Technology

Six Bath area businesses recognised as among the UK’s most dynamic in Stock Exchange report

November 13, 2020
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Six Bath area businesses recognised as among the UK’s most dynamic in Stock Exchange report

Six firms from in and around Bath have been named by the London Stock Exchange as some of the UK’s fastest-growing and most dynamic small and medium-sized businesses. The six, which operate in sectors ranging from green energy to publishing and financial services to pharmaceuticals, appear in the London Stock Exchange Group’s 1000 Companies...

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Time has ‘almost run out’ to prepare for Brexit transition on January 1, Business West warns

November 13, 2020
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Time has ‘almost run out’ to prepare for Brexit transition on January 1, Business West warns

Bath firms trading in Europe have been told that it is ‘almost too late’ if they have not planned for a worst case scenario following the end of the Brexit transition on January 1. The 50-day countdown to that date was on Wednesday and Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, fears many firms...

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Government U-turn over end of furlough scheme welcomed by business groups

November 5, 2020
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Government U-turn over end of furlough scheme welcomed by business groups

Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has welcomed the latest extension to the governments’ furlough scheme, but urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to come up longer-term measures to protect firms. Mr Sunak, pictured, this afternoon announced the furlough scheme would now run until the end of March, with the Treasury continuing to pay 80% of...

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Pioneering University of Bath hub to bridge gap between digital security and society

November 5, 2020
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Pioneering University of Bath hub to bridge gap between digital security and society

Ensuring that the growing need for cybersecurity matches the needs of society are to be addressed in a ground-breaking £3.5m research hub set up by University of Bath. The DiScriBe Hub+ will look at how the gap between digital security and society can be bridged in an era of ever-increasing risk of hacking threats...

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Business West fears ‘shattering’ impact of government’s second, month-long lockdown

November 2, 2020
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Business West fears ‘shattering’ impact of government’s second, month-long lockdown

The new lockdown measures announced will be devastating to many Bath firms despite their best efforts to make themselves Covid-safe, the region’s largest business organisation has warned. Most businesses were forced to close yesterday as the country entered its second lockdown, with staff being urged to work from home where they can.  Non-essential shops...

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E-scooter trial gets underway in latest bid to bring cleaner transport to Bath’s streets

October 30, 2020
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E-scooter trial gets underway in latest bid to bring cleaner transport to Bath’s streets

Commuters and visitors to Bath are now able to hire carbon-neutral e-scooters to ride around the city’s streets as part of a year-long trial aimed at encouraging low-carbon travel. Initially, 50 scooters supplied by Swedish firm Voi will be available to hire in Bath, along with 100 in Bristol – with the West of England Combined...

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Business West to help Bath firms cut through confusion as end of UK’s Brexit transition looms

October 23, 2020
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Business West to help Bath firms cut through confusion as end of UK’s Brexit transition looms

Bath firms are being urged to prepare now for the end of the Brexit transition period on January 1 next year, despite many questions of how it will work in practice remaining unanswered. The government has launched a campaign for businesses with the strapline ‘Time is running out’ as talks with the EU over...

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Bath’s hospitality sector misses out again, says Business West, as Govt announces new support for firms

October 23, 2020
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Bath’s hospitality sector misses out again, says Business West, as Govt announces new support for firms

Business West, the group that runs Bath Chamber of Commerce, has welcomed the latest government job and self-employment support measures – but warned that many firms, including those in the city’s vital hospitality sector, continue to miss out. The new support package was announced yesterday by Chancellor Rishi Sunak as businesses in many areas...

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Business groups urge Johnson to continue Brexit talks as he tells them to ‘prepare for a no-deal’

October 16, 2020
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Business groups urge Johnson to continue Brexit talks as he tells them to ‘prepare for a no-deal’

Firms will ‘despair’ over Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s comments today that they should prepare for a no-deal Brexit, the region’s biggest business organisation said. Describing the move as “another period of political theatre”, Business West managing director Phil Smith said firms across the West of England were already under unprecedented pressure from the impact...

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Bath analytics pioneer launches service to help businesses handle massive rise in home working

October 16, 2020
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Bath analytics pioneer launches service to help businesses handle massive rise in home working

Actual Experience, the Bath-based advanced analytics firm, has secured a three-year extension to its agreement with the procurement arm of multinational professional services company Accenture after launching a service linked to the huge increase in staff working from home. Analytics as a service company Actual Experience says its new Human Experience Management (HXM) offering...

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