Bath firms considering doing business in China this year – or those already trading there – are being urged to take part in the region’s largest Chinese New Year reception and banquet. Organised by the Bristol & West of England China Bureau, the event brings together business leaders, key figures from the Chinese business...
Thousands of businesses across Bath & North East Somerset are to be connected to an ultrafast full-fibre broadband network that promises some of the UK’s fastest speeds. The project is the result of a £10.3m investment deal signed by publicly funded body Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) with Oxfordshire-based ultrafast broadband provider Gigaclear. It...
Award-winning Bath animation and design studio A Large Evil Corporation has been taken over by major US pop-culture products firm Funko in a $4m (£2.98m) deal. A Large Evil Corporation – also known as Evilcorp – was launched in 2006 and has created animated commercials for brands such as Gu, Greenpeace, Now TV and...
Frome-based DNA Worldwide, which uses state-of-the-art technology to develop new DNA testing services, has been crowned the country’s best small business in one of the UK’s most prestigious business awards schemes. The fast-growing firm scooped the Small Business of the Year title at the British Chambers of Commerce’s annual Chamber Business Awards 2017, with...
A top lawyer has urged Bath’s not-for-profit organisations to embrace the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as an opportunity to strengthen existing relationships and improve the way they are run. Graeme Fearon, intellectual property partner at West law firm Thrings – which has an office in Bath – believes while the new rules...
A series of inspirational talks by high-profile business women is to be launched next year by The Gainsborough Bath Spa hotel in conjunction with the University of the West of England’s Bristol Business School. Called Phenomenal Women, the bi-monthly events will run from February to November with the aim of celebrating, supporting and inspiring...
The CBI has appointed Susan Davy, chief financial officer of environmental infrastructure group Pennon Group, as the next chair of its South West region. Susan, pictured right, will replace Andrew Livingston, CEO of Yeovil-based DIY and building equipment supplier Screwfix, who is leaving the post early. Andrew, pictured below, took over the role for...
The University of Bath has appointed two local firms of architects to design its pioneering car-of-the-future research facility due to open in 2020. Stride Treglown, which has an office in the city, is lead consultant on the £60m project and will design the overall building envelope, office spaces and site-wide development, pictured. ...
Former Virgin Radio boss and Heart FM founder Richard Huntingford is to take over as chairman of Bath-based media group Future, bringing with him more than three decades of media sector experience. Richard, pictured, who was also chairman of Wireless Group (formerly UTV Media) and non-executive director of Virgin Mobile, was appointed a non-executive...
Bath-based media group Future today said it was on course to become a global player in its specialist markets after unveiling a 43% leap in annual sales to £84.4m. The group, which has undergone a major transformation over the past five years including shedding jobs in Bath, also achieved strong profits growth – turning...
