A marketing consultancy launched earlier this year as the coronavirus pandemic took hold is aiming to become just the second Bath business to gain B Corp accreditaton for its ethical stance. Backpack was started by brand and culture expert Sammy Burt in mid-March following a Covid crisis-linked redundancy. She reached out to her network of...
Shares in 1pm, the Bath-based specialist small business lender, fell by more than 8% today despite it saying it had bounced back strongly from the earlier impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the business. In a trading update issued ahead of its AGM yesterday, the firm said it had ‘de-risked’ its lending book over...
Construction work on the University of Bath’s £70m motor industry global centre of excellence has shifted up a gear with the handover of vital research areas, despite disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The 13,500 sq m, two-storey building on the Bristol & Bath Science Park – which is still on track to open...
A former industrial wasteland on Sydney’s waterfront has been transformed into a harbour cove and boardwalk based on designs by Bath-based international landscape architecture practice Grant Associates. The Watermans Cove scheme, pictured, aims to revitalise a central part of Australia’s largest city into a world-class, vibrant waterfront precinct. Thanks to Grant Associates’ pioneering design,...
Bath-based British Touring Car driver and entrepreneur Josh Cook has been advised by city-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King on an acquisition that puts his business in the fast lane for growth. Precision Sixty Six, Josh’s High Littleton-based supplier of performance parts for racing cars, which he launched two years ago, has taken over...
A graduate of Bath Spa University has landed a major TV future talent award, with judges praising her creativity and confidence. Miky King, pictured, who graduated with a BA (Hons) in Film, TV and Digital Production, won the Flying Futures Talent title at the recent the Royal Television Society West of England Awards. The...
