Bristol business figures have reacted to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement. Albert Goodman chartered accountants’ Bristol-based tax specialist Sam Wood, pictured, said reducing the SME R&D intensity ratio requirement from 40% to 30% may help benefit a further 5,000 SMEs access cash credits. “This is a somewhat positive step...
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his Autumn Statement. The key points were: The statement included 110 measures to boost the economy by £20bn a year, according to Mr Hunt. All alcohol duties frozen. Benefits to go up by 6.7% next year, based on the inflation rate for September. Increase in...
Limbs & Things, the Bristol-based medical simulator company, has harnessed the power of augmented reality (AR) for its latest training device in a move it hopes will revolutionise the way nursing students learn. Its ART (Augmented Reality Training) product works with everyday tablets and smartphones to show a 3D,...
A Bristol innovation hub aimed at tech and science start-ups and scale-ups is to expand next year to provide more lab and workshop space. Future Space, pictured, has helped generate millions of pounds of investment for its member firms and create hundreds of high-value jobs since it opened as...
South West accountancy firm Albert Goodman has called on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to provide some much-needed certainty on research and development (R&D) tax relief for the region’s tech companies in next week’s Autumn Statement. While the sector continues to play a vital role in the South West economy, with...
Renewable energy specialist Solarsense has appointed a new commercial director as it looks to double turnover in a fast-growing market. Ashley Wood, pictured, right with Solarsense MD Stephen Barrett, joins the firm, which was launched nearly 30 years ago, from the UK office of the global engineering company Osborn,...
Bristol waste management company Ecosurety has sold two of its collection and recycling schemes to a leading international circular economy specialist. Ecosurety’s UK Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and Batteries Compliance Schemes, which help companies meet their legal obligations and avoid enforcement actions, have been bought by Reconomy....
A pioneering autonomous drone system developed by Bristol specialist inspections firm Perceptual Robotics has reached the landmark of inspecting more than 250 onshore wind turbines in Scotland. The Perceptual Robotics team has travelled across Scotland from Skye to Aberdeen for the past six years conducting the inspections for a...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has helped cut through the red tape hitting temporary exporters by arranging the world’s first use of a digital Carnet. Since Brexit, the number of ATA Carnets – or ‘passports for goods’ – needed by exporters has risen significantly for UK-based companies. These...
Art and science have been brought together in a unique project created by Bristol-based medical simulator manufacturer Limbs & Things. The firm, which was founded by in 1990 by medical illustrator Margot Cooper, has teamed up with visual artist and illustrator Ellie Shipman on RE:COLLECTION, a show work created...
Bristol leadership coach Joe Constant has set up his own consultancy after developing a business model based around understanding the impact of a leader’s life experiences on a company’s culture. The son of a 1950s Windrush migrant from Dominica, Joe, pictured, has spent more than 20 years working with...
Businesses can find out how best to supply goods and services to public sector organisations across the West of England at an event next week. The annual showcase has been running since 2005 and, after two years of being an online event, this year will be held at the...
The corporate team from South West law firm Thrings has advised on the sale of a business designing and manufacturing products at the cutting edge of acoustic material technology. Acoustic Polymers, which has been acquired by cork and rubber materials manufacturer Tiflex, specialises in high-performance polymeric-based materials used in...
