Bath-based broadband provider Truespeed has extended its price freeze and introduced a new ‘basic’ package to support financially vulnerable customers in a move it says will provide some respite from the cost of living crisis. The firm, which is investing heavily to expand its network across the West of England, announced the price standstill last...
Regional law firm Michelmores’ property awards – regarded as among the most prestigious in the South West – are returning this year after last being staged in 2021. This year will also mark the 20th anniversary of the contest, which celebrates the best property, development and construction projects in the region and have long-championed sustainability...
Bath-headquartered law firm RWK Goodman has appointed Sonal Ghelani to its residential property, farms and estates team as a partner. Sonal, who joins from specialist legal claims firm Bolt Burdon Solicitors, has spent the past 15 years dealing with all aspects of residential conveyancing in London. She advises clients from the UK and abroad...
Logistics group Wincanton today insisted its diverse customer base will help it overcome market turmoil triggered by the cost of living crisis, industrial action and a slowdown in consumer spending. The Chippenham-headquartered group has performed strongly over recent years, benefitting from the huge increase in home shopping during the Covid lockdowns and the switch...
A 1970s office building regarded as one of the 15 most important developments of its kind in the UK, is to be given a new lease of life by Bath-based landscape architecture practice Grant Associates. Grade II listed Mountbatten House in Basingstoke was commissioned in 1973 and has since become an icon of the...
Bath’s office market rebounded from the impact of the Covid pandemic quicker than most other towns and cities in the South West in 2022 with activity soaring by nearly two-thirds between the second and third quarters, according to new research. Just under 23,000 sq ft of office space in the city was leased...
Confidence among South West businesses continued to rise in December after a surprise recovery the previous month – with firms ending the year in a rare upbeat mood. The latest monthly Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking reveals firms reported higher confidence in their own business prospects month-on-month, up 15 percentage points at 34%. Taken alongside their optimism in the economy, up 10...
World-leading action to help tackle the climate emergency by cutting emissions from buildings will be taken by Bath & North East Somerset Council this year in a link-up with the University of Bath. The council will draw on the pioneering expertise of the university’s academics to bring in a cutting-edge set of sustainable construction...
A Bath construction specialist is helping identify new markets for an award-winning cycle storage business after it was hit by Brexit red tape and the economic downturn. Dan Grimshaw, pictured right, who lives in Hinton Charterhouse and owns London-based design and construction firm Beam Development, is mentoring entrepreneur Andrew Lang, whose business Cycloc is...
Water2business, the specialist retailer co-owned by Bath-based Wessex Water, has extended its partnership with UK-wide café chain Coffee#1 for a further two years. Having set up the agreement two years ago, Water2business will continue to provide water and wastewater services to 84 of Coffee#1’s 100 sites. The firm’s dedicated account management team will continue...
