Advanced manufacturing

Bristol Business News sponsored content: Eurobrick launches new non-combustible brick slip cladding system

January 7, 2025
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Bristol Business News sponsored content: Eurobrick launches new non-combustible brick slip cladding system

Eurobrick is the UK’s longest-established brick slip cladding system company. With nearly 35 years’ expertise in this specialist sector, the team at Eurobrick have been designing and developing products to meet the changing requirements of the construction industry for many years. With this in mind, Eurobrick is pleased to...

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Gender diversity is key to unlocking the power of hydrogen through innovation, concludes sector report

January 6, 2025
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Gender diversity is key to unlocking the power of hydrogen through innovation, concludes sector report

The West of England’s burgeoning hydrogen sector needs to embrace gender diversity more if it is to continue to grow while helping in the fight against climate change. By doing this it will also encourage more innovation and challenge established thinking as it assists in accelerating the transition to...

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Rolls-Royce Bristol plant team lands prestigious defence industry inclusivity award

December 20, 2024
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Rolls-Royce Bristol plant team lands prestigious defence industry inclusivity award

An employee network at aero-engine giant Rolls-Royce’s Bristol plant aiming to break down barriers for women and help them build careers in a traditionally male-dominated sector has won a major industry award. The Bristol Gender Diversity Network (GDN) and Inclusion Champions at the base in Filton, which employs around...

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Fast-growing Bristol industrial bearings distributor on a roll after snapping up Scottish firm

December 17, 2024
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Fast-growing Bristol industrial bearings distributor on a roll after snapping up Scottish firm

Bristol-based industrial parts distributor Antifriction Components has acquired Scotland’s leading independent bearings distribution firm in a move it said demonstrated its continued confidence in the UK market. Antifriction, one of the UK’s leading distributors of bearings and power transmission products, also said the seven-figure deal to takeover Scots Bearings gave its...

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Firms warned over festive increase in potential dangers linked to lithium battery disposal

December 12, 2024
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Firms warned over festive increase in potential dangers linked to lithium battery disposal

Waste management and recycling specialist Grundon is urging businesses to take extra care when disposing of lithium batteries, particularly those in disposal vapes, following a spate of potentially dangerous incidents. The firm, which works with businesses across Bristol from its depot in St Philip’s, has managed dozens of cases of...

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£2m funding for Bristol firm whose pioneering wiring system is gaining interest from manufacturing giants

December 5, 2024
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£2m funding for Bristol firm whose pioneering wiring system is gaining interest from manufacturing giants

A Bristol business developing a new approach to wiring and electronics has received £2m in funding to continue to revolutionise the manufacturing industry. Automated wire harness manufacturer Q5D Technologies is already a pioneer in wire laying processes in sectors such as automotive, aerospace, and consumer electronics.  The investment, which...

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Innovative Bristol social housing scheme gives glimpse of how city can combat its homes crisis

December 5, 2024
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Innovative Bristol social housing scheme gives glimpse of how city can combat its homes crisis

Work on a pioneering pilot project that could help ease Bristol’s housing shortage has reached its final stage of construction. The innovative Gap House concept, which has been developed in the city, is being used to turn a disused council-owned garage plot in Horfield into much-needed affordable housing, pictured. Designed...

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Bristol air-taxi firm lands new funding agreement as it looks to take pioneering project to next level

November 29, 2024
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Bristol air-taxi firm lands new funding agreement as it looks to take pioneering project to next level

Vertical Aerospace, the Bristol firm developing an innovative electric-powered ‘flying taxi’, has delayed its into service by two years as it agrees a multi million pound refinancing. The move means the firm can continue the test programme for its revolutionary vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) VX4 aircraft, with a...

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National investment firm launches £50m regional fund for ambitious South West businesses

November 22, 2024
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National investment firm launches £50m regional fund for ambitious South West businesses

A £50m fund to help the growth of small and medium-sized firms across the South West has been launched by investment group Foresight – with an office in Bristol due to open to support it. FTSE 250 listed Foresight already manages a number of regionally focused private equity and...

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Funding for integrated photonics firm aiming to trigger a ‘paradigm shift’ in rapidly developing sector

November 21, 2024
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Funding for integrated photonics firm aiming to trigger a ‘paradigm shift’ in rapidly developing sector

A Bristol tech firm at the cutting edge of the integrated photonics industry has raised £600,000 to launch a ‘game-changing’ platform aimed at accelerating product development in the fast-growing sector. Light Trace Photonics will use the capital injection from QantX Ventures, the regional investment firm that backs high impact...

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University-business partnership will aim to power West of England’s economic growth and devolution

November 20, 2024
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University-business partnership will aim to power West of England’s economic growth and devolution

Pioneering ways of meeting the West of England’s economic challenges while building on its strengths are to be explored by a new data and research project. The Brunel Centre, which will officially launch next year, will bring together businesses and universities with policymakers to support regional growth and industrial strategy.  It...

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Start-up loan gives Trunki inventor’s new kids’ sleep aid product a dream start as sales surge

November 15, 2024
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Start-up loan gives Trunki inventor’s new kids’ sleep aid product a dream start as sales surge

Bristol serial entrepreneur Rob Law, best known for his Trunki ride-on kids’ suitcase, has launched his latest venture – a sleep training clock. Called Zeepy, it is aimed at children aged between two and six and uses melatonin-friendly lighting to help foster a more restful sleep.  To complement the...

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Burges Salmon works with global optical components firm as it focuses on another acquisition

November 13, 2024
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Burges Salmon works with global optical components firm as it focuses on another acquisition

The corporate and mergers & acquisitions team from Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has advised world-leading specialist optical components manufacturer Gooch & Housego on its most recent takeover. The £6.75m acquisition of Phoenix Optical will accelerate Ilminster, Somerset-based Gooch & Housego’s expansion into the UK and European aerospace...

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