Technology

IoD Director of the Year Awards return to champion the region’s outstanding boardroom talent

August 25, 2021
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IoD Director of the Year Awards return to champion the region’s outstanding boardroom talent

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...

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Additional funds made available by combined authority to help close region’s digital skills gaps

August 19, 2021
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Additional funds made available by combined authority to help close region’s digital skills gaps

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...

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Cross-border takeover latest international deal for Bishop Fleming’s corporate finance team

August 19, 2021
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Cross-border takeover latest international deal for Bishop Fleming’s corporate finance team

Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming has advised on another cross-border deal as international firms continue to snap up UK businesses to grow their global operations. The corporate finance team at Bishop Fleming, which has an office in Bath, led the UK transaction for Canadian headquartered software consulting firm Bits In Glass’s acquisition of Crochet Technologies, a...

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Bath firms were forced to innovate to survive as Covid swept country, according to new survey

August 18, 2021
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Bath firms were forced to innovate to survive as Covid swept country, according to new survey

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...

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West of England can lead UK’s hydrogen revolution, says regional business group

August 18, 2021
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West of England can lead UK’s hydrogen revolution, says regional business group

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...

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Free event aims to help Bath’s small firms understand the sustainability agenda

August 18, 2021
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Free event aims to help Bath’s small firms understand the sustainability agenda

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?’...

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Storm of protest as pharma firm Vectura’s directors back £1bn bid from makers of Marlboro cigarettes

August 13, 2021
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Storm of protest as pharma firm Vectura’s directors back £1bn bid from makers of Marlboro cigarettes

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has been urged to block the £1bn takeover of specialist inhaler firm Vectura by tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI). Directors at Vectura, which has its roots in a spin-out from the University of Bath, last night recommended the Marlboro cigarette maker’s offer, unleashing a storm of protest from dozens of...

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Bristol Airport and easyJet launch partnership to trial pioneering ways of making flying greener

August 13, 2021
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Bristol Airport and easyJet launch partnership to trial pioneering ways of making flying greener

Low-cost airline easyJet has teamed up with Bristol Airport to use it as a test-bed to trial ways of decarbonising its operations and reduce waste. The airline, the airport’s largest operator accounting for about half of all its flights, said the partnership would involve a series of trials using the latest cutting-edge technology and...

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Investment and arrival of experienced chair puts Bath FinTech on road to expansion

August 13, 2021
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Investment and arrival of experienced chair puts Bath FinTech on road to expansion

Bath-based specialist software firm Dancerace is looking ahead to a period of strong growth after receiving investment and appointing a tech sector serial entrepreneur as chairman. The firm, which was launched in 1992, develops software for the receivables, trade and asset-based finance market.  It also offers training, consultancy and support services to help its...

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Survey shows most firms are heeding climate change warnings – but one-in-five have done nothing

August 10, 2021
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Survey shows most firms are heeding climate change warnings – but one-in-five have done nothing

Nearly 70% of South West firms see climate change as a core business factor for them, according to a landmark survey of companies’ attitudes to the key issue – but, alarmingly, 21% have so far taken no action despite mounting concern over its impact. Just under half (46%) of the businesses that consider climate...

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