The House, the Bath-based specialist brand consultancy, has become the first business in the city to be awarded B Corp status – a measure of an organisation’s commitment to meeting rigorous standards of social and environmental performance. B Corps are for-profit companies that are committed to business models that deliver positive impact. B Corp...
A major conference in June will bring together the West of England’s political and business leaders as it faces a period of unprecedented change following the Metro Mayor and national Parliamentary elections. The West of England Economic Growth Conference on June 23 will offer delegates the first opportunity to discuss the region’s economic future...
UWE vice-chancellor Prof Steve West has been appointed interim chair of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) following the resignation of Stephen Roberston. Prof West, pictured, takes up the reins of the organisation as it grapples with changes brought in by the election of the region’s first Metro Mayor, the new West of...
Shares in specialist IT firm SCISYS rose today after it revealed it had won a place on the Metropolitan Police’s new supplier framework – a move it described as a “game-changer” in is relationship with the force. Chippenham-based SCISYS, which provides highly specialised software and IT services to organisations across the space, defence, media...
Bath-based specialist lending group 1pm has hit the acquisition trail again – snapping up an independent funder of hard assets as it continues its fast-paced growth. 1pm is paying £2.3m for Warwickshire-based Bell Finance, which has been lending to firms in the construction and manufacturing sectors mainly against business-critical equipment such as plant, machinery...
MasterChef winner-turned-judge Ping Coombes will be appearing at a one-night-only pop-up restaurant event at The Roman Baths Kitchen next month. At the event – called Go Bananas and which takes place on May 25 – Ping will be taking inspiration from her book Malaysia to showcase new Malaysian dishes and a new way to...
