The innovative Bloodhound project to build the world’s fastest-ever car is inspiring young people to pursue careers that use maths, engineering and technology, the region’s business leaders have been told. Nearly 400 chartered accountants and guests from across the business community gathered at the annual ICAEW West of England annual dinner last week heard...
Shares in Bath-based advanced engineering group Rotork soared by more than 10% this morning after it announced a leap in revenues for the first three months of this year and painted a bright outlook for the rest of 2018. The trading update for the period from January 1 to April 1 was in marked...
The ‘golden triangle’ of business, government and universities must work together better to drive economic growth across the West of England, a major conference at the University of Bath will be told this week. The event on Wednesday will explore how the three-way collaboration could contribute to the ‘powerhouse’ agenda and support the...
The Festival of Female Entrepreneurs returns to the West of England for a seventh year in October with one of Britain’s most successful entrepreneurs already lined up as headline speaker. Emma Bridgewater, who has spent more than 30 years building up a successful pottery business, will share her experiences and give advice to businesswomen...
A £6.5m project that will harness the power of innovative digital technology to boost the West of England’s creative, health and manufacturing sectors is to be launched by a consortium of universities, including Bath Spa, and arts venues. The new Creative Technology Network will pool research and innovation expertise from the universities and industrial...
One of the most inspirational women in technology is to give the second in a series of talks by high-profile business women in Bath later this week. Carole Mundell, head of physics at the University of Bath, will speak at The Gainsborough Bath Spa Hotel’s Phenomenal Women event on Thursday, part of a series...
Two rapidly expanding firms have moved onto the Woodland Estate in Westbury as the business park’s reputation as a growth hub for regional companies goes from strength to strength. The latest additions are Easy José Coffee, a speciality coffee company known for its quality products and ethical ethos, and site investigations and geotechnical...
More than 200 advanced engineering firms and digitally-innovative small and medium-sized enterprises are to gain access to expert support and advice through two new ‘business acceleration hubs’ set up by the University of Bath. The university has been awarded £1.5m from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to deliver start-up, scale-up, open innovation...
Bishop Fleming, the regional accountancy firm with a large office in Bath, was today named as the official sponsor of the Institute of Directors (IoD) South West Director of the Year Awards 2018. Bishop Fleming, which has seven offices across the South West and West Midlands, has teamed up with the IoD to...
Business West, the region’s largest business body and the organisation that runs the Bath Chamber of Commerce, is collaborating with two other powerful chambers to highlight the impact of uncertainty over Brexit a year before it takes effect. The Three Chamber Alliance – which includes the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and...
