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Kelpi, the Bath-founded biotech company developing innovative bioplastic food packaging from seaweed, has secured a £4.35m investment to take it to market. The funding round, which includes further finance from a group of West of England investors who previously backed the firm, will enable the firm to expand its operations, grow its team and...
A state-of-the-art waste recycling centre has been named as one of the most impressive recent building projects in the South West in a prestigious building awards scheme. Bath & North East Council’s £41.8m Keynsham recycling hub, which was officially opened in February, is among the regional winners in the RICS (Royal Institution of chartered...
A spin-out company from the University of Bath is looking to plug into a new form of sustainable power by creating a battery that recharges itself when placed in soil. Start-up Bactery has developed bacteria-powered batteries – or ‘Bacteries’ – which harvest green energy by taking advantage of natural processes that occur in soil-based microorganisms. As...
IT services company Mintivo has made two key appointments as it looks to maintain its strong growth while also aiming to gain a coveted B Corp accreditation to reflect its values. The internal appointments at the firm, which has been expanding by more than 50% a year, also come as it celebrates winning a...
Shares in Bath-headquartered eyewear firm Inspecs remained under pressure today after its warning last week of a fall in revenue and earnings. The group, which designs and makes a wide range of spectacles, lenses and frames for worldwide sale, said its financial results for the first half of its current financial year would trail...
Monday June 10 Trading announcement: ME Group International Tuesday June 11 Finals: B. P. Marsh & Partners, Oxford Instruments, FirstGroup, Iomart Group, GB Group, Vianet Group, Eckoh, Cake Box Holdings Trading announcement: Bellway Economic announcements: Unemployment rate, Claimant count rate, Index of services, Industrial production, Manufacturing production, Gross domestic product, Balance of Trade Wednesday June 12 Finals: Molten Ventures,...
