Bath’s small and medium-sized firms can secure grants of up to £25,000 to help them innovate and grow under a scheme set up by the West of England Combined Authority. The £1m programme offers eligible firms a one-off grant towards the cost of research and development – with the ultimate aim of getting new...
Purpose-driven comms consultancy Second Mountain has been selected as a finalist in three categories at the 2024 Creative Bath Awards, capping a year in which it strategically switched its offering to focus on content creation. The independent agency was launched in Bath during the 2020 pandemic with the aim of helping good people do good. ...
Renewable electricity firm Good Energy has helped a high-profile environmental charity demonstrate its commitment to a more sustainable future by signing up to a groundbreaking new way of sourcing its energy. The Soil Association, which is developing natural solutions to some of today’s biggest environmental and health challenges, has become one of Good Energy’s first...
A series of events aimed at developing the leadership skills of Bath businesses will put the focus on digital leadership at its next gathering. Coinciding with the city’s Digital Festival, the session on Tuesday 14 May will be the third quarterly leadership development evening staged by Bath Unlimited, the organisation that celebrates the city’s...
Almost 1,000 trees were planted in and around Bath over the winter period, thanks to Bath-based housing association and housebuilder Curo. The firm’s estates team worked in collaboration with various stakeholders, volunteers, tree contractors and Curo staff to oversee the planting of 125 stand-alone trees, more than 70m of mixed hedgerow – including 400...
Pukka Herbs, the organic tea brand based near Bath, has renewed its long-running partnership with eco visitor experience Eden Project as part of its commitment to the ‘1% for the Planet’ initiative. Since the partnership started in 2015, the Cornish attraction, pictured, has become the largest single independent retailer of Pukka teas worldwide, with...
The key issues of transport and access are the themes for the second Bath Business Breakfast, which takes place next Friday, 3 May. The quarterly events, which take the form of ‘fireside talks’, are hosted by the Bath Business Improvement District (BID), the independent initiative working to create a positive environment for businesses in...
Law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bath, is helping promote environmentally focused change in the South West’s booming construction sector by contributing to a guide showing how the industry can achieve a more resilient future. Called Net Zero in the South West – Drive the Change, the publication is the latest in a...
A team of engineering students at the University of Bath have become the first in the world to successfully build and run a hydrogen-fuelled engine. The 15-strong Bath Hydrogen team made the breakthrough with their hydrogen-powered internal combustion – or H2ICE – engine, pictured. Engines of this type are not currently commercially available, although...
More than 10,000 innovative washing machines based on a design by a University of Bath student that uses no electricity and very little water are to be distributed to poverty-hit communities across the globe. In a move described by its inventor Nav Sawhney as “compassion meets technology”, the appliances are to be distributed to...
