Wessex Water has responded to claims by charity Surfers Against Sewage that questioned levels of trust in the Bath-headquartered company and suggested it “fails to adhere to minimum environmental standards”. The water company told Bath Business News that it was fully transparent when it came to storm overflows automatically operated to protect properties from...
Hundreds more electric vehicle charging points are set to be installed across the West of England after £7m was secured by its combined authority to make plugging in as easy as filling up at the pumps. The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) will get up to £6.6m to buy and instal the charging points and a...
The public are getting a chance to have their say on draft plans to build a supermarket on land alongside the sports training facilities at Lambridge. Discount supermarket group Lidl GB bought the site from Bath Rugby last October. The club then permanently transferred the neighbouring training pitches and clubhouse to Bath RFC, securing...
Renewable energy project developer and installer Your Eco has been certified as a B Corp, recognising its commitment to operating as a force for good. The Frome-based firm, which provides renewable energy services in the new-build and retrofit markets, is the latest from the Bath area to gain the coveted accreditation, strengthening the city’s...
Construction work has started on the first solar farm at Bristol Airport in a move that could help it achieve its ambitious target of becoming net zero by 2030. Roughly the size of one-and-a-half football pitches, the 2.8-acre scheme of ground-mounted solar panels is expected to be completed and in operation by this summer. ...
The former group head of operations at Bath-based Andrew Brownsword Hotels has returned to the business to become its new CEO. John Badley, pictured, takes over from his former boss Stephanie Hocking in the role. Stephanie announced last week that she was leaving the group, which owns 13 luxury venues in countryside settings and...
Bath-based Andrew Brownsword Hotels is to begin the search for a new chief executive following the announcement that Stephanie Hocking is set to leave the group at the end of the month. Stephanie, pictured, joined Andrew Brownsword Hotels, which owns 13 venues in countryside settings and city centre locations across the UK, including The...
Bath-based housing association and developer Curo has continued to invest in projects outside its home city by beginning work on a new scheme in Weston-super-Mare. The 124-home development at Locking Parklands forms a key part of the regeneration of the former RAF Locking base on the edge of the seaside town, which will eventually...
A fast-growing digital transformation and software specialist has had its head office redesigned and enlarged by workspace design company Interaction - calling it an oasis of creativity and collaboration. Amdaris, widely recognised as one of the UK’s fastest-growing tech companies, called in interaction to shape its new Bristol headquarters in the city’s flagship Aurora office development after outgrowing its previous space in...
Bath area firms are being urged to join more than 125 firms across the UK that have already signed a pledge to never support or promote blood sports such as hunting or shooting. The plea has come from West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris, who is also chair of the League Against Cruel...
