Technology

Lottery funding will power-up laptop reuse group to help bridge widening digital divide

April 21, 2022
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Lottery funding will power-up laptop reuse group to help bridge widening digital divide

A scheme set up to donate unwanted and refurbished laptops to schools, charities and individuals who do not have access to technology has been awarded £135,000 to help take it to the next stage of development. The money from The National Lottery Community Fund will be used by Wiltshire Digital Drive to recruit a...

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£3.3m secured from government to expand WECA’s Skills Bootcamps scheme

April 8, 2022
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£3.3m secured from government to expand WECA’s Skills Bootcamps scheme

A successful Skills Bootcamp programme for the unemployed and those seeking to change their career is to be extended following the allocation of £3.3m in new government funding. The money, which will enable a further 1,200 learners to take part in the scheme across the West of England, was secured by Metro Mayor Dan...

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Space-tech firm on launchpad for rapid growth after relocating to flagship business park

April 7, 2022
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Arralis management team at Turnpike House Chippenham April  2022 (1)

A rapidly expanding space-tech firm has relocated its UK headquarters in a move that will enable it to create up to 20 jobs. Millimetre-wave specialist Arralis, which has been on a continuous growth trajectory since its launch in 2013, is to transfer its operations to Chippenham from Swindon, where it has outgrown its serviced...

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Zap-Map charges ahead by teaming up with the RAC to help electric vehicle owners in distress

March 17, 2022
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Zap-Map charges ahead by teaming up with the RAC to help electric vehicle owners in distress

Electric vehicle charge point mapping app Zap-Map has partnered with motoring organisation the RAC as it seeks to power ahead in the fast-growing market. The firm, which is majority owned by Chippenham-headquartered renewable energy group Good Energy, is already the UK’s top app of its kind with 660,000 downloads and hundreds of thousands of...

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Bath Rugby to sharpen its online retail offering through sponsorship deal with expanding fulfilment firm

March 15, 2022
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Bath Rugby to sharpen its online retail offering through sponsorship deal with expanding fulfilment firm

Fast-growing eCommerce fulfilment company Huboo has struck a multi-year agreement to be Bath Rugby’s official eCommerce partner. Under the deal the firm, which was founded in Bath but now based in Bristol, has become the eCommerce fulfilment provider for all Bath Rugby merchandise on its online shop.  It will also sponsor the club’s official...

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Electric vehicle app Zap-Map revs up for overseas markets with new-look team at the wheel

March 10, 2022
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Electric vehicle app Zap-Map revs up for overseas markets with new-look team at the wheel

Zap-Map, the Good Energy majority-owned app that helps electric vehicle users find public charging points, has powered-up its senior management team as it prepares for further growth, including a drive into international markets. Richard Bourne, who joined in January 2021 as interim CEO, has been appointed to the role permanently while Nigel Pocklington, CEO...

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The LAST WORD: Kate Pullinger, professor of creative writing and digital media, Bath Spa University

March 3, 2022
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The LAST WORD: Kate Pullinger, professor of creative writing and digital media, Bath Spa University

Each week Bath Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word. This week Kate Pullinger, professor of creative writing and digital media at Bath Spa University, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST:  Film you watched? Ghostbusters Afterlife. The director of the original Ghostbusters, Ivan Reitman, died recently – I keep...

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Bootcamp course will offer chance to gain skills in machine learning and data science

March 3, 2022
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Bootcamp course will offer chance to gain skills in machine learning and data science

Bath-based coding training provider iO Academy is launching a new course in data science and machine learning for software developers of all levels – from bootcamp graduates to senior engineers.  Data science and machine learning are set to become the most in-demand skills in the careers market over the next five years, with estimates...

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Programme will offer Bath firms unique chance to help equip city’s young people with green skills

February 24, 2022
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Programme will offer Bath firms unique chance to help equip city’s young people with green skills

Bath businesses are being invited to support a transformational skills programme that will create opportunities in the green economy for young people from the city. Green Skills for Jobs and Entrepreneurship has been launched against a backdrop of economic recovery following the Covid pandemic and the demand for 50,000 new jobs in the region by...

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Truespeed strengthens senior management team with new director of marketing & sales

February 24, 2022
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Truespeed strengthens senior management team with new director of marketing & sales

The former head of acquisition at communications giant O2 has joined Bath-based full fibre broadband provider Truespeed as its new director of marketing & sales. Melanie Hunter-Yell, pictured, will focus on enhancing Truespeed’s brand and engaging with customers as the firm continues on its mission of expanding its ultrafast network to underserved communities across...

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