Bath-based full fibre broadband provider Truespeed has taken on a vastly experienced chief information officer to play a pivotal role in its continued growth. Robert Purdy, pictured, has a background spanning 38 years in technology and telecommunications joins from BT, where he was director of consumer IT responsible for delivering the BT, EE and Plusnet...
Setting up a business or going self-employed can give LGBT people a sense of liberation and freedom to be their authentic selves, according to research by the University of Bath. The academics, who worked on the study of small businesses with LGBT owners with the Radboud University in the Netherlands, found that negative experiences in the...
The managing partner of Bath architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has become a visiting professor at the School of Architecture and Environment at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol). Geoff Rich, pictured, will work with the university to help inspire the next generation of architects, sharing his expertise through masterclasses, lectures, and...
West of England impact investor Bristol & Bath Regional Capital (BBRC) is to expand its homes division to finance 1,500 quality new homes for key workers across the region by 2028. The move, which follows an equity investment in BBRC from London-based specialist impact investor Zamo Capital, will help it build on the success...
Tourism and hospitality businesses from Bath will battle it out with rivals from across the region in the prestigious South West England Tourism Excellence Awards next month. Reflecting its importance to the region’s tourism sector, Bath is represented in nine of the 27 categories in the awards. City venues and attractions have swept the...
Two schoolfriends who started their online furniture business aged just 18 are looking for a new phase of international growth after its sales soared to nearly £17m within seven years. Monty George and Dan Beckles launched Furniturebox when they saw a gap in the market for selling furniture online. It expanded rapidly during Covid...
Bath-headquartered specialist public relations agency Abode Worldwide has appointed former national newspaper journalist Neil Millard as managing director to support its global expansion. Neil, pictured with Abode founder and CEO Jessica Gillingham, joins the agency from Rhizome Media in London, where he spent nearly six years as PR director and then managing director working...
A popular Bath city centre pub is to be refurbished after coming under new management. The Trinity on James Street West will close this Sunday for just over a month while the £185,000 upgrade takes place. Owner Star Pubs & Bars, part of the Heineken UK group, said The Trinity, which has been open...
Former Bath and England rugby player John Hall has joined city-based property company Rengen as strategic investment advisor to assist with its continued growth. John, pictured, who won 21 caps with England between 1984 and 1994, is an experienced business leader having run his own sports consultancy and more recently acted as consultant to...
Renewable electricity provider Good Energy has launched a new scheme for its customers on Feed-in Tariffs (FiTs) which could earn them more from the power they generate. The Chippenham-headquartered group, the UK’s largest voluntary FiT administrator with more than 180,000 generation customers, piloted the new FiT smart export service in December, with plans to...
