A £300m investment vehicle to help create and grow the West of England’s next generation of innovative science and technology spin-out businesses has been launched with the backing of the University of Bath. The fund aims to drive a much-needed step change in the early-stage capital, expertise and support available to university spin-outs and...
Audit, accountancy, tax and advisory firm Bishop Fleming has swept the board in a prestigious sector awards scheme, being crowned the winner in four categories. The firm, which has one of its eight offices in Bath, landed the flagship Large Firm of the Year accolade at the Accounting Excellence Awards 2024, with its haul...
The University of Bath’s annual city centre celebration of student sport, The Anniversary Game, takes place next week with an added derby-day edge this year. Hartpury are the opposition for the university men’s 1st XV on Wednesday, 16 October, – bringing a classic Bath v Gloucester rivalry to the occasion, traditionally a highlight of the...
Bath’s Phenomenal Women series of talks in which some of the country’s most inspiring women share their experiences returns next week. Inspired by Maya Angelou’s poem Phenomenal Woman, the city’s Gainsborough Hotel launched the bi-monthly series in 2018 to champion women from all backgrounds who have achieved recognition and made a significant impact in...
Interaction, the Bath-based workplace design-and-build firm, has won a prestigious national award for its ‘exceptional’ work on international law practice Osborne Clarke’s new flagship office in Bristol. The firm headed the Fit Out Workplace category at the British Council for Offices’ (BCO) annual awards, which celebrate excellence across the UK office sector. The award judges described...
Two Bath museums – No.1 Royal Crescent and the Herschel Museum of Astronomy – have achieved a prestigious award for their inspiring work with schoolchildren. The Sandford Award is a respected quality mark for heritage learning, offering validation for heritage organisations that offer a formal learning programme that supports the relevant curriculum. Recognition is also...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. HMRC services face increased dissatisfaction Growing frustrations revealed in Administrative Burdens Advisory Board (ABAB) survey. For more details, click here More than a quarter of Covid grant claims were unjustified Scheme prevented closures but raised concerns over fund...
The 100% renewable electricity supplier and power provider Good Energy has hit the acquisition trail again, snapping up another solar installation company as it looks to become a major player in the market. The Chippenham-headquartered group is paying up to £6m for Amelio Solar, a solar installation company with a strong presence in the commercial...
Plans drawn up by a Bath firm of architects to redevelop Liverpool’s International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum have been given the green light, bringing the £58m project a step closer. Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBStudios) was appointed to lead the architectural design of the major redevelopment on the city’s iconic waterfront earlier this...
Bath-based Andrew Brownsword Hotels has become the latest major hospitality group to join a scheme that donates breaks in unsold rooms to volunteers nominated for their work with charities. The 13 hotels in the collection, including The Bath Priory, will now offer accommodation that would otherwise remain empty to the Room to Reward partnership...
