Advanced manufacturing

Osborne Clarke Bristol team helps power-up major green hydrogen joint venture

June 14, 2023
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Osborne Clarke Bristol team helps power-up major green hydrogen joint venture

Lawyers in the Bristol office of international legal firm Osborne Clarke have advised on a major deal to develop green hydrogen projects in the UK as interest in the alternative fuel source continues its rapid growth. The team advised London-headquartered sustainability-led investor Foresight on its involvement in a new electrolytic...

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Funding for Bristol Uni spin-out behind carbon-saving coating for commercial greenhouses

June 9, 2023
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Funding for Bristol Uni spin-out behind carbon-saving coating for commercial greenhouses

A University of Bristol spin-out developing an innovative temperature-responsive coating for greenhouses has secured a £1.6m investment. By using advanced polymer chemistry, Albotherm has created a heat-sensitive material with the potential to boost food productivity in commercial greenhouses by up to 34%.  The firm’s innovative coating automatically adjusts how much...

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Swedish manufacturing group buys Bristol specialist electronics firm in deal put together by PKF

June 9, 2023
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Swedish manufacturing group buys Bristol specialist electronics firm in deal put together by PKF

A Bristol advanced electronics manufacturer whose products are used by the security, scientific, medical and avionics sectors has been acquired by an international buyer. Microwave Amps designs and manufactures a range of bespoke solid-state radio and microwave frequency amplifiers that are deployed on land and sea, in the air...

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Major new regional report says hydrogen can create thousands of jobs and drive sustainable growth

June 9, 2023
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Major new regional report says hydrogen can create thousands of jobs and drive sustainable growth

Up to 40,000 jobs could be created and a further 60,000 safeguarded across the West of England and South Wales if they embraced the hydrogen revolution, according to a major report unveiled today. It also suggested that between 16,000 and 21,000 kilo tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions could be...

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Festival of Sustainable Business Exhibition returns to guide firms on their environmental journey

June 8, 2023
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Festival of Sustainable Business Exhibition returns to guide firms on their environmental journey

Firms will be able to access the latest advice and guidance to enable them to become sustainable when the region’s largest annual environmental exhibition returns next week. Staged by Bristol specialist business hub Future Leap at Paintworks on Bath Road, the Festival of Sustainable Business Exhibition next Thursday, 15...

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Surveys point to weak business confidence as South West firms remain gloomiest in the UK

June 2, 2023
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Surveys point to weak business confidence as South West firms remain gloomiest in the UK

Confidence among South West firms remains the most fragile of any UK region, according to two new surveys, with weak economic growth and skills shortages among the biggest challenges. Business optimism in the region fell six percentage points during May according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank...

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Intellectual property group HLK recruits its first business development director

June 2, 2023
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Intellectual property group HLK recruits its first business development director

HLK, the Bristol-based global intellectual property (IP) services group, has appointed Matthew Evans as its first business development director. The group, which combines Haseltine Lake Kempner and Munich-headquartered HL Kempner Partnerschaft mbB, said the newly created position reinforced its strong ethos of quality and outstanding client service.  The group...

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Live webinar: Power to your Business – What you should know as you switch to solar

May 30, 2023
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Live webinar: Power to your Business – What you should know as you switch to solar

On-site renewable energy generation is helping thousands of businesses to reduce costs, become more sustainable and gain long term energy security. If you’re considering solar power but are not sure where to start, this free breakfast webinar is a chance to hear from those who have already made the...

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£3.3m bank funding gives food ingredients firm appetite for further overseas expansion

May 26, 2023
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£3.3m bank funding gives food ingredients firm appetite for further overseas expansion

Bristol-based international food manufacturer Plant Ex Ingredients is increasing its production capacity by 30% and sourcing additional raw materials to fuel growth after securing a £3.3m funding package. The firm, which makes natural flavours and extracts, is expanding into Turkey where it has a second factory, as well as...

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Bristol medical firm brings its advanced training tools to the next generation of care professionals

May 26, 2023
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Bristol medical firm brings its advanced training tools to the next generation of care professionals

Medical training products made by Bristol-based specialist Limbs & Things such as birth simulators are to be used by schools and colleges across the UK to teach new healthcare T Levels. It is now mandatory for students studying the Health and Healthcare Science T Levels to perform simulation training...

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Hydrogen-fuelled bus project puts Bristol at the centre of low-carbon transport revolution

May 19, 2023
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Hydrogen-fuelled bus project puts Bristol at the centre of low-carbon transport revolution

Bristol is to play a key role in a pioneering project to make clean hydrogen-fuelled buses a reality – helping support hundreds of jobs and saving millions of tonnes of CO2. The Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS), pictured, on the Bristol and Bath Science Park has been...

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Third year for Kinneir Dufort’s funded internships for ethnically diverse design students

May 18, 2023
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Third year for Kinneir Dufort’s funded internships for ethnically diverse design students

Bristol product development consultancy Kinneir Dufort’s pioneering ethnic diversity excellence programme is returning for a third year. Introduced to tackle the visible lack of diversity within the UK design industry, the scheme offers an opportunity for three students from minority ethnic and heritage communities entering their third year of...

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Bristol’s reputation as international software and digital hotspot attracts new Dyson R&D hub

May 5, 2023
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Bristol’s reputation as international software and digital hotspot attracts new Dyson R&D hub

Engineering group Dyson’s plan to open a £100m research and development hub in Bristol underpins the city’s lead position as a magnet for innovative businesses and people, according to its tech sector group. The new centre will be home to hundreds of software and AI engineers working on a...

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