West food businesses must embrace innovation and explore new markets for export if they are to succeed, a major conference was told yesterday. The topics formed the two key themes at the Future of Food event staged by accountants Smith & Williamson at yogurt maker Yeo Valley’s headquarters in...
The world’s largest independent mobile solutions company Somo has chosen Bristol to set up a specialist engineering centre, adding to the city's growing reputation as a hub for technology and innovation. The base, one of the first of its kind, will focus on developing licensed mobile products and platforms....
Seven directors running businesses based in and around Bristol have been shortlisted for the prestigious Institute of Directors (IoD) regional awards, which celebrate excellence in the boardroom. Nick Sturge, co-founder of the enterprise hub The Engine Shed, Julia Clarke, chief executive of Bristol Community Health, Griff Holland and Ed...
Specialist software and IT group SciSys has landed a €1.2m (£980,000) contract to work on the next generation of planetary rovers and robots for future space missions. The group, which has an office in Bristol and whose roots are in the space industry, is to work with the European...
US specialist manufacturer Hill Phoenix has acquired a minority stake in Space Engineering Services, the Bristol specialist refrigeration and ventilation firm. Under the deal, financial details of which remain confidential, Space Engineering will work closely with new sister companies Danish CO2 specialist Advansor and glass door manufacturer Anthony International....
Bristol bamboo clothing firm Mabboo is to launch what it says is a game-changer in t-shirt production by combining eco-fabric from the world’s most-sustainable plant with the least-harmful manufacturing process now available. The result, according to Mabboo owner and entrepreneur Ed Cheney, is the ‘holy grail’ of making ethical...
Profits and revenues have declined at Bristol-based Imperial Tobacco as it continues to concentrate on its top-performing brands and make major savings by reducing its stock. The group, Europe’s second-largest tobacco company, today reported a 4% fall in adjusted half-year operating profits to £1.37bn on total revenues down 5%...
AECOM, the international technical and support services consultancy, has appointed Dr Gordon Mudge as global director of its impact assessment and permitting (IAP) practice based in its Bristol office. Dr Mudge, pictured, brings more than 25 years of extensive international experience to the role, having worked in more than...
Hundreds of Bristol workers at drugs giant AstraZeneca are caught in the middle of the UK’s biggest-ever takeover battle as MPs urge regulators to ensure they don’t become the victims of another job-cutting cross-border deal. AstraZeneca employs around 250 people at its giant Avlon works at Severnside which produces...
Invest Bristol & Bath, the inward investment body for the West of England, has helped 30 companies locate or expand in the area in its first year of operation. These businesses, from a mix of sectors including creative, low carbon, hi-tech, and advanced engineering and aerospace, have the potential...
The economic recovery is on a “firm footing” and Bristol businesses are reaping the benefits, according to Business West, the organisation that runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce. Its managing director Phil Smith said today’s official figures showing the UK economy grew by 0.8% in the first three months of...
The Bristol-based team behind aero-engine giant Rolls-Royce’s world-leading short take-off and vertical landing system – which will power the supersonic Joint Strike Fighter – have been nominated for the UK’s longest-running and most prestigious engineering prize The LiftSystem is the world’s first project of its kind and is one...
Two Bristol companies in the hi-tech and green tech sectors will share their experiences of doing business in China at an event next week to promote this November’s Smart Cities trade mission. Organisers of the visit want to tap into and showcase Bristol’s world-class hi-tech and green tech sectors...
