-quality advice they offer to residential property leaseholders. Just a handful of South West law firms are members of the influential Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP), the professional...

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‘Elegant and luxurious’ boutique B&B sold to experienced Bath hoteliers as market remains strong

August 4, 2017
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‘Elegant and luxurious’ boutique B&B sold to experienced Bath hoteliers as market remains strong

Bath-based hoteliers Tim and Ros Forester have acquired the city’s luxury boutique bed and breakfast Dorian House in a deal backed by NatWest and with advice from Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King. The couple, who previously owned Bath’s Duke’s Hotel, bought the historic 13-bedroom property, pictured, for an undisclosed sum through their new...

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