Many businesses across the West of England are facing uncertainty and challenges that could not have been foreseen a year ago when the pandemic hit our economy and livelihoods. With our new relationship with the EU, we also know that doing business with Europe has changed. This has meant adapting to new ways of...
Bath firms of all sizes are being urged to take part in a scheme that aims to boost industry by creating work placements for skilled students in the city. IKEEP – Intrapreneurial Knowledge Exchange Enterprise Pathway – is looking for local businesses and organisations of all sizes that would benefit from being matched up...
Interaction, the Bath-based strategic workplace design and build company, has recruited Richard Saunders as contracts director to lead its team of contracts and site managers. An expert in major works projects, Richard, pictured, has overseen developments of up to £20m and won the 2019 CIJ Hungary award for ‘Best Fit Out Project’ for his work...
Craft brewery Yonder has launched another pair of limited edition seasonal beers using locally foraged ingredients. Mrs Patterson and Serpents continue the Mendip farmhouse brewery’s trend for eclectically named drinks that showcase the variety of flavours available on its doorstep while also eliminating food miles. Mrs Patterson is a pear, blackberry & ginger pastry...
Bath Ales has extended its partnership with Bath Rugby for a further two seasons in a move that means its flagship ale Gem will also continue as the club’s official beer. The brewer, which owns city pubs The Swan, The Griffin, The Hop Pole and The Salamander as well as Graze Bar, has been...
Broadband provider Truespeed has appointed Alex Huscroft as head of customer as it expands its full fibre service into its home city of Bath, Wells and other underserved areas of the South West. Alex is an experienced, multi-award winning customer service leader with a 20-year track record of delivering exceptional customer service. He joins Truespeed...
Bath’s HR professionals will be able to hear from a leading expert based in the city on how they can change their workplace culture to meet the new, post-pandemic environment at a webinar next week. The event, the latest staged by Bath HR Network, the group dedicated to collaborative HR knowledge and expertise among employers in the city,...
A Bath-based marketing consultancy has been launched to support virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) businesses better communicate with their audiences about the power of immersive content. Set up by Dr Matthew Freeman, Reader in Multiplatform Media at Bath Spa University, Immersive Promotion Design builds on pioneering work in the West of England...
Pioneering Bath software firm Living Map has secured a £750,000 loan to help fast track its technology that allows people to use their mobile phones to guide them through airports, hospitals and other indoor spaces. The loan, from government agency Innovate UK, will allow the smart city digital mapping software to be integrated more...
Cyber technology, advanced manufacturing, renewable energy and the green economy should be harnessed to drive recovery and growth in the Western Gateway, the regional powerhouse that includes Bath, the West of England and South Wales. The recommendation comes in an independent report published this week which also suggests the region should focus on raising productivity...
