A Bath coffee house has grounds to celebrate after a grant from the West of England Combined Authority helped it go green and cut its energy bills. Picnic Coffee on Saracen St received a grant of nearly £4,000 from the authority, which helped it buy a new less energy intensive espresso machine. As...
The ban on traffic in Bath’s Kingsmead Square, which has been welcomed by many businesses in the area, could be extended until midnight under a plan being considered by Bath & North East Somerset Council. It is asking for feedback on a proposal for a trial for up to 18 months of a...
Renewable electricity firm Good Energy has completed the disposal of all its wind and solar farms and will use the proceeds to help fund its on-going shift to energy and mobility services. These include building a new platform for small-scale generators and continuing to invest in its subsidiary Zap-Map, UK’s leading EV mapping platform. ...
The war of words between rival green power suppliers Good Energy and Ecotricity has flared up again with Ecotricity trying to sack Good Energy chairman Will Whitehorn from his role as a director. It has filed a motion seeking Mr Whitehorn’s removal along with a resolution directing Chippenham-headquartered Good Energy’s board not to dispose...
Nearly three-quarters of tech firm executives in the South West put purpose before profits while just under 80% prioritise relationships over success, according to a new survey. The region also boasts a far higher number of female tech entrepreneurs than the national average – 36% against 22% for the UK as a whole, the...
A University of Bath spin-out firm aiming to revolutionise the way indoor air quality is monitored has teamed up the university’s academics on a ground-breaking research project. Atmo Technology has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the university’s Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering to partner on the work. The firm, co-founded by former University of Bath mechanical...
With the ongoing impact of the pandemic, climate change and Brexit, 2022 will be another tough year for many Bath businesses. Phil Smith, managing director of Business West – the organisation behind Bath Chamber of Commerce and the Bath and North East Somerset Initiative – looks at the needs and challenges for this year? ...
Bath Preservation Trust, the organisation that operates four visitor attractions in the city, including No.1 Royal Crescent, has created an online guide to low carbon living for residents of older homes. From using old blankets and duvets to improve loft and underfloor insulation, to harvesting rainwater for outside cleaning jobs, regularly bleeding radiators...
Bath-based specialist media group Future has launched a strategy to build a more sustainable future for its “communities and planet”, taking in issues ranging from mentoring disadvantaged young people widening the diversity of its workforce to creating a safe internet and aiming for net zero greenhouse gas emissions. The firm, whose content reaches...
A Bath firm developing biodegradable alternatives to harmful microplastics has won a £425,000 grant which could lead to its pioneering technology being produced on an industrial scale. Naturbeads has received the money from Innovate UK, the government’s innovation body, to explore commercialising the product, which is made from cellulose, a naturally occurring substance...
