An incredibly light material that can reduce aircraft engine noise to little more than that of a hair-dryer has been developed by researchers at the University of Bath. The meringue-like insulation weighs just 2.1kg per cubic metre – making it the lightest ever manufactured. Researchers from the university’s Materials and Structures Centre (MAST) believe...
National law firm Stone King has promoted four staff based in its Bath headquarters to equity partners. Andrew Banks, Jean Boyle, Sarah Lane and Helen Tucker will join their fellow equity share members in shaping the direction of the firm, which also has offices in Bristol, Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds and London. The equity group is responsible for the firm’s strategic business direction, succession and sustainability, as...
The government announcement that the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 will be delayed by at least six months will disappoint many separated couples seeking to divorce in the most amicable way and with the least impact on their children. The Act, which was due to come into force in October, will now be...
Monday June 21 Finals: Brandshield Systems, SYS Group Tuesday June 22 Finals: Gear4Music, Novacyt, Smith (DS), Staffline Group, Trackwise Designs, Trifast Economic announcement: Public sector net borrowing Wednesday June 23 Finals: Berkeley Group, Liontrust Asset Management, Manolete Partners Trading announcement: Joules Group Thursday June 24 Finals: Alpha Financial Markets Consulting, First Property Group, Latham (James), SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust,...
The founder of Bath-based spectacles designer and manufacturer Inspecs today insisted the group was seeing growth this year after unveiling annual results showing it had fallen into the red on lower revenues in 2020. Robin Totterman, pictured, the former bond trader who launched Inspecs in 1988, said it had performed well in the first...
Low-cost airline easyJet is to launch two new domestic flights from Bristol Airport next month as more holidaymakers opt for staycations this summer to avoid quarantining when they return home. The airline, the airport’s largest operator, is to begin flights to Aberdeen on July 9 and Jersey the following day. Both will put it...
Bath-based alternative financial services group Time Finance is aiming to more than double lending over the next four years as part of a major expansion of the business. The group, which appointed a CEO earlier this month, also plans to fund more of its loans rather than act as a broker to other lenders...
Bath’s hugely popular Christmas Market could be reinstated this year after falling foul of Covid restrictions in 2020. Recommendations to bring it back in a Covid-secure way with a reduced number of stalls are set to be considered by Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES) councillors next week. A report to the council’s committee...
A hub offering support to Bath’s high street traders and businesses as they recover from the effects of the pandemic has been launched in the city centre. Set up in an empty shop on Cheap St and using primarily recycled and reclaimed furniture, the temporary High Street Hub will provide quick access to business...
The University of Bath’s soon-to-open £70m motor industry global centre of excellence is to collaborate with the world’s largest automotive testing firm to help put the low-carbon car of the future on the road. The pioneering Institute of Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS), now under construction on the Bristol & Bath Science Park, has...
