Bath Rugby have teamed up with city-based full-fibre broadband provider Truespeed to upgrade connectivity at The Rec, giving fans a much better online experience on match days. Under the multi-year strategic partnership, Truespeed has become the club’s official broadband and public wi-fi provider and will now offer ultrafast wi-fi all around the iconic stadium...
A national competition to find Britain’s best-loved office dog has been launched by Bath-based workplace design company Interaction. Dog owners from across the UK can nominate their canine colleagues and share a photo of their pets at work – with a winner being chosen every month next year. Interaction, which has been designing award-winning...
Bristol Airport has unveiled a new masterplan to increase its capacity from 12m passengers a year to 15m while adding direct flights to the East Coast of America and the Middle East. Airport bosses insist the current restriction on passenger numbers – set just two years ago – is too low and can be...
A £50m fund to help the growth of small and medium-sized firms across the South West has been launched by investment group Foresight – with two offices in the region due to open to support it. FTSE 250 listed Foresight already manages a number of regionally focused private equity and venture capital funds dedicated...
Renewable power group Good Energy has made three senior appointments to oversee and drive growth in its services division. The Chippenham-headquartered company, which has acquired five services businesses over the past two years – including two last month – said the new arrivals would oversee these operations while integrating them into the wider group. ...
Pioneering ways of meeting the West of England’s economic challenges while building on its strengths are to be explored by a new data and research project. The Brunel Centre, which will officially launch next year, will bring together businesses and universities with policymakers to support regional growth and industrial strategy. It has been created by the...
Bath Future Talent Programme, the city’s unique leadership development scheme, ends its eighth annual programme today with a celebratory event and a look ahead to exploring challenges for 2025. The world-class programme is staged by Bath Bridge, the community interest company that brings together a wide range of knowledge, skills and experience to boost...
Bath-based landscape architecture firm Grant Associates has played a key role in the design of one of Europe’s most advanced healthcare buildings. The Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), pictured, which recently opened its doors in Birmingham, revolutionises healthcare delivery in the region, combining cutting-edge medical facilities with a restorative and sustainable landscape. Grant Associates’ landscape...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget on 30 October, the first by Labour for almost 15 years. She pledged to ‘invest, invest, invest’ to drive growth and ‘restore economic stability’. Ms Reeves said the Budget would raise a massive £40bn in taxes, a significant proportion of which will be borne by businesses. Here Pearson...
Corporate lawyers in Thrings’ Bath office have advised Wiltshire housebuilder Stonewood Homes on a string of deals linked to its schemes across the West of England. Stonewood, which specialises in small-to-medium developments of high-quality, sustainable new homes, received funding from a consortium of investors as part of its plans to bring forward a proposed...
