More than 100 PR professionals gathered for the 2023 CIPR South of England and Channel Islands PRide Awards, which recognise excellence in public relations and communications. PR professionals from the Bath area landed six Golds – with purpose-driven comms consultancy Second Mountain and consumer agency Highlight winning two each. Second Mountain secured top spot...
Renewable power firm Good Energy has taken to the small screen to urge homeowners to choose the greener option with one of its heat pumps. A 20-second ad, pictured, produced for the firm and voiced by soul singer and songwriter Lemar features an animation of a deflating home with the question ‘heating letting your home down?’...
A former director of Meta, the tech conglomerate that owns Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp, is to join the board of Bath-based global media group Future as a non-executive director. Ivana Kirkbride, who held director positions in both product marketing and content strategy & acquisitions at Meta, has spent her career in content-led, digital media businesses. She...
Public relations professionals from the Bath area have landed six golds at the region’s top PR industry awards – with purpose-driven comms consultancy Second Mountain and consumer agency Highlight winning two each. More than 100 PR professionals gathered at the Double Tree in Bristol City Centre Hotel for the 2023 CIPR South of England and...
Aer Studios, the creative technology firm based near Bath, has won a major tech sector award for its groundbreaking immersive experience workplace e-training tool. The gamification project, called The Data Escape Room, landed the BIMA Award in recognition of its industry-first, innovative design. Designed to enhance data literacy among professionals through an engaging and...
Bath-based workplace design and build company Interaction has relocated to a new state-of-the-art head office in a former city centre distillery building. The firm harnessed its own award-winning expertise to transform the Grade II-listed building in Edgar Mews into a flexible, modern workspace for up to 70 staff, making it one of Bath’s largest...
Falling inflation has sparked higher business confidence among bosses of firms across the West of England – but most are still gloomy about the UK’s economic prospects. Labour costs also remain a challenge along with problems in recruiting the best people as the skills shortage continues to hit firms in all sectors. The mixed...
Taste of Bath is absolutely delighted to welcome long-standing employee Jo Cox as a new company director as part of an exciting new operational and strategic phase for the business. In the role of operations director, Jo, pictured, right, now owns 33.33% of the business, while Helen Rich, pictured, left, as founder and managing director,...
A major campaign has been launched by Bath Rugby Foundation to sign up 100 business and individual sponsors to support its life-changing work with young people. Each year the foundation, Bath Rugby’s charitable arm, helps around 3,000 vulnerable youngsters to succeed through inspiring programmes that focus on health, education and employability. The charity has...
The company behind some of the world’s most spectacular drone light shows is to collaborate on a major new Christmas event that will bring its innovation and creativity back to its West Country roots. Celestial, based in Frome, has teamed up with Bristol-based local experiences company Yuup on Evolution, an epic drone light show to be...
