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Custom-made worktop firm targeting more growth after Haines Watts’ Bristol office secures funding

August 16, 2023
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Custom-made worktop firm targeting more growth after Haines Watts’ Bristol office secures funding

Bristol-based granite and quartz worktops supplier Avon Marble is targeting a turnover of £2m-plus after acquiring cutting-edge new equipment, paid for through grant funding. The second-generation family-owned firm secured the near £28,000 from the West of England Combined Authority with the help of specialists at its long-standing accountancy firm Haines...

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Experienced private client lawyer joins Clarke Willmott’s Bristol office as partner

August 15, 2023
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Experienced private client lawyer joins Clarke Willmott’s Bristol office as partner

National law firm Clarke Willmott has expanded its private capital team in Bristol with the appointment of new partner Claire Johnson. Claire, pictured, who has nearly 30 years’ legal and tax experience, joins from the Bristol head office of TLT, where she was a legal director in its private...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

August 13, 2023
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Monday August 14 Final: Darktrace Interims: CentralNic Group, Telecom Egypt, Global Invacom Group Q2 Result: Hon Hai Precision Industry Q3 Result: TUI AG Tuesday August 15 Interims: Just Group, Kenmare Resources, ConvaTec Group, Georgia Capital, MTI Wireless Edge Economic announcement: Claimant count, Unemployment rate Wednesday August 16 Interims: Aviva, Essentra, Balfour Beatty, Persimmon, Marshalls, Admiral...

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Hollywood stars’ investment funds back Bristol firm on a mission to clean up microplastic pollution

August 11, 2023
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Hollywood stars’ investment funds back Bristol firm on a mission to clean up microplastic pollution

A Bristol tech firm developing a way of capturing and recycling microplastics before they can pollute the world’s oceans has received funding of $10m (£7.88m) from investment vehicles backed by movie actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Ashton Kutcher. Matter, which was founded in 2017 by former Dyson engineer and keen scuba...

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Pioneering project will put Bristol ClimateTech firm’s bright idea for ‘smart’ shaded glass to the test

August 11, 2023
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Pioneering project will put Bristol ClimateTech firm’s bright idea for ‘smart’ shaded glass to the test

Bristol-based advanced materials start-up Albotherm is collaborating with one of the world’s largest glass manufacturers and two UK food firms in a groundbreaking project that could revolutionise the way crops are grown in greenhouses. The University of Bristol spin-out is developing an innovative temperature-responsive coating for greenhouses. By using...

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Employee-power model adopted by rapid-growth renewable energy contracting business

August 11, 2023
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Employee-power model adopted by rapid-growth renewable energy contracting business

Renewable energy contractor Solarsense has become the latest firm in the Bristol area to become owned by its employees after achieving its best-ever trading results. The firm, which was launched nearly 30 years ago, has delivered over 15,000 installations in homes and businesses across the UK and taken solar...

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Commitment to social and environmental causes earns ‘geek-led’ tech firm coveted B Corp status

August 11, 2023
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Commitment to social and environmental causes earns ‘geek-led’ tech firm coveted B Corp status

Managed service provider Dial A Geek has joined the growing number of Bristol firms to be certified as a B Corp in recognition of its pursuit of purpose as well as profit. The firm, which was founded in 2006 and now employs 11 people, focuses on cybersecurity and compliance...

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Debt-free Clarke Willmott chalks up £60m-plus annual revenue for first time, with PEP rising by 14%

August 11, 2023
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Debt-free Clarke Willmott chalks up £60m-plus annual revenue for first time, with PEP rising by 14%

Annual revenues at national law firm Clarke Willmott have gone above the £60m mark for the first time, having risen by 2% in its latest financial year. The firm, which has a major office in Bristol, also achieved 14% growth in its profit per equity partner (PEP) to £489,000. The increase...

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Awards that have recognised some of Bristol’s top tech firms return with call-out for new entrants

August 11, 2023
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Awards that have recognised some of Bristol’s top tech firms return with call-out for new entrants

Rapid-growth tech firms from Bristol are being invited to enter one of the sector’s longest-running annual awards schemes as it prepares to showcase another group of highly successful and innovative companies. Now in its 26th year, the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 ranks the UK’s fastest-growing tech firms based on the last...

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Bristol-to-Bath sponsored Walk for Wellbeing to raise funds for Hospitality Action charity

August 11, 2023
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Bristol-to-Bath sponsored Walk for Wellbeing to raise funds for Hospitality Action charity

Staff from some of Bristol’s largest hotels are to take part in a sponsored charity walk to highlight mental health issues in the hospitality sector. Members of Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA) – which represents 40 hotels in and around the city with around 4,000 rooms between them – are...

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Chance to get close to the action in the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta’s Sky Lounge

August 10, 2023
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Chance to get close to the action in the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta’s Sky Lounge

Bristol’s International Balloon Fiesta is back and its Sky Lounge private enclosure is ensuring guests get up close to the action in the ballooning arena. Europe’s largest annual ballooning event is once again on cue to attract hundreds of thousands of visitors from all over the world between now...

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FSB survey shows grim economic outlook hitting South West small firms’ growth aspirations

August 10, 2023
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FSB survey shows grim economic outlook hitting South West small firms’ growth aspirations

Hopes that small business confidence levels in the South West are bouncing back have been dashed by the results of a new survey, reflecting firms’ concerns over the economic outlook. But while there has been a fall in confidence among the region’s smaller companies, some positive signs have emerged...

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Bristol charity’s parklife team-building scheme aimed at firms employing hybrid working

August 10, 2023
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Bristol charity’s parklife team-building scheme aimed at firms employing hybrid working

A social enterprise is offering Bristol firms the chance to take part in outdoors team-building days while also helping local communities and the environment thrive. Bristol-based charity Your Park Bristol & Bath has launched the team days in response to the shift to hybrid working by many businesses, which...

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