A group of second and third-year design students from Bath Spa University’s Bath School of Art and Design have developed innovative answers to common problems linked to wheelie bins and recycling boxes. Bristol Waste, which handles all domestic waste collection and recycling in Bristol, tasked the students with designing new ways of storing waste...
West of England organisations that support fair trade have been praised by TV personality Nick Hewer for “putting their money where their mouth is” at the region’s recent Fair Trade Business Awards. Countdown presenter Mr Hewer, a long-running supporter of ethical business and a patron of The Fairtrade Foundation, said these organisations should be...
Updated plans for Bath’s long-awaited new office quarter have been unveiled to the city’s business community to coincide with the appointment of insurance giant Legal & General as development partner on part of the scheme. Dozens of representatives of businesses from across the city were given a brief overview of progress on the Bath...
The Tech4Good networks in Bath and Bristol, which have been operating since early 2017, are to merge to create a single group bringing together social innovation and tech across the two cities. Tech4Good South-West (T4GSW) will launch next month under the umbrella of the global network and non-profit TechSoup and Netsquared with a mission...
Bath-based international food and drink industry consultancy Zenith Global has appointed Luciano Anavias its new regional director for Latin America. Luciano, pictured, joined Zenith Global after 18 years in consulting work with US international market research group Canadean and then GlobalData, most recently as Americas research director – consumer. He previously worked in marketing...
The SETsquared Partnership, the global number one business incubator network backed by the University of Bath, has appointed international public relations agency Grayling’s Bristol office to raise its national profile. Since its launch in 2002, SETsquared has supported more than 3,500 businesses and helped raise £1.8bn in investment. It has twice been named as...
Box Steam Brewery has teamed up with Bath Rugby Ladies to mark the 15th anniversaries of both while also launching the brewery’s new Firsty Friday taproom tasting sessions. The mark the occasions, three Bath Rugby Ladies players visited the brewery to make a signature brew of Piston Broke, the team’s favourite tipple. The fruity,...
Bath-based media group Future today further strengthened its presence in the US consumer electronics publishing market with another multi-million dollar acquisition. The group snapped up global digital publisher MoNa Mobile Nations for $55m (£41.5m) in cash and $5m paid for by issuing new shares. The deal – which follows last year’s £100m takeover of...
More than 300 guests are expected to attend Bath & North East Somerset Council’s inaugural Our Young Stars Awards ceremony next week. The awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of the area’s extraordinary young people. More than 70 nominations were received and the 15 finalists – along with parents, guardians, friends and nominators – have...
London-based design and communications agency Sparkloop has opened a regional office in Bath to spearhead its expansion into the South West. The agency, whose core services include branding, video, print and digital, works with a range of start-ups and charities, including Red Bull, Checkatrade and The Prince’s Trust. It said the Bath city centre...
