Bath Chronicle

Celebratin­g our brightest and best

- Olivia Rose Fox Reporter oliviarose.fox@reachplc.com

The Bath Live and Bath Chronicle Business Awards are back for 2020 and the Bath Pavilion will again play host to the business event of the year with broadband firm Truespeed returning as the headline sponsor

Honouring inspiratio­nal individual­s and innovative companies, the Bath Live Business Awards highlight the talent that Bath has to offer by celebratin­g achievemen­ts and recognisin­g profession­als for their outstandin­g work.

Evan Wienburg, CEO of Truespeed, said: “Investing in local businesses is a huge part of Truespeed’s ethos. Whether it’s connecting them to ultrafast broadband so they can be more cost efficient and boost productivi­ty, or by sponsoring events that celebrate their achievemen­ts, we support businesses in any way we can.”

Thomas Cock, acting senior editor for Somerset, stated: “I’m delighted to welcome back Truespeed as our title sponsor for the Bath Business Awards 2020.

“They’ve been a fantastic supporter of the event over the last couple of years, and their passion for connecting and supporting businesses and communitie­s has been a really positive addition to our celebratio­n of enterprise in Bath and North East Somerset.”

Jez Allman, sales director at Truespeed, said: “Truespeed’s all about community and we’re pleased to be part of a campaign that’s supporting local businesses and celebratin­g innovative businesses in Bath.” Ensuring no community gets left behind, Truespeed is rolling out its new full-fibre network to some of the South West’s hardest to reach areas. Truespeed is building where other providers are not in order to provide businesses and residents with a beneficial service.

Truespeed equips businesses with a service that allows them to compete locally and nationally. Their infrastruc­ture handles the online demands of modern business and has the capability of delivering up to 10Gbps. Some of Truespeed’s clients include Thatchers Cider, local charity Send a Cow, Mendip Activity Centre, Acacia Cottages, Newton Farm Foods and the Pony & Trap gastropub in Chew Magna.

Duncan Brown, of Acacia Cottages, said: “In the Chew Valley we wondered when we’d ever get a fast and reliable broadband service. Working with Truespeed’s been great. Installati­on was simple and as the connection is ultrafast for both downloadin­g and uploading, we’re now able to use previously unavailabl­e technologi­es and online tools.”

Having won the UK’S Best Rural

ISP award from the Internet Service Provider Associatio­n in 2019, Truespeed is also setting its sights on the South West’s cities.

With an array of deployment methods, it’s taking on complex city builds to deliver ultrafast connectivi­ty to urban communitie­s. Building into Wells and Bath, their mission is to serve neglected rural and urban areas with unparallel­ed connectivi­ty at their fingertips.

Mr Wienburg, Truespeed CEO, said: “Whether it’s providing connectivi­ty that enables businesses to thrive or by working with events that celebrate local companies, we invest in businesses in anyway we can. The Bath Live Business Awards bring together the city’s best and brightest and we’re thrilled to be returning for our third year as headline sponsor.”

Informatio­n on how to put forward nomination­s for the Bath Live Business awards will be released in due course. Keep your eyes peeled for all updates - The awards ceremony will take place on Thursday 12 November 2020 at the Bath Pavilion. For more about Truespeed, visit www.truespeed. com or see https://www.facebook. com/truespeedb­roadband.

 ??  ?? The team from Truespeed were named Small Business of the Year at last year’s Bath Live and Bath Chronicle Business Awards
The team from Truespeed were named Small Business of the Year at last year’s Bath Live and Bath Chronicle Business Awards

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