The Royal Bath & West Showground is now producing enough renewable energy to power 34 homes, following completion of its latest phase of development. The showground, which is ultimately aiming to become totally carbon neutral, recently commissioned a 15kW wind turbine, which will generate 34,000kWh a year. This follows a series of other green developments, including a 50kW solar photovoltaic roof installation and two biomass boilers totalling 700kW, which have reduced on-site gas consumption by more than 30%. Full Story: Read More
Stats reveal the public prefer buying from family businesses
Seventy-four per cent of the public believe that the quality of products and services from family run businesses are better*. Albert Goodman’s guest speaker, Business Partnerships Director at Bray Leino, Shaun Cooper, explained how businesses can build on the unique values, personalities and stories behind the family brand. Full Story: Read More
Seminar for local businesses on how to survive in hard times
How to survive, consolidate and even thrive in times of economic difficulty is the topic of an upcoming breakfast seminar at Wells Golf Club by specialists from Dyne Drewett solicitors and Burton Sweet chartered accountants on April 11. Entitled Building a Better Business, the seminar is designed with small and medium-sized businesses in mind, helping them to stimulate growth and lead the economic recovery as it starts to take shape. Full Story: Read More