A Shepton Mallet firm has helped process the first European Certificate of Origin using Blockchain technology – potentially giving the West of England a head start in a global market expected to be worth $20bn within six years. The request was submitted by South Gloucestershire global engineering group Renishaw to Business West – the...
Six very different companies from the Bath area have been named among 1,000 of the UK’s most inspiring small and medium-sized businesses. 1pm, AlertSystems, Francis Flower, Image Factory, London & Country Mortgages and Mirage Inks appear in the London Stock Exchange Group’s latest 1000 Companies list, which celebrates the most dynamic SMEs in the UK. ...
Lloyds Bank has launched a £100m fund to help small businesses take advantage of supply chain opportunities linked to the construction of Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset. The fund, which opened today, will help small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the UK access discounted lending and become involved in one of...
A programme to enable some of the UK’s best tech scale-up companies become the sector giants of tomorrow has been launched by the University of Bath. The programme, part of a national project, is supported by £5m of government money through Research England’s Connecting Capability Fund. It will enable 240 of the most innovative...
Businesses in the Bath area are to be helped prepare for the challenges and opportunities that Brexit will bring when an Export for Growth roadshow tours the region later this month. The day-long Trade Horizons events are to be staged by Business West – the region’s largest business advice group, which also runs...
Bath businesses, IT experts and digital pioneers will be taking a step into the future when the city’s Digital Festival returns later this year. After the success of 2017’s event, plans are already in the pipeline for another exciting five days of talks, activities, workshops and more as the World Heritage City is taken...
Nominations have opened for the SPARKies, the awards that showcase the best of the West of England’s tech sector. Now in their sixth year, the awards shine a light on the firms and individuals operating in areas as diverse as apps, touchless technology and healthcare. Two new categories – Best Scale-Up and Most Innovative...
Ambitious Bath businesses with at least two years of sustained growth are being invited to apply for grants of £5,000 to accelerate their expansion. Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has £500,000 worth of funding available to aspiring scale-up businesses through its new High Impact Scale-Up Coaching Grants programme. Building on the success...
The innovative Bloodhound project to build the world’s fastest-ever car is inspiring young people to pursue careers that use maths, engineering and technology, the region’s business leaders have been told. Nearly 400 chartered accountants and guests from across the business community gathered at the annual ICAEW West of England annual dinner last week heard...
Five Bath area firms are today celebrating winning the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, the UK’s most prestigious business accolade. The five very different businesses – Rocketmakers, Wessex Water Services, Wolf and Wild, Bath Ales (through its owner St Austell’s Brewery) and Coombe Castle International – are among 230 companies from across the UK to...
