Disused swimming baths to become social housing under scheme led by developer

December 20, 2018
Disused swimming baths to become social housing under scheme led by developer

Bath-headquartered residential developer Crossman Homes is leading a project to convert a derelict swimming baths in Bristol into much-needed social housing. The firm has teamed up with Somerset-based Yarlington Housing Association to create 31 affordable homes for local people on the site of Speedwell Swimming Baths, pictured in a CGI.  The baths were built...

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New regional corporate banking head for HSBC as it says mid-market is ‘thriving’

December 20, 2018
New regional corporate banking head for HSBC as it says mid-market is ‘thriving’

HSBC UK has appointed Daniel Felton as head of corporate banking for the South West and Wales as part of a drive to support mid-market businesses. Daniel, pictured, will head a 110-strong team working with businesses turning over between £7.5m and £350m. Based in Bristol, he will have four area directors report into him...

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Pearson May weekly financial round-up

December 20, 2018
Pearson May weekly financial round-up

Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up each week to bring you the top national finance stories.  How could Brexit affect your business?   How leaving the EU could affect the jobs market.   Click here to find out what could happen   Keeping up with the state pension  ...

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SCISYS general council joins group’s board as executive director

December 20, 2018
SCISYS general council joins group’s board as executive director

SCISYS, the Chippenham-headquartered specialist IT group, has appointed Natasha Laird to its board as an executive director and general counsel with immediate effect. Natasha, pictured, joined the group, which also has a base in Bristol as general counsel in 2014 and has been company secretary since September 2016. She is the daughter of SCISYS...

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1,000 new jobs promised by Bristol Airport as it unveils latest expansion plan

December 19, 2018
1,000 new jobs promised by Bristol Airport as it unveils latest expansion plan

Bristol Airport has said it will create more than 1,000 jobs over the next decade as part of its further development to enable it to handle 12m passengers a year. The scheme, which has just been submitted to North Somerset Council planners, would also generate an additional £1.4bn for the regional economy by the...

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BrandSoup: The Holly and the IP

December 18, 2018
BrandSoup: The Holly and the IP

To cynical observers such as BrandSoup, the festive season may hold few surprises – the same old songs, the same old traditions, the same old advertising campaigns. And that’s precisely why we love it so much: it’s a beacon of consistency and reliability in a fast-moving, uncertain world.  So imagine our astonishment when we...

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