Advanced manufacturing

Happiest Workplace Awards give enlightened Bath firms reasons to be cheerful

June 8, 2018
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Happiest Workplace Awards give enlightened Bath firms reasons to be cheerful

Bath firms that go the extra mile to ensure their staff are cheerful and fulfilled are being invited to enter the annual South West Happiest Workplace Competition.   The brainchild of workplace and interior design consultancy Wylde IA, the contest has successfully championed enlightened businesses since it was launched four years ago.  This year it...

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‘Quiet confidence’ in future leads BuroHappold to appoint 13 new partners

June 8, 2018
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‘Quiet confidence’ in future leads BuroHappold to appoint 13 new partners

BuroHappold, the Bath-headquartered international civil engineering practice, has appointed 13 new partners in a move it said showed “quiet confidence” in its ability to deliver high-quality, award-winning projects across the globe. It is the highest number of partners chosen in a single year by the firm, which over the past 40 years has been...

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New non-executive director brings US pharma experience to Vectura

June 4, 2018
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New non-executive director brings US pharma experience to Vectura

Specialist pharmaceutical firm Vectura has confirmed the appointment of Anne Whitaker as a non-executive director with effect from last Friday as it continues to reshape its board.   The Chippenham-based firm, which makes innovative devices and formulation for inhaled airways diseases, had been seeking a non-executive director with current US pharma experience.    Vectura’s...

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Alliance Pharma non-exec director leaves board after nine years

May 31, 2018
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Alliance Pharma non-exec director leaves board after nine years

A non-executive director at specialty pharmaceutical firm Alliance Pharma has stepped down after nine years on its board.   Thomas Casdagli’s resignation comes nearly three months after a boardroom shake-up at the Chippenham-based firm, which resulted in the appointment of a new chief executive to replace its founder as well as a new chairman. ...

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Six of the best: Bath area firms take their place among UK’s most inspiring businesses

May 25, 2018
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Six of the best: Bath area firms take their place among UK’s most inspiring businesses

Six very different companies from the Bath area have been named among 1,000 of the UK’s most inspiring small and medium-sized businesses. 1pm, AlertSystems, Francis Flower, Image Factory, London & Country Mortgages and Mirage Inks appear in the London Stock Exchange Group’s latest 1000 Companies list, which celebrates the most dynamic SMEs in the UK. ...

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Business West urges Theresa May to ‘fix the fundamentals’ of the economy

May 22, 2018
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Business West urges Theresa May to ‘fix the fundamentals’ of the economy

The managing director of the West of England’s largest business group this week joined more than 50 other chamber of commerce leaders to urge the Prime Minister to take radical action and ‘fix the fundamentals’ of the UK economy. Phil Smith from Business West – the organisation behind Bath Chamber of Commerce – was...

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£100m fund launched by Lloyds Bank to help firms plug into Hinkley Point C supply chain

May 20, 2018
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£100m fund launched by Lloyds Bank to help firms plug into Hinkley Point C supply chain

Lloyds Bank has launched a £100m fund to help small businesses take advantage of supply chain opportunities linked to the construction of Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset. The fund, which opened today, will help small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the UK access discounted lending and become involved in one of...

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University of Bath aims to power new generation of high-growth companies

May 18, 2018
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University of Bath aims to power new generation of high-growth companies

A programme to enable some of the UK’s best tech scale-up companies become the sector giants of tomorrow has been launched by the University of Bath. The programme, part of a national project, is supported by £5m of government money through Research England’s Connecting Capability Fund. It will enable 240 of the most innovative...

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Trade Horizons Roadshow rolls into region to advise firms on all things Brexit

May 18, 2018
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Trade Horizons Roadshow rolls into region to advise firms on all things Brexit

Businesses in the Bath area are to be helped prepare for the challenges and opportunities that Brexit will bring when an Export for Growth roadshow tours the region later this month.   The day-long Trade Horizons events are to be staged by Business West – the region’s largest business advice group, which also runs...

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Double vision for Bath Ales as multi-million pound Hare Brewery increases capacity

May 18, 2018
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Double vision for Bath Ales as multi-million pound Hare Brewery increases capacity

Bath Ales has officially opened its new state-of-the-art brewhouse, doubling its capacity and opening up the possibility of a wider range of beers.   Hare Brewery in Warmley, between Bath and Bristol, is the result of a multi-million pound investment by Bath Ales’ parent group St Austell Brewery, which acquired the firm in 2016....

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