Researchers at the University of Bath have developed a new spray coating for greenhouses to improve plant growth and help extend the growing seasons in less sunny countries like the UK in a more sustainable way. The technology, which can be applied like a varnish to existing greenhouses, works by optimising the wavelength of...
Self-storage firm Vanguard has installed a meticulously restored vintage jet fighter plane in its new Bath branch months before its launch early in 2025. The De Haviland Vampire T11 takes pride of place in the building on the former Regency Laundry site on Lower Bristol Road which was snapped up by Vanguard two-and-a-half years...
A University of Bath spin-out has been awarded funding to explore new ways of targeting tough-to-treat childhood cancers. The £552,000 investment will enable Revolver Therapeutics to develop a potential new type of cancer treatment. It is looking to do this by harnessing the ability to inhibit previously ‘undruggable’ transcription factors – proteins that help...
Bath Rugby have teamed up with city-based full-fibre broadband provider Truespeed to upgrade connectivity at The Rec, giving fans a much better online experience on match days. Under the multi-year strategic partnership, Truespeed has become the club’s official broadband and public wi-fi provider and will now offer ultrafast wi-fi all around the iconic stadium...
Bath legal and financial planning firm Mogers Drewett has strengthened its commitment to help struggling families this Christmas by stepping up its support for local foodbanks. The firm, which also has offices in Wells, Sherborne and Frome, is again accepting donations of non-perishable food items at all its offices. These much-needed donations will go...
Bath-headquartered specialist funder Time Finance has promoted Mike Freebury to head of sales within its invoice finance division in the South West and Wales. The move marks a key milestone in Time Finance’s growth journey as the business, which provides asset, loan and invoice finance products to more than 10,000 small and medium-sized enterprises...
