The construction industry could massively reduce its use of concrete and slash its carbon footprint by making floors for new buildings in a revolutionary new way, academics at the University of Bath have proved. They have demonstrated a vaulted style of floor that uses 75% less concrete than a traditional flat slab floor and produces 60%...
Two farm shops based within a few miles of each other on the outskirts of Bath have been crowned as winners in a national awards scheme that champions the best in the industry. Flourish Foodhall & Kitchen in Saltford – which opened less than a year ago – triumphed in the Rising Star of...
Haulage and warehouse firm Willmotts Transport has secured multi-million pound funding from NatWest to almost double its warehouse capacity. The firm, which was founded in 1918 and today specialises in the fast-moving consumer goods market, has more than 100 vehicles in its fleet and 150-plus staff providing storage and distribution services to a range of...
Influencing and networking organisation Women in Property has elected Alice Brook, an associate structural engineer at Bath-headquartered consulting engineers Buro Happold, as its new South West chair. Alice, pictured, replaces Sophie Endacott, a senior valuation surveyor in Avison Young’s Bristol office, in the year-long role. Women in Property, which was established in 1987, is committed to...
Bath-based full fibre broadband provider Truespeed has added two more towns to its growing network as it makes its debut in North Somerset. The firm, which is on a mission to connect underserved communities across the South West, has started rolling out its gigabit broadband service to Portishead and Clevedon, taking it to the...
Bath City Farm has been chosen by employees of housing association and developer Curo as their charity of the year for 2022. The farm, which is set in over 37 acres in Twerton and is home to chickens, goats & pigs, provides education, environment conservation, support for people who have mental health issues, living...
An innovative scheme to use the Roman Baths’ naturally hot spa water to heat surrounding buildings, including the soon-to-open World Heritage Centre, is entering its final phase. Heat harvested from hot water in the King’s Spring will be used in the centre on York Street, which is due to launch this spring, along with...
Global real estate advice firm Avison Young has promoted three of its South West-based staff – Daniel Rich, Matthew Dingle and Nicole Kruger – to associate director. Daniel joined the firm in 2013 as a graduate and gained his RICS chartered status in 2016. A member of Avison Young’s land and development team, he...
Tens of millions of pounds are to be invested in new measures to achieve net zero by Bath & North East Somerset Council as it looks to tackle the impact of the climate and ecological emergency on the area. The Liberal Democrat-controlled council, which declared a climate emergency in 2019, is to allocate more than...
Hotels, restaurants and hospitality businesses from the Bath area have dominated the region’s most prestigious tourism awards. Lucknam Park Hotel and Spa in Colerne come away with five accolades in the Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards while No.15 by GuestHouse, Bath, landed three. They were the front runners among a strong field of contenders...
