Advanced manufacturing

Hydrock snaps up transport planning consultancy as its acquisition drive goes up a gear

May 5, 2023
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Hydrock snaps up transport planning consultancy as its acquisition drive goes up a gear

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...

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Funding for start-up on a mission to decarbonise construction with its carbon-negative insulation

May 5, 2023
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Funding for start-up on a mission to decarbonise construction with its carbon-negative insulation

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...

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Plea for Bristol and West of England firms to make a pledge to never support blood sports

April 26, 2023
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Plea for Bristol and West of England firms to make a pledge to never support blood sports

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...

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Bristol Business Blog: Daniel Peacey, regional sales manager, Grundon. The importance and practicalities of segregating waste

April 25, 2023
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Bristol Business Blog: Daniel Peacey, regional sales manager, Grundon. The importance and practicalities of segregating waste

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...

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Family-owned cardboard packaging firm sees bright future after sale to investment group

April 21, 2023
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Family-owned cardboard packaging firm sees bright future after sale to investment group

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...

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Biggest funding round so far puts Bristol specialist drone firm on launch pad for further growth

April 21, 2023
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Biggest funding round so far puts Bristol specialist drone firm on launch pad for further growth

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...

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£6.7m funding for Bristol semiconductor firm pioneering the design of next-generation tech

April 14, 2023
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£6.7m funding for Bristol semiconductor firm pioneering the design of next-generation tech

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...

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Firms more optimistic about the economy, survey shows – but staff shortages are now a big problem

April 14, 2023
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Firms more optimistic about the economy, survey shows – but staff shortages are now a big problem

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...

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Mid-tier Bristol firms urged to support city’s crisis-hit charities through new Neighbourly scheme

April 14, 2023
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Mid-tier Bristol firms urged to support city’s crisis-hit charities through new Neighbourly scheme

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...

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British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans scheme appoints new regional partner for the South West

April 4, 2023
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British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans scheme appoints new regional partner for the South West

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...

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NHS innovation scheme selects Bristol app to encourage more new mums to breastfeed

March 31, 2023
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NHS innovation scheme selects Bristol app to encourage more new mums to breastfeed

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...

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Spiraling material costs force family-run window firm ‘with excellent reputation’ out of business

March 31, 2023
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Spiraling material costs force family-run window firm ‘with excellent reputation’ out of business

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...

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New Bristol centre accelerates city’s innovative research into harnessing hydrogen as the fuel of the future

March 31, 2023
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New Bristol centre accelerates city’s innovative research into harnessing hydrogen as the fuel of the future

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...

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