An innovative washing machine developed by a University of Bath student is easing the hardship for refugees in a camp in Northern Iraq where water and electricity are scarce. Nav Sawhney, pictured, came up with the idea for the ‘Divya’ hand-cranked machine after hearing the stories of families living in refugee camps struggling to...
International influences on local issues along with global collaborations and ideas are to influence the themes for the third annual TEDxBath event in October. Following the success of the previous two events, organisers of TEDxBath 2020 have promised it will be a bigger, more inclusive and more diverse with a truly international agenda in...
Chris Anderson, the founder of Bath-based media group Future and curator of the global TED conferences, has used a visit to the city to launch an ambitious worldwide climate emergency project. Chris, pictured, was joined at the launch of Countdown by Bath-based UN climate change adviser Tom Rivett-Carnac. It sets an ambition and a...
Bath-based landscape architect Grant Associates has rebranded with a new website which aims to express the creative, collaborative and pioneering approach of the award-winning practice. The firm also said the new look – which was designed entirely by Bath creative agencies – reflects its renewed mission to respond to the climate and biodiversity emergency...
A particular problem with social media is that it blurs the professional and the personal, the business and the individual – there may be a clear commercial objective to all this tweeting and blogging, but it’s the authentically human voice that makes an account stand out. A business may rightly regard its social media...
Business organisations have welcomed the stability that the landslide Conservative General Election victory will bring – but question marks remain over the kind of Brexit deal a Boris Johnson-led government will strike. Business West, the South West’s largest business group which runs Bath Chamber of Commerce and the Bath & North East Somerset Initiative,...
Some of the Bath area’s top tourism venues have spoken of their delight at being among the big winners at a prestigious regional awards scheme. Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, based just outside the city at Colerne, received five awards at the Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards 2019 while the Roman Baths won...
A widely experienced auctioneer has launched a business that combines his expertise with 21st century technology to sell art, antiques and collectables across the world. Westbury-based The Auction Hub was founded by James Harvey, who started his career at Phillips Auctioneers, followed by a period working in London and New York for Mallett. More...
Bargain-hunting Black Friday shoppers have given a major boost to Future, the Bath-based specialist media group with a strong online presence and chalking up record sales on its sites. The group, which owns technology sites TechRadar, GamesRadar and Tom’s Guide, enjoyed its highest-ever audience and eCommerce figures on November 29. With the exponential rise...
A pioneering campaign to help firms in the South West prepare for life outside the European Union has earned a major national award for Business West, the region’s biggest business support organisation. Recognising that Brexit represents the single most radical transformation in the way that British businesses trade for decades, Business West – which...
