Bristol-based engineering design, energy and sustainability consultancy Hydrock has made its fourth acquisition in just over a year – this time snapping up a niche transport planning and infrastructure consultancy. Fore Consulting, founded in 2011 and based in Leeds, Newcastle and London, has a 20-strong team led by experienced...
Bristol climate tech start-up Mykor has secured investment of £825,000 to expand development of its innovative carbon-negative insulation. The pre-seed funding round, co-led by Sustainable Ventures and Green Angel Syndicate, will enable the firm to build a pilot manufacturing line for its carbon-negative insulation MykoFoam, pictured, so helping the...
Bristol firms are being urged to join more than 125 firms across the UK that have already signed a pledge to never support or promote blood sports such as hunting or shooting. The plea has come from West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris, who is also chair of...
You may have seen TV coverage of the trial we are carrying out at our materials recovery facility (MRF) near Cheltenham, using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve the sorting and recovery of plastic waste. The MRF in question is one of six around the South of England at which...
Bristol-based specialist packaging firm SH Fiske has been acquired by a business with a complementary product range in a deal secured by city-based Harbourside Corporate Finance. Fiske, which was founded in 1948 and became family owned 31 years later, specialises in designing, developing and producing a range of packaging...
Bristol specialist intelligent automation and inspection firm Perceptual Robotics is to expand into North and Latin America and double the size of its team after securing its largest-ever investment. The £2.7m, which has come from a consortium of investors, is the latest funding for the firm, which uses autonomous drones...
University of Bristol spin-out Forefront RF has raised £6.7m in a new funding round to support the growth of its technology, which is set to revolutionise the way smartphones and devices are designed. The semiconductor firm is commercialising academic research originally conducted at the university, including speeding up and...
Confidence among West of England firms has recovered sharply from its slump last year, according to the latest research by the region’s largest business organisation – but continued staff shortages are now adding to their problems. The quarterly survey by Business West, which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce, shows...
Pioneering Bristol-based giving platform Neighbourly is to help medium-sized firms find and support local charities and causes, so increasing their social and environmental impact. Neighbourly’s platform was launched in 2014 to match large businesses with local good causes. It has since facilitated the donation of 120,000-plus volunteer hours, £23m...
SWIG Finance, the non-profit company that supports viable South West businesses that cannot secure sufficient funding from their bank, has become the new regional business support partner for Start Up Loans. SWIG will work with the programme to deliver funding and support to help unlock the potential of small...
Pioneering Bristol-based breastfeeding and parenting support app Anya has been selected for a prestigious NHS innovation scheme which could make it a mainstay of campaigns to improve the UK’s low breastfeeding rates. Anya founder Dr Chen Mao Davies will become one of fewer than 100 NIA Fellows selected since...
A long-established Bristol window and door manufacturer has gone into liquidation after being hit by the rising cost of materials and the effects of the pandemic on the construction industry. Family-owned West-End Windows, based in Novers Hill, Bedminster, had been trading for 48 years and employed 17 people. It...
Work has started on a hydrogen innovation centre on the outskirts of Bristol which will help put the West of England in the fast lane for research into alternative low carbon fuels. The centre, which will be housed in the £70m Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS) building...
