Craft brewery Butcombe, which owns pubs in and around Bath, has made its first move into the fast-growing no and low alcohol drinks market with the launch Goram IPA Zero. Butcombe, which has been making beer since 1978 and owns The Broad Street Townhouse and The Pig & Fiddle in Bath, described Goram IPA Zero as an...
Two Bath consultancies are helping create a ‘green vision’ for one of Europe’s largest distribution parks with a clear focus on biodiversity and ecology. International landscape design practice Grant Associates and environmental consultants Nicholas Pearson Associates are involved in the landscape design of the expanded 550-acre Magna Park in Leicestershire site, which will also feature...
A rare chance to explore an example of Bath’s industrial heritage – along with its better-known Roman and Georgian history – will come next month when venues around the city take part in this year’s Heritage Open Days. Saltford Brass Mill, the only remaining example of the 18th and 19th-century brass industry on the...
A ‘buy-a-bag’ fundraising campaign has been launched by Bath’s Fashion Museum to help raise the £17,500 it needs to pack up and relocate its collection to its new home. The museum needs 1,400 special archival garment bags by the end of this year ready for its move out of the Assembly Rooms in spring...
Directors in the Bath area are being invited to enter the top regional awards scheme recognising excellence and enterprise in the boardroom. The annual Institute of Directors’ Director of the Year Awards seek to champion outstanding leaders and entrepreneurs in both the public and private sectors. Award nominations are open to anyone working at director level...
Future, the Bath-based global platform for specialist media, has maintained its frenetic growth by acquiring another 12 titles, including The Week and Science & Nature. The firm said the £300m takeover of magazine publisher Dennis would expand its reach in the US, build revenues and deepen its presence in the wealth, knowledge and B2B...
A second round of funding to help address Bath’s digital skills gaps, as well as helping the city’s economy recover from the pandemic, is being released by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA). Applications are being invited for projects which together will support more than 1,000 people, helping them gain much-needed digital skills...
The Covid-19 pandemic prompted a wave of innovation among businesses in Bath and across the South West, with nearly half saying they pivoted their operations to survive. According to a new Lloyds Bank survey, 46% of firms in the region they were forced to become more creative and innovative in finding new areas of...
The government’s long-awaited strategy for the UK’s burgeoning hydrogen sector – which it says could create thousands of sustainable jobs and unlock billions of pounds of investment – has been welcomed by the region’s largest business group. Business West, which runs Bath Chamber of Commerce, believes the West of England can be a powerhouse...
Bath small business owners uncertain about why sustainability, net zero and climate change are relevant to their day-to-day operations are being invited to a special event next month. Staged by Britain’s biggest business representation group, The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), ‘What is net zero and why is it important to my SME business?’...
