Bath-headquartered law firm RWK Goodman has advised the shareholders of one of the UK’s leading accounting companies focused on the tech start-up ecosystem on its sale to a fast-growing accountancy group hailed as the ‘rebels of the sector’. Ihorizon is a leading London-based accounting firm specialising in innovative accounting and finance services designed to help...
The South West ’s strength in burgeoning sectors such as cleantech, fintech and AI (artificial intelligence) helped push up venture capital investment in the region last year by 9%, outperforming the national picture. Firms in these sectors, along with manufacturers, attracted some of the largest investments out of the annual total of £455m across 124 deals,...
The West of England’s space industry could double in size over the next four years to employ around 2,000 people, with the University of Bath playing a key role. Space West, the cluster of advanced manufacturing firms, specialised tech businesses and academic and research organisations making up the industry in the region, is viewed...
Bath-headquartered specialist engineering consultancy Tensys, which has worked on more than 2,000 lightweight structures worldwide including Wimbledon’s Centre Court, is embarking on a new period of expansion supported by the University of Bath. The firm has been awarded a grant under a programme run by Innovate UK to help develop its in-house software suite,...
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...
Bath-based advanced analytics firm Actual Experience has taken on another non-executive director as it continues to rebuild its board following major changes last year including the sudden departure of its founding chief executive. Barry Hoffman, who has more than 20 years’ experience in strategic and operational Human Resources roles in the technology and real estate sectors,...
A business launched by two former schoolfriends from Bath has raised £1m from its first investment round to market its pioneering wearable workplace safety technology. Spacebands is on a mission to improve workplace safety by using its technology to prevent accidents, injuries and deaths in hazardous environments. Initially seeking seed investment of £600,000, it has now received £1m...
An IT services and solutions company has set its sights on hitting a turnover of £10m within three years after growing by 50% over the past 12 months, moving office and taking on more staff. Mintivo relocated from the centre of Chippenham to the edge of nearby National Trust village of Lacock last year and...
Business West is to mark International Women’s Day with an event celebrating the region’s female entrepreneurs and focusing on the importance of promoting gender equity in business. A panel of five inspirational women from the region will discuss a range of topics at the event on 8 March, such as how business leaders can...
