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Voice-enabled products breakthrough triggered by Bristol tech innovators

October 6, 2017
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Voice-enabled products breakthrough triggered by Bristol tech innovators

Pioneering Bristol tech firm XMOS has developed world-leading technology which could lead to a new generation of voice-enabled consumer products. The firm, which last month received $15m (£11.4m) in an investment round led by German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon, has become the first European chip company to release technology to...

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Enlightened Bristol firms line up to compete for region’s Happiest Workplace award

October 6, 2017
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Enlightened Bristol firms line up to compete for region’s Happiest Workplace award

Nine firms from the Bristol area are going head to head to win the title of the happiest workplace in the West of England. Triodos Bank, Signature Recruitment, Heat Recruitment, Ghyston, Signs & That, PES, Springfield Papers, ISL Recruitment and Shiner – 2015’s winner – are competing against five...

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Entry into export markets helps trigger ‘remarkable turnaround’ at specialist engineering firm

October 6, 2017
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Entry into export markets helps trigger ‘remarkable turnaround’ at specialist engineering firm

A major move into export markets has helped Bristol-based advanced engineering specialist Stirling Dynamics lift annual revenues past the £10m mark for the first time in its 30-year history. Overseas sales have grown to now account for more than 82% of turnover at the firm, a leading provider of...

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UWE science and tech hub looks to bright future after successful first year

October 6, 2017
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UWE science and tech hub looks to bright future after successful first year

Future Space, the business workspace for science and technology-led companies at UWE’s Frenchay Campus, has exceeded its targets 12 months after opening its doors. The 4,100 sq m facility now has 27 companies, around 130 staff and is more than 60% occupied. When fully operational, it is expected to...

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Juice launches new management division to meet growing demand for top-tier candidates

October 6, 2017
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Juice launches new management division to meet growing demand for top-tier candidates

Employment agency Juice Recruitment has launched a division to specialise in management positions across finance and accountancy, HR, commerce and business. The new division will be headed by Juice business manager Ali Watson, pictured, who has been with the agency for 13 years and managed its permanent division for...

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Plea to Bristol firms to back mental health groups as new report highlights scale of problem

October 6, 2017
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Plea to Bristol firms to back mental health groups as new report highlights scale of problem

Bristol businesses that care about their city are being urged to step up their philanthropy and offer support for organisations that prevent local people suffering mental health crises.  The plea comes from the Quartet Community Foundation, the independent charity that works across the West of England to support local...

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Millions of pounds in R&D tax credits going begging, accountants tell Bristol firms

October 6, 2017
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Millions of pounds in R&D tax credits going begging, accountants tell Bristol firms

Firms in Bristol and across the West of England are continuing to miss out on millions of pounds of research and development (R&D) tax credits, according to regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming. R&D tax specialists at the firm, which has its largest office in Bristol, say that even though...

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New engineering building planned by UWE as it continues to invest in state-of-the-art facilities

October 5, 2017
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New engineering building planned by UWE as it continues to invest in state-of-the-art facilities

UWE Bristol has unveiled plans for another new building – a state-of-the-art engineering building to attract and inspire the engineers of the future. The multi-million pound building will be developed next to the new £55m Bristol Business School in the heart of the university’s Frenchay Campus, subject to planning...

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TEDxBristol reveals names of more speakers who will ‘Dare to Disrupt’ at two-day event

September 29, 2017
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TEDxBristol reveals names of more speakers who will ‘Dare to Disrupt’ at two-day event

Further speakers for this year’s TEDxBristol – the UK’s largest event of its kind – were last night announced at its official launch party. Among the largest TEDxs in Europe, TEDxBristol will take place over two days in November following the success of the inaugural one-day event in 2015. ...

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Business West on top of the world after winning global chamber of commerce award

September 29, 2017
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Business West on top of the world after winning global chamber of commerce award

Business West, the organisation that runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce, has been named as the world’s best chamber for an export development programme that has helped create thousands of jobs. The organisation, which runs chambers of commerce across the South West, was one of five similar groups from across...

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Assistant regional director joins the CBI in the South West

September 18, 2017
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Assistant regional director joins the CBI in the South West

The CBI has appointed Ben Rhodes as its new assistant regional director in the South West. Ben, pictured, joins from the Devon and Cornwall Business Council, where he was chief executive for five-and-a-half years. His responsibilities in the newly created role will include promoting the South West as a...

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Last chances for Bristol businesses to have their say on draft economic vision for the West of England

September 15, 2017
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Last chances for Bristol businesses to have their say on draft economic vision for the West of England

Bristol businesses have just a few weeks left to comment on a new economic blueprint for the West of England which aims to make it a “beacon of growth and innovation”. The draft strategy was launched in July by West of England Mayor Tim Bowles and interim chair of...

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UK Female Start-up of the Year to be crowned in Bristol next month

September 14, 2017
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UK Female Start-up of the Year to be crowned in Bristol next month

The search is on to find Britain’s female start-up of the Year – with the winner following in the footsteps of two Bristol-based businesswomen. The successful entrant will be crowned in Bristol next month following a live pitching session on stage at the annual Festival of Female Entrepreneurs, which...

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