Small and medium-sized businesses across the West of England are being encouraged to apply to a £4m fund that aims to help them develop new products and services and create jobs. The UWE Innovation4Growth (I4G) programme part funds research and development projects with grants of between £25,000 and £150,000...
An extra £2bn a year could be generated for the West of England’s economy if the Government handed back control over areas such as skills, transport and housing to the region, according to the leaders of its four local authorities. They have submitted a proposal to the Treasury calling...
Ruth McMenamin has been appointed as group marketing manager at Wessex Garages, the Bristol-based car dealership group. In her new position, Ruth, pictured, will be responsible for managing the award-winning group’s eight-strong digital-focused marketing team. Privately owned Wessex Garages sells new and used cars from outlets in Bristol, Cardiff, Gloucester...
Neighbourly, the innovative Bristol-based internet platform with the ambition of revolutionising corporate social responsibility, is to expand overseas just a year after its official launch. The fast-growing firm, which connects community projects with companies wishing to make a difference, is to set up a team in the Dutch city...
The first new road bridge across the River Avon in Bristol for more than 100 years swung into place this week – opening up the development site that will be home to the city’s long-awaited arena. The £11.3m, 63-tonne steel bridge will connect the previously isolated Arena Island to...
Shares in SciSys, one of the region’s largest and longest-established specialist IT firms, rose today after it said it had resolved a potentially damaging funding crisis. In June the firm, which has a base in Brislington, warned it was at risk of breaching its banking covenants in August. Within...
Bristol businesses are helping the South West buck the national trend for exporting, with the value of overseas sales from the region rising while the national figure decreases. Data released today by HM Revenue and Customs shows that the value of UK exports decreased by 2.6% to £285bn in...
Passenger numbers at Bristol Airport soared to a new record of more than three quarters of a million last month as new scheduled services took off and the market for foreign holidays recovered strongly from the recession. Some 768,587 travellers passed through the terminal in August – up 6%...
Four new team members have joined Synergy Creative, the Bristol-based internal communications and creative design agency, following significant growth and a host of new client wins. Brooke Nolan has been appointed marketing manager, Neil Bartlett as senior designer, Neneh Pepperell as account manager and Gary Walder as account director....
Open Bionics, the fledgling Bristol firm developing 3D-printed robotic hands for amputees, has won the coveted James Dyson Award, which celebrates, encourages and inspires the next generation of design engineers. The award is the latest in a long line of accolades for the firm. It was recently selected for...
Bristol-based web agency Gibe Digital been appointed by specialist luxury tour operator Simpson Travel to redevelop its website. In collaboration with Simpson Travel’s marketing team, Gibe will redesign the site to deliver competitive brand advantage through market-leading user experience. Utilising Gibe Digital’s ecommerce expertise, the site will be built...
Bristol’s ambitious medium-sized businesses are being held back by gaps in the provision of long-term lending, according to a new report. With improved bank lending, an increased flow of invoice finance facilities and huge growth in peer-to-peer lending over the last few years, much of the finance landscape is...
Bristol firms are being asked to encourage their staff to take part in the UK’s largest ever survey of race at work to help find out why ethnic minorities are under-represented at all levels in the workplace. Commissioned by responsible business network Business in the Community, the survey aims...
