Firms based at the Bristol & Bath Science Park have become the first in the South West to share a fleet of electric cars. The zero-emission vehicles are now available for people working at the park so they can make short journeys off site – so taking away the need for them to bring...
The decision by Ofcom to lift the price controls on Royal Mail has disappointed the managing director of Radstock-based CFH Total Document Management, Dave Broadway. The Royal Mail is being allowed to set the price of first-class and business mail – and this resulted yesterday in the announcement of a record price rise...
Some of the biggest names in fashion are revealing their secrets at a series of innovative events in Bath this week. The chair of Bath in Fashion said the week’s events had really given the city’s profile a major boost. “It’s really put Bath on the map and people perceive it as a stylish...
Fascia Graphics, the Chippenham-based specialist print firm, has become the first UK manufacturer to invest in a new state-of-the-art press made by Japanese firm Sakurai. The Sakurai MS80-SD will boost Fascia’s performance, energy efficiency and lower its carbon emissions. Fascia, the market leader for the production of membrane keypads and graphic overlays in the...
The Cotswolds’ first annual health fair, set up by Malmesbury-based chiropractor Emma Newby and the town’s Chamber of Commerce, will raise funds for Bath’s Dyson Centre for Neonatal Care, which opened last summer. Emma’s daughter was saved by Bath’s previous neonatal unit in 2009 and she is determined to raise as much money as...
Radstock-based CFH Total Document Management is to make up for the carbon emitted from its print and post Docmail service by planting trees under an agreement with Woodland Carbon, the Woodland Trust’s carbon removal scheme. Managing director Dave Broadway: “Investing in carbon in the UK has a strong message to our customers and stakeholders...
Wednesday’s Budget and its impact on Bath businesses and individuals will be on the menu at the latest Meet the Press breakfast at luxury hotel Ston Easton Park, which takes place the following day. The series of events are aimed at business leaders and owners with guest speakers Robert Buckland, editor of Bath Business...
Bath-based charity the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) has won gold in the UK’s first Fairtrade Business Awards. All tea, coffee and biscuits used at ARC’s Kelston Park office are Fairtrade certified. The charity’s commitment to and support for Fairtrade landed it the top prize in the award scheme’s Office category. ARC personal...
Bath creative firm TheAgency has launched an augmented reality experience as part of its new campaign to promote Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone. The app, designed n partnership with Aurasma, the world’s first visual browser, and Bath-based augmented reality specialists MediaGrand, unites the campaign’s offline and online communications using 3D architectural maps brought to...
Future Publishing’s technology websites achieved a new record of 1.2m unique users in 24 hours with its coverage of the new iPad. The Bath-based publisher’s TechRadar.com, T3.com and Gizmodo UK proved to be the most-trusted destinations for tech enthusiasts eager to find out everything about the new iPad’s technology. TechRadar.com employed teams working through...
