The University of Bath is to start commercial production of a viable alternative to palm oil that could help reduce the huge environmental damage caused by its extraction. UK-based food-tech business Clean Food Group has set up a dedicated laboratory and pilot plant at the university following the acquisition of intellectual property (IP) developed over the...
Mohammed Saddiq, executive director of operations at Bath-based Wessex Water, is to be the next Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset. He will take over from Annie Maw CVO when she retires at the end of October and says he is “greatly looking forward giving something back to the country which has given me so much”. Mr...
A training academy to help people facing challenges with their mental health, homelessness or overcoming addiction find jobs has been launched by a Bath charity with a vision to end social exclusion. The 50 participants in the West of England Peer Academy, which will be run by Developing Health and Independence, will gain new...
An ambitious project calling for homes being built in Bath and across the West of England to be high quality, well-designed and affordable has been launched. The Placemaking Charter will bring together the region’s councils, including Bath & North East Somerset, and other public authorities, developers, communities and partners under a shared ambition to...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. Govt. announces £400 energy bill grant Grants to be split across six separate payments. Click here for more information Relaxed tax rules for divorces in the works Changes would affect capital gains tax. To find out more,...
Grant Associates, the Bath-based international landscape architecture practice, has strengthened its commitment to supporting environmental and social change for the better by becoming a corporate partner of Rainforest Concern, the city-based charity. Rainforest Concern has helped protect more than 5m acres of rainforest since it was founded 28 years ago, with a wide range...
Second Mountain Comms, the Bath-founded ethically driven PR consultancy, has a refreshed its brand identity and move to new studio premises to mark two years in business. The specialist agency was launched by chartered PR practitioner Ben Veal in July 2020 after he unexpectedly lost his job in the wake of the UK’s first lockdown. ...
A manufacturer of plastic moulded litter bins based near Bath has expanded through the acquisition of a firm that makes self-watering planters and street furniture. Leafield Environmental’s takeover of Amberol adds a range of organisations, including local authorities, community gardening groups, businesses, and educational establishments, to its client base. Formerly known as Linpac Environmental,...
Monahans, the South West’s largest independent accountancy firm, has promoted Stephanie Hurst to tax director for corporate tax consultancy and personal tax compliance. Stephanie, pictured, joined the firm, which has eight offices including in Bath, Trowbridge and Chippenham, as corporate tax manager in 2014. She quickly became an integral member of the company’s tax division and...
The asset finance team at Bath-based alternative funder Time Finance has maintained its expansion with the appointment of Hannah Dixon as account manager. Hannah, pictured, joins with more than 10 years’ experience in the sector having worked at Yorkshire-based Bluestone Leasing, where she supported the growth plans of businesses by enabling access to bespoke...
