The first charity netball tournament hosted by Bath-based law firm Mogers Drewett has raised £2,500 for The Forever Friends Appeal and Dorothy House Hospice Care. Ten mixed-sex teams from businesses and organisations based in and around Bath competed for the trophy with Interaction, the city-based office design and fit-out specialist, crowned champions following...
By Tracey John, assistant director of research, business and innovation, UWE Bristol The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) is very active when it comes to business engagement. As well as offering internships and supplying work-ready graduates, it also serves as a conduit for government funding. Two of the funding schemes the...
Bath firms operating in the low carbon sector can get expert advice on innovation in energy systems at the next in a series of workshops staged by the city’s Sustainable Technologies Business Acceleration Hub (STBAH). Based in the University of Bath’s existing city centre innovative unit, STBAH aims to develop more than 130 small...
Bristol Airport’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint have been recognised with accreditation in a global industry programme. The airport, which last year handled 8.1m passengers and is one of the UK’s fastest growing, has been awarded the second of four levels in the Airport Carbon Accreditation. The scheme is an independent, voluntary programme...
Bath firms are being sought to support a project encouraging car commuters to leave their vehicles at home and switch to using an electric bike instead. Under the Ride to Work by Bike scheme a small number of city firms will each be lent up to 10 ebikes for employees who drive to...
A former sidekick of Sir Richard Branson and a key figure in his Virgin business empire has joined the board of Chippenham-based green energy group Good Energy. Will Whitehorn, who took over as non-executive deputy chairman today, was also one of the founding shareholders of online estate agency Purplebricks. He currently holds non-executive roles...
Bath-based website design agency Storm Consultancy, the lead trainer at Mayden Academy and the co-founder of a fintech start-up were among the winners at the SPARKies – the awards showcasing the best of the West of England’s tech sector. Storm Consultancy, which works with clients such as the University of Bath, media group Future...
A team of 130 lawyers and staff from Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King have completed a 200 mile walk in 10 days, raising more than £18,000 for four charities. The Step Ahead Challenge connected all six of the firm’s offices. Starting in Bath, it took the participants on a cross-country route through North...
A cidermaker is looking to sell its Shepton Mallet-made drink in Argentina after taking part in an export advice event. Worley’s Cider, which already sells in the US, Canada, New Zealand and the Netherlands, was one of more than 80 West of England food and drink producers to meet prospective buyers from all over...
Many of us would like to be able to reflect our personal values in our investments but have been held back in the past due to lack of choice and perceived poor performance of funds in the ‘ethical’ space. Historically, ethical or Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) has been about excluding stocks in sectors such...
