The BBC’s ‘face of space’, scientist, communicator and broadcaster Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE, is guest speaker at this year’s CBI South West Annual Dinner. One of the most prestigious networking events in the region’s corporate calendar, the dinner traditionally attracts more than 300 business leaders drawn from many of its largest firms. This year’s dinner...
The boss of the region’s largest business organisation has again slammed Westminster for “playing political chess” while the health of the economy is in the balance. Phil Smith, pictured, managing director at Business West – which runs Bath Chamber of Commerce and the Bath & North East Somerset Initiative – said firms were paying...
Bath-based beauty start-up Shakeup Cosmetics has received equity investment from a pair of established entrepreneurs as it prepares to launch a range of innovative skincare products for men. Sally Preston, managing director of Kiddylicious, the UK’s fastest-growing children’s food firm, and its commercial director Neil Mather will support Shakeup’s founders Jake Xu and Shane...
Ambitious Bath technology firms are being invited to enter a major awards scheme that recognises the UK’s fastest-growing businesses in the sector. Entries are now open for the 22nd annual UK Technology Fast 50 Awards staged by global accountancy group Deloitte. The awards are open to firms that use a proprietary technology in their business. The...
Bath digital media buying agency SearchStar’s Future of Advertising conference series returns to the city later this year with Google set to deliver the keynote presentation. A follow-up to last year’s brilliantly received Data in Advertising conference, pictured, the full-day event – called Growth & Advertising: 2020 and Beyond – is aimed at digital...
Specialist IT group SCISYS has added to the success of its newsroom software, services and training business by winning another major contract from a major European broadcaster. The contract, secured by the Chippenham-headquartered group’s Germany-based Media Solutions division, is with an unnamed broadcaster, for which it will provide an integrated newsroom package for planning...
Bath companies that export to Europe are being urged to register for non-EU trade ahead of a possible no-deal Brexit or face potential problems once the UK has left the European Union. The warning has come from Business West, the South West’s largest business organisation, which points out that if the UK quits the...
The co-founders of Bath-based sex toy retailer Lovehoney are to relinquish day-to-day operations of the fast-growth business next month when one of the UK’s top marketers is appointed as CEO. Ex-journalist Richard Longhurst and DJ Neal Slateford formed Lovehoney in 2002 – appropriately from a bedroom. Since then the firm has grown to boast...
Bath media group Future has crossed the Atlantic again for its latest multi-million pound deal as it continues to build its presence in the US market. The group, whose UK titles include TechRadar, PC Gamer and Guitar World, has bought Washington DC-headquartered digital media publisher SmartBrief for an initial sum of $45m (£37.2m). SmartBrief...
Oscar-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins CBE, who has worked on major movies such as The Big Lebowski and The Shawshank Redemption, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Bath Spa University in recognition of his significant contribution to film and TV. Born and raised in Devon, Roger, 70, studied at Bath College of...
