Bristol firms are being urged to follow the lead of the city’s Bottle Yard film and TV studios and take on a young jobless person under the Kickstart Scheme. The studio complex in Hengrove, South Bristol – where productions ranging from Poldark, The Crystal Maze and Hellboy have been...
Bristol research and development tax relief consultancy ForrestBrown has shuffled its senior management team – with founder Simon Brown becoming chairman – as it prepares for extensive changes in the sector. The firm has grown rapidly since Simon, pictured, launched it as a disruptor in 2013 after identifying an...
Bristol firms will be guided through the latest changes to the UK’s innovation incentive landscape in an online event staged by accountancy firm Smith & Williamson next week. The Zoom webinar will highlight new rules around the Patent Box regime, which came into force on June30, as well as the recent government consultation on Research And Development (R&D) Tax relief. ...
A team of architects and urban designers who have worked on high-profile urban schemes across the world are to create a six-month programme of community engagement on Bristol’s Western Harbour redevelopment. Turner Works, Place Bureau and Burgess and Beech were chosen by Bristol City Council to lead a city-wide conversation...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT is to change its working practices to create what it describes as a fully flexible, progressive and inclusive work environment. The firm said the new approach would introduce a significant, long-term shift for its 1,150 employees and 130-plus partners and put it among the legal...
The founder of pioneering Bristol hand-tracking software firm Ultraleap, Dr Tom Carter, has been awarded one of global engineering’s most prestigious awards. The Royal Academy of Engineering’s Silver Medal recognises an outstanding personal contribution to the sector that has resulted in the successful commercial use of their innovation. Tom, pictured, invented Ultraleap’s haptic...
Live entertainment venue Bristol Beacon has appointed specialist city-based sustainability agency Hope Solutions as its partner to help make it the UK’s first carbon neutral concert hall by 2030. Bristol Beacon, pictured, which was previously called Colston Hall, will work with Hope Solutions to develop its ambitious sustainability plan. ...
Wildseed Studios, the Bristol-based firm that promotes and invests in new film-making talent, has added Elena Wurlitzer to its creative team as senior development executive to push forward its growing slate of kids and family scripted entertainment. Elena, pictured, has more than 15 years’ TV development and production experience at...
As many Coronavirus restrictions will now remain in place until July 19, the government has decided to extend some of the temporary Covid insolvency rules to support struggling businesses. While an extension to the measures is welcome but businesses in distress still face tough months ahead. Originally introduced in...
R3, the restructuring and insolvency trade body, has launched a free guide for company directors on how to spot signs of financial distress, options open to them to resolve it and where to get expert advice. Called Get Back to Business: A guide to dealing with corporate financial distress,...
West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris has warned that government plans to privatise Channel 4 could hit Bristol’s burgeoning creative sector. The broadcaster, which is publicly-owned but funded by advertising, opened its creative hub in Bristol last year, delivering a significant boost to the city’s media industry. The 3,200...
Bristol-based brand consultancy Mr B & Friends has created a ground-breaking new identity and website for Verne Global, the industry-leading data centre solutions provider. Verne Global provides high-intensity computing services to clients across a broad range of sectors – from engineering to financial services – from a former NATO...
Bristol start-up PyTerra Xchange has designed a platform to offer businesses a simple way to meet their Corporate Social Responsibility commitments by putting much-needed investment into local climate change projects. Many large firms are seeking to use Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to offset their environmental impact over time but are...
