Bristol tech business founders and investors are being invited to take part in a second West of England-focussed trade mission to Hong Kong following the success of the inaugural visit last year. Staged by Tech West England Advocates, the not-for-profit tech community for the region, last year’s mission helped...
A Bristol firm that has designed specialist footwear for health professionals for 45 years is to expand its product range following a key acquisition. Toffeln, which is based in Kingswood, described its takeover of Avail Medical, a provider of high-quality electrosurgical instruments, as a significant milestone in the industry. ...
Lawyers from RWK Goodman’s Bristol office have advised the shareholders of a specialist UK chemical company on its acquisition by the market’s global leader. The team worked with Monarch Group, a leading distributor of commodity and agricultural chemicals, on the sale to German-based international player Brenntag. Kent-headquartered Monarch, which...
Experts from law firm Thrings’ Bristol office have helped one of the UK’s leading water pump suppliers complete the takeover of a specialist in wastewater pumping stations. Pump Supplies, which has its headquarters in Gloucester and a string of five regional depots, provides a range of electric submersible water...
Bristol businesses innovating in the health and care sectors can learn how to commercialise their products or services by taking part in a free eight-week training programme. Hosted by Health Innovation West of England, the organisation tasked with putting healthcare innovation at the heart of the NHS in the...
Bristol-based impact investment platform Ethical Equity has teamed up with national professional services group Evelyn Partners to boost its support programme for aspiring angel investors. The link-up builds on the initiative launched last year in Bristol for investors who want to drive social change in the city. The new...
A business started by two childhood friends from their Bristol flat during the Covid-19 pandemic has launched a new product range aimed at making workplace accidents a thing of the past. Schoolfriends-turned-entrepreneurs Harry Kimberley-Bowen and Ronan Finnegan founded Spacebands when the first lockdown hit in April 2020. The firm sold...
Bristol’s iconic Balloon Fiesta takes off this evening for is 46th year, with organisers predicting it will give the city’s economy a much-needed £22m boost. The annual event, which this year has adopted a new three-day format rather than taking place over four days, has secured the backing of...
Domin, the Bristol firm developing cutting-edge hydraulic systems for industries spanning aerospace, motorsports and robotics, is looking to extend its presence in the Asia-Pacific region after being granted a patent in China. The firm, which last year opened a technology centre at Pucklechurch, secured patents for its ground-breaking S4...
Later this year Bristol will host The Welcome Party, a gala dinner to showcase the positive impact of refugees and migrants on the city. Ahead of the event on 7 November at The Mount Without on St Michael’s Hill, three refugees who have set up thriving businesses in Bristol...
Bristol-headquartered cancer charity Penny Brohn UK has opened its meeting rooms and gardens on the city’s outskirt to businesses looking to stage wellbeing events for their staff. Organisations can now hire the extensive indoor and outdoor facilities at Ham Green House, near Pill, pictured, for activities while at the...
Hundreds of hours of volunteer work have been carried out by members of Bristol Junior Chamber this summer in a drive to support local charities. The BJC Big Help Out, introduced this year by the Chamber’s president Emma Carter, helped link up the organisation’s membership of young professionals with...
Businesses are being invited to support a gala dinner in Bristol to showcase the positive impact of refugees and migrants on the city and the wider UK – with a keynote speech by Olympic gold medallist Sir Mo Farah. ‘The Welcome Party’ will celebrate individual success stories of refugees...
