The government’s long-awaited strategy for the UK’s burgeoning hydrogen sector – which it says could create thousands of sustainable jobs and unlock billions of pounds of investment – has been welcomed by the region’s largest business group. Business West, which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce, believes the West of...
Bristol small business owners uncertain about why sustainability, net zero and climate change are relevant to their day-to-day operations are being invited to a special event next month. Staged by Britain’s biggest business representation group, The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), ‘What is net zero and why is it...
Bristol’s GL Law has been shortlisted for a new high-profile award that recognises excellence in marketing and business development in the legal sector. Excellence in Practice Promotion is one of four new categories introduced this year in the coveted Law Society Awards – the highest accolades for law firms...
The Covid-19 pandemic prompted a wave of innovation among businesses in Bristol and the South West, with nearly half saying they pivoted their operations to survive. According to a new Lloyds Bank survey, 46% of firms in the region they were forced to become more creative and innovative in...
A zero-emission delivery service for Bristol businesses has received a £100,000 investment from a new funding partnership set up to tackle the city’s social and environmental problems. City Funds has been launched by Bristol and Bath Regional Capital, Bristol City Council and Quartet Community Foundation to finance organisations with...
TravelLocal, the specialist Bristol firm that connects travellers with local experts in destinations around the world, is poised for global expansion after merging with a German online travel business. The tie-up with Berlin-based trip.me has been accompanied by additional funding from the two firms’ existing investors. The move, on...
The UK’s first clinic offering innovative hi-tech prosthetic arms for amputees has been opened by Bristol healthtech firm Open Bionics. The firm harnesses technology such as 3D scanning, 3D modelling, automation, and 3D printing to make its arms. In 2018 Open Bionics launched the multi-grip Hero Arm, the world’s first...
The South West’s small and medium-sized businesses are among the UK’s most confident when it comes to their prospects and the wider economy, according to two new surveys. The latest regional survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) reveals that small business owners in the region are the...
The Meet Bristol & Bath Convention Bureau, part of the regional destination marketing organisation Visit West, has been named as a finalist in two prestigious event industry award schemes. The bureau team is shortlisted for ‘Best UK Convention Bureau’ at the M&IT Awards, the event industry’s biggest awards programme, where...
Bristol communications consultancy JBP’s managing director Chris Lawrance has been appointed to two committees run by global PR network Worldcom. JBP, one of the UK’s leading PR, stakeholder engagement and public affairs consultancies, has been a Worldcom partner for 11 years. Membership allows independent PR businesses to support clients’...
Nearly 70% of South West firms see climate change as a core business factor for them, according to a landmark survey of companies’ attitudes to the key issue – but, alarmingly, 21% have so far taken no action despite mounting concern over its impact. Just under half (46%) of...
Gapsquare, the high-profile Bristol firm using analytics software to help businesses close their gender pay gap, has been acquired by HR consultancy XpertHR. Gapsquare was founded by Dr Zara Nanu in 2017 after she heard the World Economic Forum’s prediction that it would take 217 years before the gender...
Production of the BBC’s long-running Top Gear TV show is to move to Bristol in the latest boost for the city’s media sector. The programme, beloved by petrolheads since its first outing in 1977, is made by BBC Studios Factual Entertainment Productions. It will join a roster of acclaimed...
