Bristol specialist intelligent automation and inspection firm Perceptual Robotics has secured additional funding after completing an award-winning start-up programme. The firm, which uses autonomous drones to help cut the cost of maintaining wind turbines, showcased its system to more than 100 venture capitalists and key industry guests at an event...
Businesses in the West of England are now far more concerned about their prospects than they were at the height of the pandemic, while an all-time low of just 6% have confidence in the UK’s economic outlook. Three quarters of companies taking part in the latest quarterly economic survey...
Bristol Airport is gearing up for its busiest Christmas period for two years as it continues to rapidly recover from the impact of the pandemic. Up to 350,000 passengers are expected to use the airport between today and 3 January, with one of the busiest times being Boxing Day,...
Bristol creative agencies Bray Leino and Speed Communications have launched a consultancy specifically to cater for brands seeking to engage with a 50-plus audience. Anything But Grey is made up of a team of specialists across the marketing spectrum who fit into this age group – an approach the agencies...
Mental health expert Jennifer Burke has joined a new team at the top of outsourced small and medium-sized business adviser The Health & Safety (The H&S) Dept. Jennifer has worked in mental health for more than a decade, first in family support then personal coaching and cadet training. She is...
National property consultancy Carter Jonas’ Bristol office has been appointed to find new occupiers for a 1980s-built shopping centre that changed hands this summer in a multi-million pound deal – with an emphasis on restaurant, leisure and health operators. The firm was taken on as sole leasing agents for the Emery...
A charity providing social clubs and holidays for people with and without disabilities is looking forward to staging its first full Christmas party since the pandemic, thanks to Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby. The University of Bristol Student Union Phab is one of six grassroots organisations that is benefiting from Barcan+Kirby’s...
Manufacturers in the South West face a tough year ahead with the sector expected to contract in the face of a deteriorating economic outlook at home and abroad, according to a new survey. The region’s manufacturing businesses are ending 2022 on a low, having suffered falling orders and a...
The UK restructuring and insolvency practice at transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has been strengthened with the appointment of partner Alan Bennett in its Bristol office. Alan, pictured, joins from Ashfords, where he spent nearly 22 years, most recently heading its restructuring and insolvency practice. He is a...
TLT, the Bristol-headquartered national law firm, has appointed public law and regulatory specialist Nicola Mead-Batten as partner. Nicola, pictured, joins the firm’s UK-wide regulatory team as part its strategic plans to expand this practice area. Recognised as one of the top lawyers in her field, she was recently ranked...
Monday December 12 Interim: Coral Products Economic announcements: Index of Services, Industrial Production, Balance of Trade, Gross Domestic Product Tuesday December 13 Finals: Chemring, Hyve Group, Image Scan Holdings Interim: Sosandar Trading announcement: Ocado Economic announcements: Claimant count rate, unemployment rate Wednesday December 14 Finals: Tui AG, IntegraFin Holdings Interims: Cyanconnode Holdings Economic announcements: Retail price index, Consumer...
Bristol businesses were today urged to support an initiative that rehabilitates young men in prison as a key way of tackling crime in the region. Key4Life has an unrivalled track record for working with inmates or young men risk of going to prison, providing real solutions to help reduce youth...
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Samuel Gee, director and founder of Manning Gee Investments, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Top Gun: Maverick. Hugely exciting, slightly far-fetched but a...
