Bath-based Highlight PR has been appointed to manage the public relations and social media for the UK launch of the award-winning children’s TV series Bottersnikes & Gumbles. The 3D animation series, made up of 52 episodes of 11 minutes each, is aimed at six to nine year olds and starts on CBBC this July....
Simon Barbato, founder and CEO of Bath-based brand, digital and marketing agency Mr B & Friends, and Brady George, managing director of Keynsham-based facilities management company Almeda Facilities, have been shortlisted for the Institute of Directors (IoD) South West regional Director of the Year Awards. Simon, pictured, founded Mr B & Friends 10 years ago...
Two Bath firms are among the finalists in a contest to find the South West’s most cheerful workplace. Content marketing agency M2 Bespoke, based in Limpley Stoke, and charity Ethiopiaid, based in the Upper Borough Walls in the city centre, line up against nine other businesses from across the region for the coveted title....
Business Showcase South West – the region’s largest event of its kind – is taking place today at Bristol’s Ashton Gate Stadium with the city’s Bloodhound Supersonic Car one of the star attractions. The free-to-visit event will also hear from the Bloodhound’s driver Wing Commander Andy Green OBE as one of the keynote speakers...
Bath-based Independent Vetcare – the UK’s fastest-growing veterinary group – and Corsham-based cloud infrastructure firm Skyscape Cloud Services have won awards in an annual celebration of excellence in private equity and venture capital. Vetcare, backed by Summit Partners, and Skyscape, backed by Business Growth Fund, landed the Mid-Market Team and Venture or Growth Company...
Bath-headquartered employment agency Juice Recruitment has launched a creative division to supply skilled staff to firms in the area’s burgeoning media, digital and tech sectors. Juice said the new division would help overcome the skills shortage that are impacting on firms in the fast-growing sectors. According to a recent Tech Nation report, more than...
The successful Business Showcase South West returns next week to again celebrate the best of the region’s innovation, creativity and enterprise. The event, the largest of its kind in the South West, takes place at the newly redeveloped Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol, meaning it will be even bigger. Delegates from Bath and Somerset are...
An online platform that brings together West of England innovators and entrepreneurs with members of the public living with different health conditions has been launched. Called Design Together, Live Better, it aims to make connections that co-create new healthcare projects based on real needs. It will link patients, carers, family members, friends or anyone...
Bath-based housing and support organisation Curo has today been named among the finalists of the region’s most prestigious business awards. Curo, along with Corsham-based pharmaceutical manufacturing company Bath ASU, line up against some of the South West’s top firms in the accountants PwC’s annual West of England Business of the Year Awards. The coveted...
Work has started on a major scheme to convert a vacant 1970s city centre building into much-needed offices – with its marketing agents claiming it will be Bath’s best new business space. The Manvers Street building, owned by West Midlands Pension Fund, is being extensively refurbished and re-modeled to provide 45,136 sq ft of...
