Based in the heart of Bath, Truespeed is a community-focused full fibre broadband provider bringing businesses and residents across the South West the broadband they deserve. Building their own brand new ultrafast network, Truespeed is connecting hard to reach rural communities, towns and cities to some of the fastest broadband speeds in the world.

Thanks to its revolutionary infrastructure and people-first ethos, Truespeed ensures it delivers exactly what it says it will. Guaranteed speed connectivity and impeccable service, Truespeed provides truly better broadband to every customer it connects.

Having secured a £100m second tranche of funding from Aviva Investors in January 2022, Truespeed is rapidly rolling out its full fibre network so more people can reap the benefits of ultrafast connectivity than ever before.

Visit truespeed.com to find out more.

Bath Rugby is a world-renowned elite sports club and an integral part of the city’s culture and community.

While our primary function is elite sport, it is not just about the action on the pitch. As a club we engage with supporters, partners, sponsors and local businesses on a variety of different levels. We deeply care about the impact our business has on the local community and are working hard to make a difference.

Bath Rugby aspires to use the power of sport to inspire, educate and innovate through a mixture of commercial and non-profit schemes.

Our Grassroots Team offer 300+ days of delivery throughout Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset engaging over 7,000 children. We work with 900-plus schools and 102 clubs, from tag rugby to elite skills sessions, inspiring children to get active and make healthy choices.

We work closely with Bath Rugby Foundation supporting and empowering vulnerable children and young people in our local area.

Our new President’s Lounge has been borne from the idea of how together, we can do more for our community. The work Bath Rugby does through this brings together key stakeholders, inviting ideas and deeper understanding of the needs of the community.

We have also launched a sister company in the last three years, Farleigh Performance, to bring local businesses together to share their expertise.

Plus, Bath Rugby is committed to bringing players through its pathway to play for their hometown club. We have created a player pathway with Beechen Cliff School and the University of Bath to identify and develop talented young athletes from age 13 to 23 and engage them in a performance development programme.

It is our commitment to the local community (on a social and business level) that makes this award, The Corporate Social Responsibility Award, the ideal choice for us to sponsor. We believe that every company should play a positive role in the community and consider the environmental and social impact of business decisions.

GA Energy is a niche energy law service, providing legal advice across all aspects of renewable energy projects, with the resource and backing of leading South West law firm, GA Solicitors.

They are passionate about the energy sector and committed to adding value to their clients’ projects. They adapt their approach to meet their clients’ business needs; they can offer a virtual in- house niche energy lawyer to work closely with their clients and their clients’ in-house legal teams across project portfolios, or they can offer a more traditional legal support role. They work on projects throughout the UK across a range of technologies including solar, wind, anaerobic digestion, hydro power, battery storage and energy from waste.

The team has extensive experience acting for UK and International developers, asset managers, investors, listed funds, landowners and community groups. They are proud to be helping their clients pursue their business goals and to play their part in striving for a greener cleaner future.

GA Solicitors opened a new Bath office in December 2019 and are currently expanding their teams working across the South West.

Helen Rumford, Head of GA Energy and based in GA’s Bath office says “the firm supports individuals to drive their own careers forwards whilst facilitating teamwork and collaboration for personal and team growth”. GA Energy is currently looking for a property lawyer to join the team. Helen says “it’s an exciting opportunity to be part of a client focused, friendly and supportive team working for top quality energy clients across large project portfolios”.

If you would like more information about GA Energy, the services they provide or if you are interested in joining the team please contact Helen on 01225 618114 for a confidential chat or email helen.rumford@GAsolicitors.com

*GA Solicitors is a trading name of Gill Akaster LLP

https://www.gasolicitors.com/commercial/ga-energy/

At Higos, we love different.

Higos Insurance Services Limited are proud to be associated with The Bath Chronicle Trinity Mirror Business Awards.

Higos are a Chartered Commercial and Personal insurance Broker with offices from Somerset to Dorset, Devon to Cornwall. Over the last 30 years, we've come to realise that no two people or businesses are ever exactly the same. Whilst other insurers may try to sell you a one size fits all solution, our friendly expert advisors will take the time to understand your situation and find a solution that’s tailored to your needs.

Commercial Insurance – as the Insurance Times Commercial Broker of the year 2021, we look after all the insurance needs for small businesses through to stock market listed companies for

Personal Insurance - we quote for all types of Travel, Home and more...

With a global network of broking partners, there’s nothing our knowledgeable, specialist teams love more than getting to know you and your insurance needs. With over 280 leading and niche insurers, our teams are happy to review your existing levels of cover without any obligation.

Why get an insurance quote from Higos
Chartered Insurance Broker
5 Star rating “Excellent” on Trust Pilot
Awarded Commercial Insurance Broker 2021 by Insurance Times
Dedicated expert and friendly insurance advisors
Over 90% of customers renew with us each year
Dedicated in-house UK claims team

Higos are here to help you tackle those ever-increasing bills. Challenge us to beat your renewal and new quote price today!
01454 285255
bath@higos.co.uk

For all your insurance needs, it has to be Higos.

Hotel Indigo Bath, set in a beautiful honey coloured Georgian Terrace, opened its doors in September 2020 after a multi-million-pound major restoration project. The hotel is situated on the peaceful street of South Parade, just steps from the city centre. There are 166 guest rooms designed around five beautiful themes reflecting the history and locality of Bath. These include ‘Romance & Mischief’ rooms, ‘Literary Hideaway’ rooms, ‘Architectural Beauty’ rooms, ‘Garden’ rooms and ‘The Vaults’. Modern and stylish, they reflect the influences of the architects and novelists who made Bath famous for its story telling and passionate social scene. Of the 166 rooms - 77 are Standard, 64 are Superior, 18 are Superior Premier, 3 are Suites and 4 are Accessible. All rooms are equipped with comfy Hypnos beds with luxury Egyptian cotton linen, spa-inspired bathrooms, Nespresso coffee machines, high speed Wi-Fi and a variety of channels on a 40” flat screen TV.

Within the building sits “The Elder”, an exciting restaurant from multi-award-winning West Country restaurateur Mike Robinson. This is where breakfast is served, and hotel guests can book a table for lunch or dinner or have a drink and snack at the bar during the day and evening. In addition to the hotel is ‘No 5 Pierrepont St’, a private house which offers 8 en-suite guest rooms, a meeting room/lounge, and a private courtyard.

Hotel Indigo Bath is located just 10 miles from M4 Junction 18 & the A46, and only 19 miles from Bristol International Airport. Bath railway station is only 0.2 miles from the hotel. The hotel is situated at South Parade, Bath, BA2 4AB, telephone 01225 460441 or enquiries@bath.hotelindigo.com. For more information about Hotel Indigo Bath please visit http://bath.hotelindigo.com/

Huboo is the fastest growing UK-headquartered fulfilment technology provider enabling online retailers of all sizes to access a complete end-to-end fulfilment operation within minutes.

The company’s intuitive software provides everything from transaction management and quality control, stock control, order tracking and billing information to integration with popular sales channels and marketplaces, such as Amazon, eBay and Shopify, enabling Huboo to receive and process retailers’ orders directly, in real-time.

Huboo combines this multi-channel management software with a transformational ‘micro-warehousing’ model. This unique tech-driven concept enables its warehouse teams to work intelligently and productively on a set client portfolio within a more manageable environment. Micro-warehousing improves customer service by ensuring Huboo’s clients liaise with the same team member each time. It improves efficiency by underpinning all warehouse operations with real-time management technology, and it eliminates the gruelling back-and-forth of conventional warehouse roles.

The final component of Huboo’s transformative approach to technology is data analysis. It uses its tech-powered micro-warehouses to deliver real-time insights on retailers’ performance across all sales channels, analyse their stock levels and make smart predictions about future sales trends and audience behaviours.

By creating an offering that is accessible to all retailers, including independent businesses, small eCommerce providers and even startup D2C brands, Huboo has defined a new category within UK fulfilment estimated to be worth approximately £1bn annually, second only to Amazon.

Throughout 2020, the business recruited 149 new employees; grew its total UK warehouse space to over 11sqm, onboarded 712 new clients, achieved an average growth rate of 3.75x or 7.3x (3.75x based on value of shares or 7.3x based on revenue growth) and achieved its first £1m turnover month.

Hot on the heels of 2020’s success, Huboo has expanding into Europe by launching new warehouse bases in the Netherlands and Spain.
Huboo’s software platform is free for all of its clients. Clients can sign up and be underway within minutes at no cost, with many of the traditional costs (e.g. ‘goods in’ charges) and punitive contractual stipulations (e.g. 90-day termination terms) eradicated to ensure retailers of all sizes can access its services.

Stone King is a national law firm with headquarters in Bath, where we have a continuous working history for almost 240 years. We have offices in Bristol, Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds and London but are still committed to our Bath home at Upper Borough Court (UBC), in Upper Borough Walls.

We have built up a reputation for excellence among our private and commercial clients, whilst our strategic focus has made us national leaders in the charity, faith and education sectors. We are consistently recognised as a top law firm by independent legal directories Chambers and The Legal 500 and are included in the Times Best Law Firms list of top 200 legal practices in England and Wales.

We are dedicated to our local community and proud to support many Bath charities and events. We encourage our people to dedicate a paid day to charitable work as part of our CSR policy and every year give thousands of pounds to a broad range of organisations through the Stone King Foundation, which uses funds donated by the firm and acts as a grant making body run by trustees from Stone King.

It is the people that make Stone King, which is why we prioritise staff engagement and promote a healthy work-life balance. We have signed the Mindful Business Charter, committing to better mental health and wellbeing for the firm with help from our Wellbeing Champions appointed across the firm, and are proud to be named a Very Good firm to work for by Best Companies.

We are delighted to get behind the Bath Business Awards. By sponsoring the Outstanding Contribution to Bath Award we have the privilege to shine the light on a very special individual and celebrate their achievements.