A strong performance by the West of England in attracting business investment from overseas has helped the UK achieve the highest number of inward investment projects since records began in the 1980s, new figures show. There were 27 new investment projects by overseas companies in 2013/14 across the area covered by West of England...
Expanding fast food group Subway is to open its third branch in Bath following its acquisition of a hairdressing salon in the city centre. The US-based group has taken over the former Toni & Guy outlet in Southgate Street, opposite The Southgate Shopping Centre. Fitting out of 1,500 sq ft unit has started and...
A major extension to the Manchester School of Art by Bath architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has been selected as one of six projects shortlisted for this year’s Stirling Prize, the UK’s most prestigious architectural award. The extension to the progressive Manchester School of Art, which began life in the 1830s, provides an engaging...
A turf-cutting ceremony has marked the official start of work on Wiltshire College’s new £21m campus in Chippenham. The development is being funded by an award from the Skills Funding Agency and forms part of the Swindon & Wiltshire Local Economic Partnership initiative and Chippenham Vision Master Plan. Existing buildings on the site will...
Bath entrepreneur Nick Child, whose previous businesses have spanned electric vehicles, communications and electrical goods, is turning his talent to a revolutionary underground parking system. Mr Child, pictured, has taken on the role of managing director of Cardok UK, an arm of the Swiss firm behind the innovative Cardok hydraulic lift system which allows...
Bath’s Riverside housing development, one of the country’s largest regeneration projects, has picked up two prestigious awards at the Housing Design Awards. The Crest Nicholson Regeneration scheme came top in the ‘Completed’ and ‘Project’ categories, beating off stiff competition from other major developers. The awards are highly regarded as they are supported by genuine...
Property consultancy Kavanaghs has been appointed to manage Avonside Enterprise Park in Melksham by EBS Management, part of Charles Stanley Group. The mixed-use scheme includes retail, office, industrial and warehouse space covering 87,000 sq ft of floor space on a 2.54-acre site on the River Avon. Kavanaghs, which has offices in Trowbridge and Melksham,...
Supply chain specialist Wincanton has admitted that many of its existing and potential customers are still keeping a tight rein on costs despite the economic recovery. The Chippenham logistics group, which operates warehouses and distribution networks for major clients, has won a raft of contracts or extended previous agreements and, as a result, is...
Construction group Beard has been named as the West of England’s top company in the prestigious Business of the Year awards. The Swindon-based firm, which has recently completed a number of major projects in Bath, beat five other finalists to claim the prestigious title in the annual awards sponsored by international accountants PwC. Beard...
Bath-based award-winning landscape architecture firm Grant Associates has been appointed to design the public realm for the £70m leisure-led regeneration scheme Watermark WestQuay in Southampton. Inspired by tidal mudflats, the strata in which Southampton was first built, Grant Associates’ landscape design will have four key components: a plaza bringing a new open space for...
