Bath and the West of England’s reputation as a centre of excellence in the creative technology sector is to get a multi-million pound boost from a collaborative programme that involves the city’s two universities. The project will support and build on the world-class work already taking place in the region by companies working across...
A growth rate of 95% over the past three years has propelled Bath-based MoveGB, the UK’s largest fitness marketplace, into a league table of the country’s fastest-growing private tech, media and telecoms firms for the first time. The firm, which was founded in 2013 and promotes itself as the ‘ultimate gym membership’, appears at...
Bath-based tech firm MyLife Digital is to roll out its innovative personal data platforms to international markets following a £6m investment. The move puts the four-year-old firm, whose products help organisation manage and protect huge amounts of personal data, on target to grow its annual turnover to £120m within three years. MyLife Digital’s world-leading...
Telecoms, data and cloud services firm Solar Communications, which has grown rapidly through a string of acquisitions, has itself been taken over. Since its launch 30 year ago, Chippenham-based Solar has evolved from a business telecoms system reseller into a major specialist in cloud unified communications (UC). It employs around 100 people at its...
Fast-growing IT support business Systemagic has continued its expansion with the appointment of a new technician. Graeme Telford-Nicholson, pictured, brings more than a decade of experience in the industry to the Bradford-on-Avon based firm. In his new role he will be responsible for dealing directly with clients carrying out Systemagic’s more complex projects...
Bath is to stage its first TEDx, the globally recognised idea-sharing forum, next month with a wide-ranging line-up of speakers. The half-day event – which has the theme of ‘Light up the Future’ – is being backed by some of the city’s top firms as sponsors. TEDxs have proved extremely popular in hundreds of...
The University of Bath-backed SETsquared Partnership, the world’s No 1 business incubator, is forecast to contribute nearly £27bn to the UK economy and create more than 22,000 jobs over the next 12 years. According to independent research by Warwick Economics and Development (WECD), SETsquared has already boosted the economy by £5.8bn since its...
A project that identifies the 25 most disruptive firms in the South West is to return for a second year. Disrupt South West recognises innovative ventures with headquarters in the region which hold the greatest potential to influence, change or create new markets. While Bristol firms dominated the inaugural list last year – with...
Bath firms operating in the nuclear sector could benefit from an agreement between industry organisations in South West England and Normandy in France which aims to create jobs, unlock opportunities and attract new investment to both regions. The memorandum of understanding between Nuclear South West and Nucleopolis potentially connects companies with £50bn worth of...
Bath’s fast-growth businesses can find all the information they need to help them expand in one place following the launch of the West of England’s first scale-up generator website. The site, which has been created by the Engine Shed innovation centre in Bristol in partnership with the West of England Growth Hub, includes The...
