Bath’s ethical organisations have just two days left to submit their entries to the region’s Fairtrade Business Awards. Applications for the prestigious contest – now in its sixth year – close at midnight on Sunday. The awards recognise the contribution that businesses, organisations and institutes in the region make in support of Fairtrade by...
Long-awaited efforts to improve the economy of the Midsomer Norton area have been given a double boost. High-quality, flexible workspace for expanding local firms is to be available at the former Great Mills head office at Old Mills, pictured, following the appointment of Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, as manager. And the...
The BBC has renewed its contract with SCISYS, the Chippenham-headquartered specialised software and IT services firm, for its world-leading radio technology. The deal extends the BBC’s use of SCISYS Media & Broadcast division’s dira! media asset management platform, pictured, for up to 10 years. The bespoke version of dira! is used by the BBC...
The UK’s first app-only energy brand Pure Planet has relocated to Bath from Bristol as it prepares for a period of rapid growth. The firm, which was launched in Bristol last spring by some of the UK mobile telecoms industry’s most experienced executives, said it was attracted to Bath by the city’s “dynamic tech...
Small and medium-sized businesses in the Bath area can benefit from research and development grants of up £75,000 under the University of the West of England’s (UWE Bristol) relaunched Innovation 4 Growth (I4G) grant funding programme. The popular initiative, which recently opened for the fifth time, pledges a total of £650,000 in funding. ...
Energy management firm SMARTech energy has been awarded accreditation for achieving excellence in health and safety in the workplace. The Corsham-based firm gained the award from Alcumus SafeContractor, a leading third-party accreditation scheme which recognises extremely rigorous standards in health and safety management among contractors. SMARTech energy, founded by Stuart Pearce in 2014, offers...
