Phasecraft, the deeptech business founded by a group of Bristol and London-based academics, is to open its first international office in the US as it looks to commercialise its world-leading expertise in quantum computing. The firm, launched in 2019 as a spin-out from London’s UCL and the University of...
Ambitious plans to transform The Galleries shopping mall in Bristol city centre into a mixed-use development have been submitted to the city council. Bristol-based developer Deeley Freed has spent the past four years working with The Galleries’ owner LaSalle Investment Management on the project to replace the 70-store centre,...
A new ‘mobile-first’ website has been launched for the Visit Bristol brand to better showcase the city’s independent spirit for smaller devices while also making it more sustainable. Commissioned by Visit West, the destination marketing organisation for the region, the new design has images chosen to reflect Bristol’s colourful,...
With the general election now taking place on 4 July, Business West – the region’s largest business organisation – has issued a 10-point plan for the long-term prosperity of the West of England. Through its Quarterly Economic Survey, which acts as a barometer of business sentiment across the region,...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has launched a digital tool designed to help organisations better understand how they can harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI). TLT AI Navigator is designed to guide organisations through the complexities of AI adoption, governance and compliance while allowing them to gain deeper...
Specialist Bristol animation studio A Productions has worked on a series of videos supporting young people’s and families’ emotional wellbeing for the global organisation behind Sesame Street. A Productions, which has previously animated a number of Sesame Street specials, was commissioned by Sesame Workshop to produce three films featuring favourite characters from the...
Bristol-based specialist PR consultancy Distinctive Communications is celebrating adding a three new clients to its books. The agency has joined the project team at The Underfall Yard Trust in Bristol to support its continued recovery from a fire which damaged the historic attraction and working boatyard last year. The team...
National consumer law firm Simpson Millar has appointed experienced clinical negligence solicitor Claire Levene to is Bristol office. Claire, pictured, brings more than 20 years’ experience to the role, 18 of them spent working on behalf of clients who have sustained birth-related injuries. She also specialises in complex injuries...
International legal practice Osborne Clarke’s state-of-the-art new Bristol office has won a prestigious accolade for its innovative design. The project topped the Fit Out of the Year category of the British Council for Offices’ (BCO) South of England and South Wales Awards, which are widely viewed as the benchmark for excellence...
Sports lawyers in the Bristol office of Clarke Willmott have advised long-standing client, global sports, music and entertainment agency Wasserman, on its acquisition of the UK’s leading women’s football agency. Volante Sports’s client roster includes England and Arsenal star Alessia Russo, fellow Arsenal player Emily Fox, Chelsea’s Jorja Fox...
A Bristol-based coffee brand is to expand its reach and strengthen its team after securing a loan from alternative regional funder SWIG Finance. TrueStart Coffee, which is led by entrepreneurial husband-and-wife team Helena and Simon Hills, will use the £158,000 loan to take advantage of growth opportunities with new...
Experts in law firm Thrings’ Bristol office have advised on a deal to create the South West’s largest new forest in a generation. The 422-acre woodland is to be established between Bristol and Bath by Bristol-based charity Avon Needs Trees. Once complete, the 100,000-tree Lower Chew Forest will be...
Monday May 20 Finals: Kainos Group, Union Jack Oil, Likewise Group Tuesday May 21 Finals: Caledonia Investments, Pennant International Group, Diaceutics, Cranswick, FD Technologies, Calnex Solutions, Assura Interims: SSP Group, Avon Protection, Topps Tiles, Watkin Jones, Ixico Trading announcement: Smiths Group Wednesday May 22 Finals: C&C Group, Great Portland Estates,...
