Long-standing Bristol design consultancy Kinneir Dufort has been acquired by a global medical device and contract manufacturing group in a move that has created a European research and development centre of excellence. Founded in 1977, Kinneir Dufort has grown into one of the UK’s leading innovation and design consultancies,...
A beer first produced in 1978 by a former Bristol brewery boss after he struck out on his own has become one of the UK’s top 10 cask ales nearly 45 years later. Butcombe Original was the first – and for many years only – beer made by micro-brewery...
Outsourced human resources consultancy The HR Dept is partnering with small business support specialist Cool Ventures to provide free advice under a regional business initiative. The scheme, which runs until next March, provides a range of free business support to SMEs and individuals based in South Gloucestershire and Bath & North...
Bristol-based gaming company Yogscast’s annual charity event – the biggest of its kind in the world – is underway, with players again supporting Bristol Children’s Hospital’s dedicated charity The Grand Appeal. The fortnight-long Jingle Jam has partnered with The Grand Appeal for the past five years, raising £1.4m so...
Innovative Bristol-based community engagement platform Neighbourly has launched a special fund to provide targeted support to charities and organisations on the frontline of the cost of living crisis. The warm communities fund is aimed at groups already in Neighbourly’s network that need additional support to provide food donations and...
One of the first dramas to be commissioned in the UK by international studio Paramount+ started its TV run this week after being filmed almost entirely in Bristol. Locations around the city were used in The Flatshare to substitute for London and Brighton while interior sets for the flat...
Planning consultancy Marrons has launched in Bristol as part of its strategy to the expand into the South West. Leading the new Bristol team is director of architecture Tom Macklen, who has joined with senior architect Will Thomas and architectural assistant Isabelle Firkins, pictured. All three previously worked in...
The globally acclaimed University of Bristol-supported business incubator SETsquared has bolstered the UK economy by £15.7bn since its launch 20 years ago, according to an independent report. SETsquared was set up in 2002 by a small group of research-intensive universities in the South of England, including Bath, with a...
Confidence levels among South West firms about their prospects and those of the UK economy have unexpectedly increased, according to a new survey – although optimism remains far lower than it did just months ago. While confidence fell by four percentage points during October to minus 4%, last month it picked...
Specialist Bristol software firm Paranimo is aiming to revolutionise workplace mental health support after receiving funding that has taken its total investment to nearly £300,000. The firm has developed a SaaS (software as a service) wellbeing platform that simplifies access to personalised mental health support in the workplace. The...
Bristol firms can ensure they are fit for the future by taking advantage of free support on offer under a Workforce for the Future programme. Staged by Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, Workforce for the Future provides fully funded, tailored and in-depth support for firms with fewer...
An ambitious plan to tackle poverty and close the inequality ethnic gap in Bristol was officially launched this week with a plea to businesses to get involved and end what it calls a “divided city”. OurCity2030 aims to get young people from low-income households, starting from inner-city Bristol, into...
Businesses in central Bristol suffered a slump in sales of more than 11% in just three months as the cost of living crisis hit the city, according to new figures. Total spending in shops, bars, cafes, hotels and other businesses in the city centre fell from £142.6m in the...
