Businesses are being invited to demonstrate their commitment to equality and diversity by supporting one of the area’s largest Pride events. Taking place on Saturday, 15 June, Chippenham Pride is expected to attract thousands of people. Renewable electricity firm Good Energy, which employs more than 250 people at its head office in the town,...
Bath Business News has teamed up with specialist communications consultancy Distinctive Communications to discuss how to engage with journalists to promote your business at an event tomorrow. Hosted by Distinctive founder Ben Lowndes, the free webinar will hear from Bath Business News editor Robert Buckland on why some stories get coverage and others don’t. Other areas covered will...
Bath Business News has teamed up with specialist communications consultancy Distinctive Communications to discuss how to engage with journalists to promote your business at an event next week. Hosted by Distinctive founder Ben Lowndes, the free webinar will hear from Bath Business News editor Robert Buckland on why some stories get coverage and others don’t. Other areas covered...
The University of Bath’s status as a leading centre for cutting-edge research was boosted this week as it joined a new innovative digital health hub while also receiving around £25m to train a new generation of scientists, mathematicians and engineers. The digital health hub, made up of a consortium of universities from across the...
Individuals inspired to start a business or already on their entrepreneurial journey can discover and share insights at the University of Bath’s third annual Enterprise Day. The event next Wednesday, 20 March, will bring together business leaders, academic experts and student entrepreneurs to share ideas and celebrate innovation and start-up successes. Enterprise Day is...
The SETsquared Partnership, the pioneering tech incubator backed by the University of Bath, has been named as the UK’s leading start-up hub and third best in Europe. No stranger to awards – it has been ranked best in the world by the University Business Incubator (UBI) Index three times – SETsquared has been given...
Bath businesses will be able to find out how to create a happy workplace at a special event hosted in the city by the legal and financial planning firm Mogers Drewett. The event takes place at the Abbey Hotel on North Parade next Wednesday, 20 March – which has been designated International Day of...
The Western Gateway, the pan-regional partnership that stretches from Swindon to Swansea via Bath, has appointed a new chair as it focuses its efforts on net zero and creating jobs and economic growth. Sarah Williams-Gardener, former CEO of FinTech Wales, takes over from Bristol-based Katherine Bennett CBE, who was the partnership’s first chair, having...
Industrial giant Siemens has said its new £100m rail equipment manufacturing plant announced this week will be the most sophisticated of its kind in the world. The Chippenham factory, which will employ around 800 skilled workers, will replace one on the same site which has produced signalling and control systems for much of the...
The drive by European countries to secure their energy supplies in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has benefited Bath-based manufacturer Rotork as oil and gas producers invest in new equipment. The firm, which designs and makes high-quality pipeline flow control equipment, also overcame the supply chain issues which had held new orders...
