Each week Bath Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on our weekly e-bulletin. This week Martin Roberts, presenter of Homes under the Hammer, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Everest. I did a charity climb of Kilimanjaro a few years ago,...
Bath has retained its coveted Purple Flag status in recognition of the way the city manages its vibrant evening and night-time economy. It is the fifth consecutive year the city has been awarded the status, which is staged by the ATCM (Association of Town & City Management). To gain a Purple Flag, towns and...
Bath firms can get instant access to an extensive network of business knowledge and skills partners through a new growth hub launched by Business West. The region’s largest business group – and the organisation behind Bath Chamber of Commerce – wants the portal to be the first port of call for businesses seeking any...
It may be a World Heritage Site famed for its Roman and Georgian architecture but Bath is about to be rebuilt – in a virtual world. A Minecraft version of the city based on the top-selling video game will take shape at this month’s Bath Digital Festival, showing how it could look in a...
The latest deal by BGF, the independent fund that backs small and medium-sized firms with strong growth potential, has taken its total investment in the South West past the £100m mark. The £4.43m equity funding in marketing technology software and service firm Adestra means BGF’s regional office has now invested in 17 fast-growing companies...
Bath-based specialist supply chain management innovator Actual Experience has recruited a widely experienced director to help it meet its ambitious growth in the US. The firm, which improves digital supply chains for major firms through leading-edge analytics, has appointed former deputy CEO of global consulting, technology and outsourcing group Capgemini in a non-executive role....
Specialist support firm Priority IT is raising valuable funds for a local Alzheimer’s charity by bringing old computers back to life. The Trowbridge-based company is refurbishing second-hand computers and offering them to the public in return for a donation to Alzheimer’s Support. The charity runs day clubs, home support and a wide range of...
Bath specialist media group Future has appointed a new global editor-in-chief at its GamesRadar+ entertainment website. Daniel Dawkins has been promoted from group editor-in-chief, games UK, replacing Sophia Tong, who moves to a new role at Future working on creative brand strategy and business development within the global revenue team. GamesRadar+ is a global...
The House, the Bath-based brand agency, has been nominated for four European Transform awards in recognition of its rebranding work with three UK and international clients. Its work with Devizes-based agricultural machinery and vehicle supplier T H White has been nominated in both the Best Brand Consolidation and Best Visual Identity in the Industrial/Basic...
Facilities management firm Almeda has launched a new catering division with the ambition of making the traditional staff canteen a thing of the past. The Keynsham-based family business wants large firms to think about the way they feed their staff and so change perceptions about food and drink in the workplace. The UK food...
