Bath Racecourse’s multi-million pound redevelopment is already paying off, it said today, with the enhanced conference facilities contributing to a 58% increase in revenue on non-racedays. Some 500 more delegates have booked for the first quarter this year than during the equivalent period last year – with inquiries about future events also up on the...
A six-acre industrial estate with development potential has come onto the market – with property agents saying it could help plug the shortage of suitable schemes in the area. The site on the outskirts of Frome has a range of buildings totalling 32,500 sq ft including offices, warehousing, workshops and a showroom. It is currently occupied...
National property adviser GVA has appointed six new members of staff to its South West office, heralding an optimistic start to 2017 across its multidisciplinary business. Harry Hancock, Joanna Murray and Jordan Andrews have joined its building consultancy and architectural teams, Kimberley Brown and Emma Norman have been taken on by its planning team...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has welcomed the focus on skills in the government’s new industrial strategy – but fears that the West of England would again miss out when it comes to funding. Prime Minister Theresa May launched the long-awaited strategy and its associated green paper earlier this week. They set...
Upmarket car retail group Dick Lovett is to create 150 jobs at a new flagship Jaguar Land Rover dealership in West Wiltshire. The firm, which has a string of dealership along the M4 selling marques such as Porsche, Ferrari and BMW, has acquired a four-acre greenfield site at Hampton Park West, south of Melksham,...
Confidence levels among property and construction professionals in Bath and across the South West are the second highest in the UK, according to a new report from accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson. Only professionals in London and the South East are more optimistic about their prospects, the firm’s annual survey...
Bath entrepreneurs are being invited to attend the second meeting of The Royall Wealth Club, the innovative West-based community of forward-thinking individuals, on Monday. The club, which covers Bath and Bristol, was launched last October to bring together successful people from all walks of life to meet, share and develop their personal goals around wealth,...
Annual turnover at Bath-based building firm Halsall soared by 34% to £26.7m last year as it continued to grow into a major player in the regional construction industry. Halsall, headquartered on the Bath Business Park at Peasedown St John, said the opening of an office in Exeter and a mix of housing, construction, and care...
Free stands are being offered to employers at Bath College’s Futures Apprenticeships and Jobs Fair. Hundreds of young people will be looking for jobs and opportunities at the event in March – making it an ideal opportunity for West employers to promote apprenticeships and vacancies to students and to speak to potential new employees....
Bath firms should hope for the best but plan for the worst, according to the region’s largest business organisation following Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech on Tuesday outlining her plans for Brexit. Business West, which runs Bath Chamber of Commerce, said while the landmark speech gave some clarity to the government’s intentions over leaving...
