Applications for the coveted South West Fairtrade Business Awards close this weekend and Bath firms that support fair and ethical business practices are being urged to enter before Sunday’s deadline. The unique awards – now in their fourth year – champion firms that put ethical responsibilities at the heart of their business. Bath businesses...
Intellectual property law firm EIP is offering free intellectual property (IP) advice clinics during this month’s Bath Digital Festival. The clinics are for businesses or individuals seeking IP protection for their inventions (patents), designs or branding (trademarks). Innovative IP law firm EIP provides a range of services in Europe and the US from patent,...
Directors at SciSys, the Chippenham-based specialist IT firm, have insisted its recovery is now well established and last year’s problems are behind it. In a trading update to the London Stock Exchange this week, they said they were encouraged by the group’s performance in the second half of 2015 and its underlying results this...
BMT Hi-Q Sigma, the Bath-based specialist management consultancy, has promoted Nicola Adams to the role of business development director. Nicola, pictured, will maintain the company’s reputation in existing markets as well as developing sustainable business in new markets. The firm, a subsidiary of international design, engineering and risk management consultancy BMT Group, provides high-value...
Bath looks set to get its long-awaited innovation and digital campus under ambitious new plans now being drawn up for the city’s Quays South area. International design, engineering and risk management consultancy BMT Group said it is preparing a detailed planning application for the derelict Grade II listed Newark Works building on Lower Bristol...
Business in the Community (BITC) is calling on Bath firms to showcase how they are taking practical action to address pressing issues as the deadline for entries to the 2016 Responsible Business Awards looms. The awards, now in their 19th year, celebrate inspiring examples of businesses that make a difference by creating stronger communities,...
The recently launched Bath Institute for Mathematical Innovation (Bath IMI) at the University of Bath is hosting its first event aimed at helping companies and organisations access cutting-edge knowledge and research funding. The Industry Innovation Partnerships Workshop will explore how some of the most complex business challenges are solved through university-industry collaboration projects. The...
Bath brand agency The House is to support the South American expansion of the world’s fastest-growing manufacturer of precision dental drill bits. The House will work with Gloucester-based Prima Dental to produce Brazilian-Portuguese language marketing material, including a new website, market-specific materials for distributors, e-learning modules for travelling sales reps and promotional information for...
The latest fall in unemployment – down a further 7,000 in the South West – has been welcomed by Business West, the organisation behind Bath Chamber of Commerce. But Business West, the region’s largest business group, has warned that low unemployment brings its own challenges – particularly skills shortages and rising wage costs –...
One of Bath’s leading digital pioneers, specialist supply chain management firm Actual Experience, is looking ahead to a year of strong growth as it markets its innovative technology across the world. The firm, based at The Tramshed, is forecasting further progress this year after signing contracts with two global firms last year and increasing...
