A Bath firm developing biodegradable alternatives to harmful microplastics has won a £425,000 grant which could lead to its pioneering technology being produced on an industrial scale. Naturbeads has received the money from Innovate UK, the government’s innovation body, to explore commercialising the product, which is made from cellulose, a naturally occurring substance...
Bath-based glasses designer and manufacturer Inspecs Group has made its third acquisition in 18 months, snapping up a German spectacle frame distributor for €1.76m (£1.51m). Inspecs said buying BoDe Design Vertriebs, which also distributes Inspecs products in Holland, Austria and Switzerland, further reinforced its strategy of developing strategic distribution of its products to...
Bath-based bathroom furniture designer and supplier Roper Rhodes has been sold to a Swedish firm in a deal worth up to £90m. Family-owned Roper Rhodes was launched 42 years ago by Brian Roper and has since grown to become a major player in the UK market. The acquisition by Svedbergs, which has been listed on the...
The co-founder and CEO of Bath-based broadband provider Truespeed has stepped down from his role with immediate effect. Evan Wienburg, pictured, who was one of the three original investors in the business when it launched in 2014, said he will now be pursuing a new challenge. He said he felt now was the...
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has appointed four ambassadors for the South West to ensure its members remain at the heart of its operations in the region. The quartet of experienced business leaders – Katherine Piper, Alex Chikhani, Peter Doyle and John Rotherford – will enable greater connectivity between IoD South West’s 1,200 members...
I think we were all hoping that this year’s Christmas parties would be more ‘normal’ following last year’s restrictions, but developments with Coronavirus over the past few weeks have perhaps cast some doubt on that, writes Pearson May partner Matthew Rutter. Whatever kind of festive celebrations you may be planning for your workplace, whether...
Monday December 6 Interim: Fusion Antibodies Tuesday December 7 Finals: Hyve Group, Ixico, Renew Holdings, Paragon Banking Group, Caretech Holdings Interims: Kinovo, Mercia Asset Management, Vianet Group, Supreme, Babcock International, Solid State, SDI Group Wednesday December 8 Finals: Hardide, SSP Group Interims: Berkeley Group Holdings, Quiz Trading announcement: McColl’s Retail Group Thursday December 9 Finals: On The Beach Group, Victorian...
Bath’s hospitality and catering businesses are being given a new weapon in the fight against food waste while also helping them become more sustainable. Visit West, the destination management organisation that covers the city through its Visit Bath brand, has teamed up with with Too Good To Go to launch the service. The Too...
Global real estate advisor CBRE has made four promotions in its South West office. Nikita Dheir and Hannah Marshall have been promoted from their roles as senior surveyors to associate directors while former surveyors Stella Hicks and Hannah Hicks are now senior surveyors. Nikita, who joined CBRE as a graduate in 2016 and now...
Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King has advised on the sale of another nursing home as it continues to position itself as a major player in the busy residential care market. Hillcrest Nursing Home, a well-respected and long-established 88-bed nursing and dementia home in Looe, Cornwall, was sold by owners Mike and Sharon...
