A cargo bike scheme has been launched in Bristol city centre to encourage businesses to stop using vans for local deliveries. The scheme, started by the Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) covering the city centre and Redcliffe & Temple areas, will provide subsidies to businesses that switch to using the...
The production team behind a new Bristol-filmed BBC comedy-drama has praised the city for its commitment to representation and talent development on both sides of the camera. Boarders was filmed entirely in Bristol and the South West with support from Bristol Film Office last year. The six-part high energy...
A Bristol informal networking organisation set up following drinks between friends in 2005 and which has grown to almost 2,000 members is celebrating another year of supporting good causes in the city. Bristol Young Professionals (BYP) has awarded grants totalling more than £37,000 since its launch. Now the group,...
A highways surfacing firm has called in Bristol specialist vehicle leasing firm Vanaways to help it accelerate its impressive growth over the next decade. Founded in 2918, Trinity Surfacing reached an annual turnover of £16.8m in the 12 months to last July, with staff numbers growing to 70. Now...
Annual revenues at renewable energy specialist Solarsense have powered ahead by 40% as it enjoyed its busiest-ever year. The PV system design and installation firm, which was launched 30 years ago – well ahead of the renewable energy curve – said it had benefited from an eagerness among organisations...
Bristol-based independent brand consultancy Mr B & Friends has officially opened for business in London and has already signed up its first client. The new base in the capital, the agency’s second, comes amid continued growth and plans for a US office later this year. Founded by CEO Simon...
Fast-growing Bristol-based Japanese street food firm Eatchu has received a £100,000 investment to drive further expansion. The firm, best known for its gyoza, rice and noodles, secured the investment from alternative regional funder SWIG Finance to open its third venue on The Triangle in Clifton, pictured. Eatchu was launched...
The West of England’s first green hydrogen production and storage plant has been officially opened, underpining the region’s status as a leader in research into what is widely regarded as the fuel of the future. The plant, at the state-of-the-art Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS) on the...
Five lawyers at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon who trained with the firm and rose through its ranks have become partners. The firm said the promotions emphasised the progression of what it called its exceptional talent along with its ambitious strategy for growth across a number of key...
Law firm Michelmores’ angel investor network is to stage an event in Bristol next week during which four female-founded businesses will be given the chance to pitch for investment. The event, on Tuesday 27 February, is also aimed at recruiting more female angel investors as well as helping accelerate the...
The Bristol office of FRP Corporate Finance has advised on a deal that adds two new car dealerships to the one of the region’s largest motor group’s portfolio. The acquisition of Pebley Beach by Wiltshire-headquartered Platinum Motor Group means it now has outlets in Swindon and Cirencester alongside its...
A medical centre for families displaced by war and disaster in Northern Syria is being paid for by Bristol pharmacy tech business Invatech Health. The firm has donated £54,000 to fully fund the facility in a new village being built by UK charity and NGO Action for Humanity. The...
A multi-department team from the Bristol office of international law firm Osborne Clarke has advised the shareholders of a specialist camera manufacturer on its acquisition by American electronics giant Motorola. Silent Sentinel makes short-to-long range thermal cameras, high-definition and 4K visible cameras and ultra-low light cameras, pictured, for use...
