Bath area tech business founders and investors are being invited to take part in a second West of England-focussed trade mission to Hong Kong following the success of the inaugural visit last year. Staged by Tech West England Advocates, the not-for-profit tech community for the region, last year’s mission helped participants develop links with...
Bath businesses innovating in the health and care sectors can learn how to commercialise their products or services by taking part in a free eight-week training programme. Hosted by Health Innovation West of England, the organisation tasked with putting healthcare innovation at the heart of the NHS in the region, the course is designed...
A University of Bath initiative that sends surplus management and engineering textbooks to universities in Nigeria has been extended to Kenya as it continues with its ambition of becoming a near-global programme. Readcycle Bath is the brainchild of Bath School of Management associate professor Teslim Bukoye, pictured, who launched it with a mission to ‘inspire...
Bath Rugby Foundation has launched an appeal for more volunteers to help change young lives in the city, including supporting students with CV writing and interviewing skills. Each year the Foundation, Bath Rugby’s charitable arm, helps around 4,000 vulnerable youngsters to succeed through inspiring programmes that focus on health, education and employability. Its team...
A business started by two former Bath schoolfriends during the Covid-19 pandemic has launched a new product range aimed at making workplace accidents a thing of the past. Former St Gregorys schoolfriends-turned-entrepreneurs Harry Kimberley-Bowen and Ronan Finnegan founded Spacebands when the first lockdown hit in April 2020. The firm sold more than 20,000 of...
People against Poverty CEO Belinda Wadsworth took over the reins of the registered charity in late 2022. We caught up with her about her time with the charity so far and its plans for the mid-term future. Q: What drew you to People against Poverty in the first place? Belinda: People against Poverty, although...
FW Capital, one of the UK’s largest regional fund managers, has strengthened its team in the South West as it continues to help the region’s small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) expand and prosper. Kevin Goodall, an experienced finance professional with more than 22 years in banking, has joined the office as a portfolio executive. ...
Motul, the French engine oil and lubricants manufacturer, is to open an office in Bath in a major boost to the city’s commercial property market. The firm, a long-term partner of emblematic international racing competitions such as the Dakar Rally and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, is the latest to take space in the...
Sales, profits and operating margins all increased at Bath-headquartered specialist manufacturer Rotork in the first half of this year as markets improved and it started benefiting from a refocusing of the business. As a result, the group, which designs and makes high-quality flow control equipment for the global oil, gas, water and power industries,...
The recent King’s Speech set out the legislative agenda for the new Labour government, with two draft bills that would enhance employment rights for employees. The reality is that there is no cost to the Treasury in making the planned change – but the same cannot be said for employers. Here is our short...
