Renewable electricity supplier Good Energy will find out on Monday whether the Dubai-based group behind a takeover approach to the firm plans to make a formal offer. Chippenham-headquartered Good Energy received the “unsolicited indicative, non-binding proposal” last October from Esyasoft, a global energy industry player that already has operations in the UK. At the...
Bath firms and their advisors wanting to learn more about the British Business Bank’s £200m South West Investment Fund can attend a roadshow event in the city later this month. The fund aims to increase the supply and diversity of early-stage finance for smaller businesses across the whole of the South West. It offers...
Flexible workspace operator Runway East is to open its first Bath hub in a Grade II listed building in the city centre. The 23,000sq ft workspace, pictured, in Kings Court on Parsonage Lane is the fast-growing firm’s third in the South West and 13th across the UK. Launched in London in 2014 and describing...
The West of England can play a led role in ensuring the UK is a world leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) through harnessing its innovation, talent and the spirit of Brunel, according to the region’s metro mayor. By making the region an official UK AI Growth Zone, Mayor Dan Norris says it will also...
The West of England’s burgeoning hydrogen sector needs to embrace gender diversity more if it is to continue to grow while helping in the fight against climate change. By doing this it will also encourage more innovation and challenge established thinking as it assists in accelerating the transition to net zero. The recommendation emerges...
Bath architectural practices Grant Associates and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios have been appointed to lead the long-awaited regeneration of one of the city’s largest undeveloped former industrial areas. The firms will work on plans for the historic former Bath Press site for specialist heritage developer City & Country, which acquired it earlier this year. The...
Bath-based workplace design and build company Interaction has unveiled its new, state-of-the-art base for waste management company Ecosurety which showcases the latest in sustainable design and technology. The 7,000 sq ft office in Bristol, the latest to be created by Interaction in the city, features innovative ‘biomes’ that draw inspiration from the natural world. These...
Researchers at the University of Bath have developed a new spray coating for greenhouses to improve plant growth and help extend the growing seasons in less sunny countries like the UK in a more sustainable way. The technology, which can be applied like a varnish to existing greenhouses, works by optimising the wavelength of...
Bristol Airport has unveiled a new masterplan to increase its capacity from 12m passengers a year to 15m while adding direct flights to the East Coast of America and the Middle East. Airport bosses insist the current restriction on passenger numbers – set just two years ago – is too low and can be...
A £50m fund to help the growth of small and medium-sized firms across the South West has been launched by investment group Foresight – with two offices in the region due to open to support it. FTSE 250 listed Foresight already manages a number of regionally focused private equity and venture capital funds dedicated...
