Bath tech firm CloudFind has attracted a further investment of £460,000 towards developing its tools to transform how companies find, share and organise their information. This latest equity investment takes the two-year-old firm’s funding to more than £700,000. Cloudfind’s technology addresses an issue that every company recognises: how to find the right information quickly...
Bath area firms are being advised to check whether they qualify for valuable tax credits under the Government’s research and development (R&D) scheme. West accountancy firm Milsted Langdon, which has an office in Bath, says many firms are unaware they are eligible for the scheme which increases tax relief against taxable profits. To qualify,...
Entrepreneur, tech writer and TV reporter Kate Russell is guest of honour at an event next month staged by Bath’s innovative networking group for female tech workers. Bath Girl Geeks Dinners was set up eight years ago to give women the chance to meet informally for tech talk in a female-friendly environment. Founder Sarah...
The Bath area’s reputation as a centre for creativity and innovation has been recognised through a new technology partnership in the Middle East’s equivalent of Silicon Valley. The UK Jordan Tech Hub was launched in Amman this week to help drive economic growth through a technology and innovation partnership between the two countries. The...
A revolutionary online service which delivers food from upmarket restaurants direct to customer’s homes is launching in Bath following a year of success in Bristol. meals.co.uk uses cutting-edge technology, a sophisticated user-friendly website and delivery logistics to allow customers to place orders from their favourite restaurant and have it delivered direct to their door....
Mobile banking apps built by Bath-based IT consultancy IPL has put the firm among the contenders for one of Britain's computer industry’s top awards. The company is a finalist in the Innovative Mobile App of the Year category of the British Computer Society (BCS) & Computing UK IT Industry Awards. The nomination is for...
Bath-based international media group Future’s chief financial officer and longest-serving board member Graham Harding is to leave the business. Mr Harding, pictured, who has been with Future for 13 years, two of them in his current post, will step down after the company’s preliminary results in November to pursue other career opportunities. He will...
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,...
