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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
More than 350 businesses from across the South West have already expressed an interest in applying for finance from a new £200m regional investment fund just weeks after its launch. The government-backed South West Investment Fund (SWIF), which was unveiled last month by the British Business Bank, aims to...
A European cybersecurity firm with its UK office in Bristol has been acquired in a deal put together by national law firm Foot Anstey, which has a base in the city. Advantio was taken over by Foot Anstey client Integrity360 in a move that will expand its European footprint...
A director in the pensions team at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has been named as one of the top 10 environmental, social and governance (ESG) lawyers in the UK, US and Ireland. Kate Granville Smith is among the ‘distinguished advisers’ for ESG in this year’s Financier Worldwide...
