Businesses and venues from Bath’s tourism and hospitality industries have again landed an armful of accolades at a regional awards ceremony. The Roman Baths and Pump Room, Lucknam Park & Spa and No.15 by GuestHouse, Bath were among the top winners at the Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards, with a number of first-time entrants also...
The University of Bath’s car-of-the-future research centre is driving ahead with a pioneering project that could help put zero-emission hydrogen-powered aircraft into commercial use. The Institute of Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS) has teamed up with aircraft parts manufacturer GKN Aerospace to develop hydrogen technology aimed at decarbonising the aviation industry. They will work together on GKN Aerospace’s...
A new innovation and enterprise space has opened on the University of Bath’s campus to provide a space for student entrepreneurs, researchers and graduate start-ups to develop and share ideas for products and services. The E-Lab, pictured, which also offers access to support and mentoring, is a significant expansion of the university’s enterprise services,...
Redde Northgate, the mobility and automotive services group that includes Bath-based specialist vehicle accident management firm Redde, is enroute to make the most of market opportunities next year after clocking up what its CEO called “meaningful growth” over the past six months. Martin Ward said the business extended its fleet by 8% to more...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. One in four small firms fear closure Businesses are increasingly concerned if energy relief ends next spring. Find out more here SMEs owed £23.4bn in late payments A government review into outstanding invoices to be launched. Click here to find...
Bath’s only Michelin-starred chef, Chris Cleghorn of the Olive Tree Restaurant, has been named the Hotel Restaurant Chef of the Year at the hotel industry ‘Oscars’, the Hotel Cateys. The prestigious awards celebrate the UK’s most successful hotel operators and their employees and are the industry’s only truly independent benchmark of operational excellence, with...
Bath Spa University has become one of the first in the UK to benefit from a link-up with US software giant Adobe which will boost its students’ digital capability and better prepare them for the modern workplace. Under the partnership, only the third between Adobe and a British university, Bath Spa students get free...
Heat pump installation firm Igloo has been snapped up by 100% renewable electricity provider Good Energy as it continues to look for growth opportunities in other green energy markets. The Chippenham-headquartered group, which also part owns electric vehicle charge point mapping app Zap-Map, is paying £1.75m for Igloo. It said the takeover “represented a...
Defence manufacturing group Avon Protection has offloaded part of its US body armour business ahead of closing down the division to cut losses. The Melksham-based group, which specialises in protective gear, masks and breathing equipment for the military and first-responder markets, has sold the assets of the base in Kentucky to CoorsTek, a global manufacturer of...
Lawyers from Bath-headquartered legal firm RWK Goodman have advised a longstanding care home client on the sale of its portfolio of four properties. The homes – two in Patchway, Bristol, and two in Winterbourne, South Gloucestershire – together have a total of 183 beds and boast an excellent occupancy history. They also have either...
