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...
Business Showcase South West, the region’s largest free business event, returns for a third year in May following its huge success in 2014 and 2015. After two years at Bristol’s Colston Hall, this year’s Business Showcase (BSSW) will take place at the newly redeveloped Ashton Gate Stadium in South Bristol on May 17. A...
Firms across Bath and the West of England ended 2015 on a positive note with higher domestic and international sales, according to the results of Business West’s latest survey. Almost two thirds also said they were confident for the year ahead. But with slightly fewer firms planning to recruit over the next three months,...
Shares in Chippenham-based specialist drugs developer Vectura Group hit a record high today after it announced its asthma treatment had completed a clinical trial in the US – paving the way for a potential $45m (£31m) payment. The generic, inhaled combination therapy – known as VR315 – uses Vectura’s innovative dry powder inhaler and...
