Bristol’s Bloodhound supersonic car project – which had hoped to set a world land vehicle record of 1,000mph – has been axed after hitting a cash crisis. Administrators for the firm behind the Avonmouth-based project, Bloodhound Programme, today effectively pulled the plug on the bid after failing to secure...
Bristol-based Ultrahaptics, the world leader in mid-air touch technology, is poised for further growth after completing a £35m Series C round of investment. The funding will enable the University of Bristol spin-out to further develop and commercialise its revolutionary ‘haptic’ technology into new markets. The new funding was led by...
International accountancy group EY has continued to expand its Bristol office with 10 senior appointments and 119 promotions as it looks to increase staffing levels to 500 by 2020. The office, which is the base for its South West & Wales practice, has grown rapidly in recent years and...
Investment group BGF is celebrating its best ever year for deals across the South West and South Wales handled by its Bristol office. The group, the UK’s most active investor in growing businesses, has invested more than £50m across seven new businesses and two existing portfolio companies over the...
ForrestBrown, the Bristol-based specialist R&D tax credit consultancy that has grown into the largest of its kind in the UK, has expanded into London by opening an office in a landmark building in the heart of the City. The move, which aims to boost its already strong links in...
National accountancy group Grant Thornton has appointed Karen Robb to head the VAT team in its South region, which covers Bristol. Karen, pictured, joins from the firm’s London office, where she led its VAT, customs and indirect tax practice for the UK and EMEA. Grant Thornton said her relocation...
Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has its largest office in Bristol, is preparing to celebrate its centenary next year by becoming the official title sponsor of the 2019 Bath Half Marathon. The partnership is the first of a series of major initiatives and activities which the firm plans...
Unemployed young people across the South West will get more help into work, training or education, thanks to the generosity of business leaders and philanthropists who raised an amazing £150,000 for The Prince’s Trust in just one night. The charity’s annual Red Dinner in Bristol is its biggest regional...
Excellence in the provision of client care has earned VWV, the Bristol-headquartered national law firm, a major accolade. The firm, which also has offices in London, Watford and Birmingham, scooped the LawNet Annual Conference 2018 Excellence in Client Care award last weekend. The nationally recognised award is given to...
West of England businesses with ambitious growth plans will be able to get grant funding and relevant, high-quality support and training under a new programme launched by UWE Bristol, NatWest and regional law firm Foot Anstey. S4G (Scale Up 4 Growth) is open to businesses in any sector that...
Small business owners and those planning to go self-employed can learn how about promotion on a shoestring at a series of events staged by BRAVE Enterprise in Bristol in December. The sessions, which are being held at the not-for-profit business advice organisation’s offices in Upper York Street, include: Effective...
Businesses and organisations from across Bristol have joined together to launch the city’s first collective agreement to promote the values of equality, diversity and inclusion. The Bristol Equality Charter was launched at M Shed on Monday with original signatories and supporting organisations gathered to show their commitment to promoting...
The firm behind a Bristol-based indoor climbing wall and fitness centre has stepped in to save more than 80 jobs by buying a failed trampoline park operator from its administrators. Redpoint Bristol Climbing Centre on Winterstoke Road took over Freedog, which had run the parks in Bristol and Swindon,...
