One of the UK’s fastest-growing industrial and commercial refurbishment specialist firms is expanding into Bath and the West of England after making a high-profile appointment. Inco Contracts, which already has offices in the North West, South East and West Midlands, has appointed experienced construction specialist Adam Bidhendy as its South West director. The firm...
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...
Plans to create up to 1,300 jobs on a major regeneration site near Bath have taken a step forward, with the regional combined authority approving £9m to pay for infrastructure projects. The funds will help unlock access to the Somer Valley Enterprise Zone (SVEZ), a 13.5-hectare greenfield site on the western edge of Midsomer...
Bath-headquartered restaurant and food retail group Walcot Group has snapped up an historic pub in the city as it continues its expansion. The group, which opened the 150-cover Walcot House on Walcot Street in 2019, has major plans for new addition The White Hart in Widcombe, pictured. Built in the 1700s, the grade II-listed...
Bath-headquartered publishing group Future’s chief financial and strategy officer has officially stepped down from the role after eight years, during which the business has been transformed into a global multimedia concern. Penny Ladkin-Brand, pictured, who joined Future from automotive online marketplace and classified advertising business Auto Trader, announced in May she was joining international...
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 Bath luxury boutique bed and breakfast with the potential to be “a very profitable business” has come onto the market. Dorian House, a large, converted Victorian house in Upper Oldfield Park, pictured, is being sold by property agents Christie & Co off a guide price of £2.5m. The property, which has14 en-suite guest bedrooms,...
Bath’s long-awaited Quays North development is to be revised to include space for research, innovation and enterprise under a new link-up between Bath & North East Somerset Council and the University of Bath. The university said the partnership would boost the creation of start-up and spin-out businesses, attract more investment to the city and...
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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...
