A programme designed to break down barriers and support more disabled people into work is being launched in Bath and across the West of England. Some 100 businesses will receive tailored, targeted disability inclusion training to help them create a more diverse workforce. The project, part of the Workforce for the Future programme, is...
Engineering experts at the University of Bath have called on the government to remove VAT from the cost of refurbishing building to help the construction industry meet net-zero sustainability targets. Such a move would level the playing field between refurbs and new-build construction projects, they argue, by providing developers with an incentive not to...
Rebranding last year when the pandemic was at its worst paid off, the CEO of Bath-headquartered specialist lender Time Finance has said as the firm reported higher annual profits and an improved cash position. The new brand for the business, previously known as 1pm, had created a clear identity in a crowded and competitive market and...
SETsquared, the globally acclaimed, University of Bath-supported business incubator, has expanded with the addition of Cardiff University. Cardiff has become the sixth member of the partnership, which has been named three times as the world’s number one university business incubator. SETsquared was set up in 2002 by a small group of research-intensive universities in...
Two University of Bath academics have been named among the UK’s most promising science and research leaders. Dr Vivek Soundararajan from the university’s School of Management and Dr Daniel Loughran from the Department of Mathematical Sciences have also secured Future Leader Fellowships from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Some 97 researchers in total are receiving funding of £113m...
Businesses in Bath are being urged to seek advice if they are concerned about the lifting of temporary insolvency restrictions. The warning has come from the regional chair of R3, the trade body for restructuring and insolvency professionals, which issued the call after the government decided to begin phasing out its ban on winding...
Aerospace and advanced engineering businesses from the Bath area are being urged to attend the first major networking event for the sector in the South West since the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions. Organised by trade organisation the West of England Aerospace Forum (WEAF), SW Aerotech Expo will bring together keynote speakers, exhibitors and visitors...
The chief executive of green utility business Good Energy, one of the UK’s oldest 100% renewable power suppliers, today called for major reforms to the crisis-hit energy market as consumers face soaring bills and food shortages and rival firms teeter on the edge of insolvency. Nigel Pocklington, pictured, of Chippenham-headquartered Good Energy said the “risky...
Staff from specialist inhaler firm Vectura have been barred from attending a pharmaceutical industry conference days after its controversial £1.1bn acquisition by tobacco group Philip Morris International (PMI). In an apparent rebuff by academics over the deal, Vectura was stripped of its sponsorship of a major lung health conference due to take place this...
Bath business leaders and entrepreneurs joined those from across the West of England at a high-profile gathering where they were told they will “face uncomfortable truths” on their journey to becoming zero carbon but had an obligation to the planet do it. Among those speaking at the event, part of the nationwide Zero Carbon Bus Tour, was Keri Andriana, pictured,...
