Bath’s hi-tech innovators are being urged to enter an awards scheme that aims to find the best tech firms in the West. The SPARKies will showcase the leading people, products and companies that make up the tech industry across a region spreading from Swindon to Bath, Bristol and Gloucestershire. Due to rising interest in...
Bath Tourism Plus has teamed up with Bristol Airport and Destination Bristol to promote the West of England to airlines from across the globe at the world’s largest commercial aviation event. The World Route Development Forum, which starts tomorrow in Chicago and lasts until Tuesday, gives airports and tourism organisations the chance to meet...
Bath tech firms are being invited to join major tech industry names such as Intel and Huawei at an upcoming conference in the region which will highlight the latest advancements in multicore – the technology integral to the development of cutting-edge innovations such as autonomous cars, robots and next-generation mobile phones. Now in its...
The Agency, the award-winning Bath integrated media consultancy, has launched a national advertising campaign to promote Welsh lamb for its client Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales. The campaign, which uses the strapline ‘Not all lamb is created equal’, aims to increase awareness of the brand and clearly differentiate it from the competition....
Mercedes-Benz of Bath has been named as official vehicle supplier to Bath Rugby for the new season. The Peasedown St John dealership will provide several vehicles for Bath Rugby officials and will also supply cars to players through a VIP programme established between the RFU and the motor manufacturer. There will also be special...
Bath Business News has teamed up with the region’s biggest business exhibition, Business Showcase South West, as it prepares to return for a second year. Business Showcase South West 2015 (BSSW 2015) will build on the success of the inaugural event earlier this year which attracted nearly 2,000 attendees, exhibitors and big-name speakers including...
Bath businesses are being asked to back an ambitious £45m refurbishment appeal for Bristol’s iconic Colston Hall music venue to meet its aspirations to create an international centre of excellence for the region. Called Thank You for the Music, the appeal aims to end decades of under-investment in the venue, which celebrates its 150th...
Unemployment has edged back up again in the South West, but business leaders say the recovery is firmly on track and firms are planning to recruit more workers. Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for the period from May to July show unemployment rose marginally in the region – up by...
Bristol Airport has a new owner following a deal announced this week in which a Canadian pension fund bought out the airport’s Australian co-shareholder. Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, which already held a 50% stake in the airport, acquired the remaining 50% from Australian asset manager Macquarie Group. The airport, the UK’s ninth busiest, is...
IT innovator SciSys has secured a €2m (£1.59m) order to develop software for the next Mars rover as part of the European Space Agency’s 2018 mission to the red planet. The Chippenham-based firm, which has its roots in the space industry, will work on the vehicle visual localisation flight software (VISLOC) responsible for self-localising...
