Bath’s highly successful tech firms can play a lead role in building the South West into a global centre of excellence to rival similar hubs such as London’s Tech City, according to a new report. Published today, the Tech South West report calls for a group of ‘ambassador companies’ to work together to showcase...
Bristol & Bath Science Park has appointed Tom Beasley to lead day-to-day operations of its Forum and Innovation Centre. Tom, pictured, is the former director of projects and strategic development at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College, where he led the team responsible for securing £26.5m funding to support development of the Gloucestershire Science &...
Volunteers are being sought from Bath businesses to support schools careers and enterprise strategies across the West of England. The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is taking part in the first wave of a new government-led national programme to unlock the potential of young people aged between 12 and 18. The LEP,...
Healthcare innovators from across the West of England came together in Bath this month to learn how to take their cutting-edge technology and business ideas to the next level. The four-day Healthcare Innovation Programme, hosted by SETsquared and the West of England Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), provided 16 innovators from 13 healthcare ventures...
Innovative automotive firm Carbon One has relocated to larger premises as it continues to expand and develop pioneering new products. The firm, which is developing carbon composite wheels, beat off competition to take the lease for a unit on the Leafield Industrial Estate in Corsham. The 20,350 sq ft building, pictured below, has recently been...
More than 20% of West of England firms still have no plans in place for the auto enrolment of staff in workplace pension schemes, according to new research. This is despite the risk of being fined if they fail to provide a scheme. The latest position was revealed by The Pensions Regulator at a...
Bath’s go-ahead firms are being encouraged to follow in the tracks of skateboard distributor Shiner and show the benefits of creating a great workplace culture. Bristol-based Shiner collected the top prize in last year’s inaugural South West Happiest Workplace competition, attributing its success to being “laid back with no egos”. The third-generation family firm,...
A Bath charity making eco-friendly knickers, a specialist building maintenance firm and the city’s two universities were among the winners at this year’s South West Fairtrade Business Awards. Kerala Crafts, established in 2001, supports projects in Kerala, Southern India, including a women’s stitching co-operative and cotton co-operative. Its products, which range from oven gloves and...
Marshfield Bakery managing director Chris Smith has been named as the new chairman of the Institute of Directors’ (IoD) Gloucestershire branch. Chris, pictured, is the current IoD South West Small Company Director of the year and a former IoD South West Director of the year. Since he became managing director at family-owned Marshfield...
Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget included a number of important measures for the South West, including New mayoral devolution deal for the West of England (Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset), giving it “significant” new powers over improved transport, planning, skills and employment. This area will also receive control of...
