A Bristol creative education firm has become one of the first businesses to benefit from a new £200m regional investment fund. Screenology, which offers practical filmmaking degrees, has received a £95,000 loan from the South West Investment Fund to fund the launch of a new course. The firm was...
ZapMap, the fast-growing Bristol-based electric vehicle mapping service, has expanded its charge point location service into mainland Europe. UK electric car owners driving across Europe can now use the ZapMap app and desktop map to find thousands of charge points in France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The...
Planning, architecture and placemaking consultancy Nash Partnership, which has an office in Bristol, has recruited associate planner Alexandra Egge in a move it said reflected its growing portfolio of projects. Alexandra, pictured, joins from Arup in London, where she led projects ranging from strategic mixed-use development strategies and masterplans to...
The global logistics market has finally returned to pre-pandemic profit levels after a tough few years, according to the managing director of a long-running Bristol-based international shipping company. International household removals firm 1st Move, which has been operating across the globe for more than 25 years, has successfully restructured...
Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD), which has an office in Bristol, has demonstrated its commitment to fostering a culture of inclusion and support for people with disabilities by partnering with a major legal sector organisation. It has become one of 90-plus leading law firms across the UK,...
A team from Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon has advised a US-based brand experience business on a major UK acquisition – the latest cross-border deal for its corporate and merger & acquisition team. Moss, which specialises in premium graphics and custom installations for exhibitions and retail environments for clients...
Bristol Chamber & Initiative’s new president has pledged to focus on “community and green growth”, saying the city can be a global leader in social and environmental change. Dr Justin Morris, pictured, chief executive of Bristol Zoological Society – the charity that runs Bristol Zoo Project – started his...
Innovative Bristol-based giving platform Neighbourly has wrapped up a hugely successful year by partnering on three of the festive seasons’ top advertising campaigns. The firm, which launched in 2014 to match large businesses with local good causes, features in the Christmas TV campaigns of discount supermarket chains Aldi and...
Gloucestershire Cricket has teamed up with waste management firm Grundon for a further three years after their existing partnership resulted in a steady improvement in the club’s recycling performance. Recycling rates at the club’s Seat Unique Stadium in Bristol have bounced up by almost 60% over the past three...
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The University of Bristol has been named as one of the world’s most sustainable universities in recognition of its globally acclaimed environmental research as well as its action in tackling the climate crisis. The university, which has 31,500 students and employs just over 8,000 staff, was ranked 17th in...
Bristol is to get a new £8.5m incubator to nurture spin-out companies working in the fast-growing quantum, biotech and AI sectors – the latest in a series of hubs in the city aimed at creating the next generation of high-potential businesses. Called OMX, it will be opened next year...
Gloucestershire Cricket has confirmed it is exploring opportunities to sell its home ground in Bristol and use the proceeds to develop a new stadium on the city’s north-eastern outskirts. Following media speculation earlier this week, the club released a statement saying it was looking at the possibility of relocating...
