Teams from more than 20 Bath businesses have raised around £16,000 by putting their grey matter to the test in one of city’s longest-running charity events. The annual Brain of Bath quiz night staged by homeless charity Julian House, which has been staged since 1999, this year attracted 23 teams – all eager to...
The organisation that runs Bath Chamber of Commerce has called for an end to instability at the heart of government following Liz Truss’s resignation, warning that it was harming business’s prospects at an already difficult time. Business West, the region’s largest business group, also said it was crucial the next Conservative Party leader –...
Business innovation and creativity along with major regeneration schemes such as Bath Quays and the Milsom Quarter will help secure a strong future for Bath and North East Somerset, according to a new vision for the area. The new ‘place prospectus’ shows how better places and a carbon neutral economy can be created in...
Solar energy and battery storage developer Luminous Energy has appointed a new chief investment officer as it approaches its 10th anniversary. Guy Lavarack, pictured, is an experienced investor and developer of energy and infrastructure projects with more than a decade in the renewable energy sector. In his new role at Corsham-based Luminous he will be responsible for raising finance for Luminous’ solar energy and battery storage projects to enable it to build out,...
Bath’s longest-serving retail property agent Mike McElhinney is to join the city office of real estate consultancy CSquared as a partner. Mike, pictured, will specialise in the retail and leisure sectors, working alongside CSquared’s existing team in Bath. He spent more than 26 years with King Sturge (later JLL), working in – and later...
A raft of contract wins and the takeover of a specialist eCommerce fulfilment firm helped revenue drive ahead at national logistics group Wincanton. In a trading update to shareholders the Chippenham-headquartered business also said it was managing to manage inflationary pressures by passing on cost increases to its customers. Revenue for the six months...
Conservative MPs are going to make life for Prime Minister Liz Truss as difficult as their Labour counterparts did for Jeremy Corbyn when he was their leader, political columnist and broadcaster Ayesha Hazarika has told the region’s business leaders. Speaking at the South West CBI’s annual dinner, she predicted the political waters would get...
Bath workplace design company Interaction has unveiled its latest cutting-edge project – a flexible office that promotes collaborative working at intellectual property law firm Withers & Rogers. The 4,866 sq ft workspace in Bristol’s Castlemead office complex has been designed around the firm’s new hybrid business model and features a mix of collaborative meeting...
Fewer than one in 10 businesses in the South West have confidence in the UK’s economic prospects, with a record 73% fearful over the impact of inflation, according to new survey. At the same time the number of firms concerned about exchange rates has doubled, with a third of exporters suffering a fall-off in...
Bath’s small businesses and their supply chains can get help to adapt to the new economic and regulatory landscape thanks to a £1.5m fund from the West of England Combined Authority. The Business Growth and Adaptions Grant, which opens for a second round of applications from 19 October, is aimed at enabling small-to-medium enterprises...
