Researchers at the University of Bath have invented a new way to remove health-harming toxins from water – using 3D printing. The team from the university’s Department of Chemical Engineering say their method removes at least 75% of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) from water and so could become an important tool in future efforts to eliminate...
A charity campaign to raise vital funds to improve access to Bath’s vital parks and green spaces has signed up its first key business partner. Your Park Bristol & Bath launched the Reimagining Parks scheme in May following a report that revealed a third of the population across the two cities struggle to access their local park. ...
Defence manufacturer Avon Protection has changed its name for the second time in just over three years. The Melksham-based group has become Avon Technologies in a move it said recognised its heritage while embracing the next stage of its development – accelerating growth through innovation in technology. The group employs more than 900 people...
Drones capable of spotting wildfires from high in the sky and flying robot taxis carrying fire-extinguishing robo-dogs to quench the flames with sound waves may sound like sci-fi – but one Bath firm is hoping to make them a reality. Fire detection firm Optect is helping develop the futuristic system to tackle the ever-increasing threat of...
Higher sales of scar treatment gel Kelo-Cote helped international healthcare group Alliance Pharma achieve stronger revenues in the first half of this year. The Chippenham-headquartered firm, which owns a portfolio of products ranging from eye care treatments to anti-dandruff shampoo, said sales during the six months to the end of June rose by 2.8%...
A group of engineering students from the University of Bath have come second in an international competition to design and build an unmanned flying vehicle. Competing under the name Team Bath Drones, the Faculty of Engineering and Design students earned the silver medal spot at the four-day-long IMechE UAS Challenge, becoming the UK and...
Defence manufacturer Avon Protection has said it is seeing the benefits of its transformation plan faster than expected, with annual revenues and profits now likely to be slightly higher than previously expected. The Melksham-based group spent much of last year recovering from a tough period during which its shares lost around 70% of their...
More than £11m has been lent to start-up firms across the South West ranging from a sewing café to a mobile cocktail bar over the past year under a programme run by the British Business Bank. Since its launch in 2012, the Start Up Loans scheme has supported more than 9,000 businesses through £90m in loans...
Global defence consulting firm BMT is to relocate its Bath staff to the city’s No.1 Bath Quays office building, making it the third firm to take space in the flagship development. BMT, which has two offices a stone’s throw away on Lower Bristol Road, joins financial services consultancy and software provider Altus and chartered...
The West of England’s economy is forecast to grow faster over the next five years than any other part of the UK outside London, according to two new reports. The region, along with South Wales, will achieve economic expansion of 1.4% a year between now and 2029, according to the analysis commissioned by the...
