Two sewage and food waste-powered trucks bought by Bath-based utility group Wessex Water will hit the roads this summer, ushering in a transport revolution that could potentially slash greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality. The vehicles, pictured, which follow in the tyre tracks of Wessex Water’s pioneering ‘poo bus’, have been converted from...
Maths may not seem an obvious subject to turn to for businesses recovering from the impact of the pandemic but mathematicians from the University of Bath are using their expertise to do just that. The university’s Institute for Mathematical Innovation (IMI) is running a short series of free mini-workshops targeted at sectors that have been...
Small businesses in Bath and North East Somerset can access a free business support service to help them grow and reach their full potential. The BANES Business Support Service is designed to help firms through the Covid-19 crisis and beyond by providing the support they need to adapt, recover and adjust to a changing...
The region’s largest business group has urged the Prime Minister to help create a more sustainable future for business at this weekend’s G7 summit in Cornwall. The British Chambers of Commerce South West (BCCSW) – which includes Bath Chamber of Commerce parent group Business West – has written to Boris Johnson ahead of the global...
The University of Bath is to play a key role in a state-of-the-art research and innovation centre at the forefront of the UK’s ambitions to cut industrial greenhouse gas emissions. The Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) will act as the national focal point and international gateway for UK industrial decarbonisation. Virtually based...
Defence manufacturing group Avon Rubber is on the lookout for a new chief financial officer and executive director following the decision by current CFO Nick Keveth to retire for personal reasons. The Melksham-headquartered group, which makes protective gear, masks and breathing equipment for the military and first-responder markets, said Mr Keveth, pictured below, will leave...
A Bath hotel is offering free use of its meeting rooms to small businesses, charities and community groups as they look ahead to life after Covid-related restrictions. The Apex hotel on James Street West, along with nine others in the Apex group, this week launched its ‘Help in Hand’ initiative offering complimentary use of...
Bath’s small and medium-sized businesses are being urged to take advantage of grants which can make them greener while also saving them money. But they need to hurry as applications for the grants close on June 25. The Green Business Grant scheme is run by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), which covers Bath...
Specialist pharmaceutical firm Vectura, which has its roots in a spin-out from the University of Bath, has agreed to be taken over by global private equity giant Carlyle for £958m. The approach by Carlyle has been approved by Vectura’s board. Chairman Bruno Angelici said while the firm’s directors remained confident in its long-term fundamentals,...
A sharp rise in new orders at defence manufacturing group Avon Rubber combined with a boost from its recent acquisitions helped it achieved strong growth. The Melksham-headquartered group, which specialises in protective gear, masks and breathing equipment for the military and first-responder markets, said orders leapt by 46.5% year-on-year in the six months to March...
