Strong growth and a track record of innovation at the parent company of Bath Ales has earned it the prestigious title of 2017 PwC West of England Business of Year. Cornwall-based St Austell Brewery was presented with the award at a gala dinner staged on Wednesday. Judges praised its diversification, investment in new products and...
Tens of thousands of EU workers in the South West could leave the UK over the next few years, potentially triggering a major skills headache for the region’s firms, according to a new survey. Some 28% of all EU nationals working in the region say they are considering quitting their jobs, while 4% have...
Branding, exporting and the challenges of being a woman boss in the male-dominated world of professional football are among the issues that will be showcased at this year’s Festival of Female Entrepreneurs in Bristol. The event, staged by small business support group Enterprise Nation on October 20, has become the largest of its kind...
Annova, the German mediatech firm acquired by specialist IT group SCISYS earlier this year, has landed its second major contract in just over two weeks. Chippenham-based SCISYS paid €11.35m (£10.45m) upfront in cash for Munich-based Annova in January. Earlier this month it secured a €2.5m deal involving the complete renewal of an unnamed German broadcaster’s...
Gaps in Bath and the West of England’s digital infrastructure are to be identified in a major new study aimed at improving its digital connectivity and boosting the economy. The project, to be launched in the autumn, will also identify the skills gaps in the digital sector that are holding back the region’s high-growth...
The roll-out of a next-generation news management system by the BBC to thousands of its journalists and a €2.5m (£2.27m) deal with a major public German broadcaster have boosted Chippenham-based specialist IT group SCISYS following its acquisition of the firm behind the technology. Munich-headquartered Annova had a 12-year contract with the BBC to supply...
Bath’s best tech businesses are being invited to enter a national awards scheme that celebrates innovation and growth among the sector’s fastest-growing firms. The 2017 Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 Awards showcase the country’s dynamic technology ecosystem and the most exciting hi-tech companies. Now in their 20th year, the awards rank the UK’s...
International Trade Secretary Liam Fox will today tell West of England businesses that there has never been a better time to start exporting, with the help of his department. Latest government figures show an 11% surge in the value of overseas sales made by businesses from the region, with more than 8,600 firms now...
Bath-based fibre-optic infrastructure firm TrueSpeed Communications has received £75m from insurance giant Aviva’s global asset management arm to speed up the roll-out of its network to a further 75,000 homes and businesses in the region. TrueSpeed was set up in 2015 to deliver a fibre-optic infrastructure network across South West. It provides residential and commercial...
Bath health tech firm Mayden’s innovative approach to specialist skills training has been praised by West of England Mayor Tim Bowles after he visited its Widcombe base. Mayden has set up its own academy to run intensive training in coding, software development and project management for potential employees – a move that has not...
