Nine Feet Tall completes major cloud transformation for PA Media
Change management consultancy Nine Feet Tall has delivered the largest UK public cloud deal for SAP in 2024, replacing various legacy systems at PA Media with cloud-based software. The programme involved a comprehensive overhaul of recruitment, onboarding, finance, reporting and payroll processes for more than 1,000 members of staff based in the UK and India. […]
Digital Catapult opens new office at Bristol and Bath Science Park
Digital Catapult, an organisation focused on deep tech innovation, has established a new office to serve South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Bath. This permanent base is situated at the Bristol & Bath Science Park and is intended to support the company’s long-term work across the South West of England and Wales. The move is part of […]
Maven invests £1.5m in Bath cybersecurity hardware firm, Blueskytec
Maven Capital Partners has invested £1.5 million in Blueskytec Limited, a cybersecurity hardware specialist based in Bath, through the British Business Bank’s South West Investment Fund. The cash injection will be used by Blueskytec to expand its workforce and manufacturing capacity. Blueskytec has developed high-grade cybersecurity technology tailored for commercial applications within critical national infrastructure. […]
Onecom Acquires Gradwell Communications in Thirteenth Acquisition Since 2020
Hampshire’s Onecom, a specialist in business communications technology and cloud communications, has announced the successful acquisition of Bath-based Gradwell Communications. This marks Onecom’s thirteenth acquisition since 2020. Gradwell Communications is a cloud technology company known for delivering cloud communications services to thousands of businesses. Its solution portfolio includes its own hosted voice system (Wave) and […]
UK’s most powerful AI supercomputer launched by the University of Bristol
The University of Bristol has officially launched what it boasts as the UK’s most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputer, Isambard-AI. This £225 million facility, a collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Nvidia, is capable of processing data at a speed that would take the entire global population 80 years to achieve in just one […]
Somerset firm, Dynisma, at forefront of simulation technology for upcoming F1 season
The 2025 Formula One season is shaping up to be a spectacle unlike any seen in recent decades, with pundits predicting a fiercely competitive championship battle. The much-anticipated season is already generating significant buzz, fuelled by high-profile moves such as Lewis Hamilton’s transfer to Ferrari. Amidst the escalating excitement, a North Somerset-based company, Dynisma, is […]
University of Bath spinout secures £7.8M to clean up the planet
Naturbeads, a University of Bath spinout, has secured a £7.8 million Series A funding round to scale up its innovative microplastic pollution solution and establish its first production plant in Puglia, Italy. Naturbeads is pioneering cellulose microsphere technology developed by CTO Professor Davide Mattia, CEO Giovanna Laudisio and the late Professor Janet Scott. The recent […]
Bath fintech secures investment for workflow software development
Dancerace, a Bath-based fintech specialising in software for banks and lenders, has secured investment from Norland Capital. The company’s software supports invoice financing and asset-based lending products, and the new funding will be used to expand its global reach and develop new products. Norland Capital has acquired Newable Capital’s majority stake in Dancerace, with the […]
Bristol and Bath’s tech scene revealed as a region of untapped potential
A recent report, discussed at a local WMD event, discovers how Bristol and Bath are emerging as the UK’s next tech hotspots, bolstered by collaborative initiatives and investment opportunities.