The boss of a charity based near Bath is competing for a top national business accolade for the second consecutive year. Sonya Chowdhury, the chief executive of Action for M.E., has again been shortlisted in the Public and Third Sector category of the Director of the Year Awards. The awards are staged by the Institute...
Hollis, one of the UK’s largest real estate consultancies, took to the water iin Bath to celebrate its 30-year anniversary in the South West. The firm, which has grown its Bristol office in recent years and now employs 27 staff in the region, staged a party for clients, industry contacts and staff from across...
Tech4Good South West, the not-for-profit organisation on a mission to strengthen links between society and technology, is to celebrate the individuals and teams making a positive social impact across the region. The ‘recognition showcase’ will shine a to light on the organisations and individuals utilising digital technology as a force for good in the world. ...
The Bath Business Conference is to return for a third year in October with the theme of ‘better business in Bath'. Organiser Bath BID (Business Improvement District) describes the event as being a great opportunity for businesses in the city to come together and “share the challenges of becoming part of a cleaner, greener,...
Boutique corporate finance specialist Lexington, which last month opened an office in Bath, is to provide its clients with ESG (environmental, social, and governance) advisory services to help with their carbon reduction goals. The firm has teamed up with Green Ibex, a sustainability and ESG consultancy working with companies across the UK and EU...
Renewable power group Good Energy has invested £1.7m in its electric vehicle mapping subsidiary ZapMap to accelerate its expansion into the business-to-business market. The funding from Chippenham-headquartered Good Energy will be put into its Zapmap Spark and Zapmap Insights offerings, which complement its consumer app. While the fast-growing firm plans to continue its focus on the UK market, it will...
The Bath Business Improvement District (BID) has launched a scheme to celebrate the city’s wildlife by illustrating it on the recently restored public benches near the Abbey. The Biodiversity Bench Project includes 21 images of creatures ranging from butterflies and frogs to birds painted onto the seats in Kingston Parade, the square between Abbey...
A state-of-the-art waste recycling centre has been named as one of the most impressive recent building projects in the South West in a prestigious building awards scheme. Bath & North East Council’s £41.8m Keynsham recycling hub, which was officially opened in February, is among the regional winners in the RICS (Royal Institution of chartered...
A spin-out company from the University of Bath is looking to plug into a new form of sustainable power by creating a battery that recharges itself when placed in soil. Start-up Bactery has developed bacteria-powered batteries – or ‘Bacteries’ – which harvest green energy by taking advantage of natural processes that occur in soil-based microorganisms. As...
Low-cost airline easyJet has launched its largest-ever flight schedule from Bristol Airport after adding another aircraft to its fleet based there. The airline, already the largest operator from Bristol, now has 18 aircraft based permanently at the airport serving 72 routes in 26 countries. Later this month easyJet will launch flights for the first time...
