The regional head of EEF The Manufacturers Organisation has welcomed Government plans to create a new Cabinet Office committee aimed at driving forward regional growth. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will chair the committee, which brings together a number of ministerial groups responsible for city deals and other regional economic initiatives. Mr Clegg will...
Bath-based landscape architects Grant Associates have been appointed by the Royal Botanics and Domain Trust in Sydney to help develop a new sustainable masterplan for the city’s historic Royal Botanic Garden. The practice Grant Associates will be responsible for developing the landscape strategy and public realm elements of the new masterplan for the site,...
Pioneering Bath-based social enterprise Elephant Branded is celebrating getting through to the final of a national contest for start-ups less than a week after winning an award for innovative student-launched businesses. Elephant Branded, founded by University of Bath architecture graduate James Munro Boon, will compete against five other finalists in Pitch it to Michon,...
The Government’s controversial Help-to-Buy scheme, which aims to stimulate the housing market, is already boosting sales in Bath and across the West, according to housebuilder Redrow. It said take-up of the scheme, which helps buyers with low deposits obtain mortgages by underwriting the loan, has been stronger in the region than any other part...
A strong performance by West exporters has put the region ahead of the UK for overseas sales growth. Exports by West firms increased by 4.8% to £3.4bn during the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, latest figures released by HM Revenue & Customs show. The first quarter of...
High-growth and emerging markets may remain top of the exporting agenda, but UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) is urging West businesses not to forget the commercial benefits of markets closer to home. As a result, the lucrative benefits of doing business in Germany are to be explained at a special event taking place in...
