Creating sustainable, well-designed and inspiring school buildings has earned an architecture firm a major industry accolade. Frome-based NVB Architects won the Education category at the annual Building Design Architect of the Year Awards, topping a shortlist of eight firms. The hotly contested title, which celebrates the very best UK architecture in the education sector,...
Have you sorted Christmas gifts from your business yet? If not, allow Taste of Bath to make it incredibly easy and stress-free, with gorgeous gifts that’ll make a marvellous impression. Here’s how to get Christmas done with Taste of Bath . . . Step one: Select your hampers Our stunning Christmas collection features ready-made...
Businesses can find out how best to supply goods and services to public sector organisations across the West of England at an event next week. The annual showcase, organised by Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES) Council, has been running since 2005 and, after two years of being an online event, this year will be held...
Consumer magazine Which? has rated renewable electricity supplier Good Energy as the UK’s best eco power provider for the third consecutive year. The pioneering Chippenham-headquartered company is ranked as the joint-highest scorer in the latest Which? annual league table, which compares the sustainability of the UK’s energy suppliers. Good Energy’s endorsement by what is regarded as the UK’s...
A groundbreaking new brand of sneakers designed to revolutionise the motorsport and footwear industries’ approach to sustainability has been launched by Bath university graduate Alex Witty. Selling under the Compound Footwear brand, the stylish 100% recyclable sneakers are made from eco leather and recycled materials and are the only footwear brand using waste motorsport...
More than 100 PR professionals gathered for the 2023 CIPR South of England and Channel Islands PRide Awards, which recognise excellence in public relations and communications. PR professionals from the Bath area landed six Golds – with purpose-driven comms consultancy Second Mountain and consumer agency Highlight winning two each. Second Mountain secured top spot...
Renewable power firm Good Energy has taken to the small screen to urge homeowners to choose the greener option with one of its heat pumps. A 20-second ad, pictured, produced for the firm and voiced by soul singer and songwriter Lemar features an animation of a deflating home with the question ‘heating letting your home down?’...
A former director of Meta, the tech conglomerate that owns Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp, is to join the board of Bath-based global media group Future as a non-executive director. Ivana Kirkbride, who held director positions in both product marketing and content strategy & acquisitions at Meta, has spent her career in content-led, digital media businesses. She...
Public relations professionals from the Bath area have landed six golds at the region’s top PR industry awards – with purpose-driven comms consultancy Second Mountain and consumer agency Highlight winning two each. More than 100 PR professionals gathered at the Double Tree in Bristol City Centre Hotel for the 2023 CIPR South of England and...
Aer Studios, the creative technology firm based near Bath, has won a major tech sector award for its groundbreaking immersive experience workplace e-training tool. The gamification project, called The Data Escape Room, landed the BIMA Award in recognition of its industry-first, innovative design. Designed to enhance data literacy among professionals through an engaging and...
