Directors from Bath and across the West of England are being invited to enter one of the region’s top annual awards schemes that recognises excellence and enterprise in the boardroom. The prestigious Institute of Directors’ South West Director of the Year Awards 2017 will showcase outstanding leaders and entrepreneurs as well as focusing UK-wide attention on...
A diverse series of events, with speakers ranging from Sir Salman Rushdie and Mary Berry to Ed Balls, has been announced for The Bath Festival 2017. Bath’s new flagship festival of music and literature, which builds on the heritage of the Bath Literature and Bath International Music Festivals, will boast more than 130 events...
The West of England’s world-leading aerospace and tech sectors have helped strengthen business ties between the area and the Spanish city of Malaga. A delegation from the aerospace systems cluster of the Technology Park of Andalucía has been on a two-day visit to the area this week to explore business collaboration opportunities. The visit,...
Professional services firm PwC has launched its annual West of England Business of the Year Awards – widely regarded as the region’s most prestigious. Now in their 29th year, the eagerly-contested awards attract the cream of the region’s firms with a winners’ roll-call reading like a who’s who of the West’s most-respected companies. The...
A mock castle has been turned into a modern, inspiring office in the latest and most ambitious project for Bath-based workplace design and build specialist Interaction. The firm created what it has called the ultimate workplace for financial comparison website money.co.uk in a £3m, nine-month project at its unique office in Cirencester. Having not...
Bath has been awarded its seventh Purple Flag accreditation in recognition of its vibrant – and safe – evening and night-time economy. Awarded by ATCM (Association of Town & City Management), Purple Flag status is granted to town and city centres that meet or surpass the ACTM’s standards of excellence in managing the...
Gradwell, the Bath-based communication technology firm, has appointed Simon Mewett as CEO, replacing Nick Thompson, who has resigned after three years in the role. Simon, pictured, has 26 years’ experience in the tech sector. He previously held leadership positions at communications firm Easy Group and, most recently, C4L, the leading Poole-based colocation, connectivity, cloud...
A panel of successful Bath women are to share their stories at an International Women’s Day networking event at the city’s iconic Pump Room. They will be shed light on the challenges they faced achieving success in their professions as well as how they have managed to combine work with fulfilling personal lives. Guests...
Funding of £10.6m has been awarded to the West of England to help young people, the long-term unemployed and those facing barriers to work develop new skills and find local, sustainable employment. The funding, from the Skills Funding Agency, was secured through the European Social Fund (ESF) – EU funding designed to help people...
Business owners in the South West have the worst work-life balance in the UK and are among the most likely to lose their motivation, a new study has revealed. This often impacts on relationships with their partners, families and social life, while money worries and responsibility to their staff lead to high stress levels....
