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The Bath area’s disused coal mines, which have been sealed up for more than 50 years, could be repurposed to supply clean energy to around 100,000 homes across the region. A major study will look at bringing many of the area’s 100-plus collieries back to life by harnessing their potential as sites for heat...
A major Swedish business has acquired a significant minority stake in Bath-headquartered financial advice business Fidelius Group, saying the move will trigger a new phase of growth for the firm. Söderberg & Partners, one of the Nordic region’s leading financial advisers and brokers of insurance and financial services, acquired the holding in Fidelius for an undisclosed...
A large, camouflaged parrot living under threat of extinction in New Zealand has inspired a Bath firm to develop game-changing technology that tracks and monitors animals in the wild. The team at technology innovation consultancy Icoteq drew inspiration from the story of the kakapo and efforts to conserve it as they worked on the...
Charities must focus on their people, technologies and strategic development to prepare and protect themselves in an ever-changing environment, according to new guidance from Bath change management consultancy Nine Feet Tall. As demand for charities’ services has skyrocketed during the cost of living crisis, so new challenges have emerged, piling more pressure on their...
Private equity and investment firm Maven Capital Partners has strengthened its presence in the region to support its delivery of the £200m South West Investment Fund (SWIF). Launched last July by the British Business Bank, WIF aims to boost the supply of finance to small and medium-sized businesses across the South West. Maven manages...
The brewery behind some of Bath’s best-loved beers has installed hundreds more solar panels on its roof to harness as much renewable energy as possible for production. Bath Ales’ Hare Brewery at Warmley will now be able to generate an additional 230,511kWh electricity a year by adding the 608 new panels to its existing 892...
