Bristol & Bath Science Park has celebrated its second anniversary by announcing the arrival of another global technology firm and a visit by the Duke of Gloucester. US-owned Altair, a world leader in engineering technology and services, has relocated its regional office from nearby Aztec West to the Science Park between Bristol and Bath....
Shares in Chippenham-based specialist IT and software firm SciSys fell sharply after it revealed a 19.8% drop in interim pre-tax profits and warned that its markets remained challenging. The group, whose blue-chip customers include the Ministry of Defence, European Space Agency and major broadcasters, blamed the decline in profits to £749,000 on contract delays. Chairman...
Specialist West software group SciSys has won a £5.78m contract with defence giant Lockheed Martin UK to work on its programme to upgrade and improve the British Army’s Warrior armoured fighting vehicle fleet under the MoD’s Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP). The group, which has its headquarters in Chippenham and an office in Bristol,...
SETsquared, the innovative business incubator partnership that includes the University of Bath, has been named as the joint best in Europe at helping fledgling tech firms meet their potential. The accolade comes from the University Business Incubator (UBI) Index which also made it joint fourth best in the world, behind US institutions. It shares...
The very best of the Bath region’s tech and digital industry have been celebrated at The SPARKies awards. Taking place at Komedia Bath and acting as the climax of Bath Digital Festival, the awards showcased the companies and individuals that are setting the pace in the region. Now in their second year, the awards...
SciSys, the Chippenham-based specialist IT group, today blamed foreign exchange movements and a reduction in low-margin resale activity for a fall in annual revenue. However, operating profits at the group, which supplies a range of sectors from space and defence to media with high-end systems, climbed 13% to £2.7m despite the 7% decline in...
The SPARKies awards, which are aimed at celebrating the very best of the region’s tech and digital sector, take place this evening at Bath’s to Komedia venue. The awards are part of Bath Digital Festival, which is now taking place. They were open to companies and individuals based in the city as well as...
An innovative ‘virtual clocking-in’ system developed by Midsomer Norton-based specialist firm Access-to-Time has helped its customers reduce their staff time-keeping costs by 40%. The uAttend system, which Access-to-Time says is a world’s first, is used by small and medium-sized employers to monitor the hours of staff and sub-contractors working ‘on the road’. It uses...
Innovators can get free expert advice on how to protect their apps and unique pieces of software tomorrow when Bath Digital Festival sponsor law firm Thrings offers a one-to-one advice clinic at its Queen Square office. Thrings’ partners Alex Pyatt and Andy Braithwaite committed to sponsor Bath Digital because they were impressed with the growing number...
Bath Digital Festival launches today with the aim of transforming the city into a 21st Century showcase of tech innovation. The Festival, which lasts until March 24, is aimed at celebrating the considerable impact of the digital sector on Bath’s economy and is jam packed with events including the debut of a new Creative...
