Avon Valley Precision Engineering, based in Bitton, near Bath, is one of the first firms to receive funding under the West of England Growth Fund initiative. The firm, which supplies parts to major aerospace firms such as Rolls-Royce, Airbus and GKN, has been awarded £233,000 for capital investment in machinery and property to expand...
The BBC has teamed up with a number of universities across the UK, including the University of Bath, to research interaction and user experiences across its platforms. The partnership will explore the potential of new forms of content and interaction in a multi-platform world alongside new ways of producing media that will help make...
The South West’s jobs market is the best performing in the country, new figures have revealed. Unemployment fell by 11,000 to 156,000 between March and May in the region, giving it the UK’s lowest jobless rate of 5.8%. Across the UK, in the three months to May, unemployment fell by 57,000, and employment rose...
A new co-working hub for small-but-ambitious firms in Bath’s creative and tech sectors has opened, offering them modern office accommodation in the city centre. Based at the Guildhall – and aptly named The Guild – the 3,500-plus sq ft newly-redeveloped space offers breakout areas, conference rooms, a library as well as a number of...
Bath architectural firm Hetreed Ross Architects is celebrating multiple successes at the West of England Local Authority Building Control (LABC) Awards where three of its projects were among the finalists. The firm’s timber-clad design for an extension to Fairfield Farm College in Dilton Marsh, near Westbury, won the Best Community Building award and was...
SETsquared, the innovative business incubator partnership that includes the University of Bath, has been named as the joint best in Europe at helping fledgling tech firms meet their potential. The accolade comes from the University Business Incubator (UBI) Index which also made it joint fourth best in the world, behind US institutions. It shares...
Airsprung, the Trowbridge-based furniture group, has boosted its product range after rescuing Bristol bedroom furniture manufacturer Swanglen out of liquidation. Swanglen, which supplied headboards and other furniture to major retailers and bed manufacturers, collapsed after being hit hard by the collapse of Britain’s biggest bed retailer Dreams earlier this year. It recently ceased trading...
Leading figures at Bath Rugby have given West finance directors an insight into the pressures of delivering results both on and off the pitch at a seminar organised by business and financial advisers Grant Thornton. The firm, which sponsors the Aviva Premiership side, held its latest FD Club at the Bath’s Farleigh House headquarters....
Marshfield Bakery is celebrating a 155% increase in turnover and has launched 13 new products after developing an innovation strategy to capitalise on opportunities to enter new markets. The firm, which manufactures quality handmade cakes, snack bars, biscuits and seasonal goods, worked closely with the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) to develop a long-term project...
Teenagers are taking part in an innovative project sponsored by Bath lawyers Mogers to stage an event from scratch at the city’s Theatre Royal. They are the second group to become junior apprentices in the pioneering initiative which gives them an insight into the range of careers available at a major arts organisation. This...
