Green/sustainable business

Drive to secure £11m Govt funding and pave way for low emission vehicles on Bristol’s roads

September 18, 2015
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Drive to secure £11m Govt funding and pave way for low emission vehicles on Bristol’s roads

Bristol businesses are backing a multi-million pound bid to the Government to boost the use of green transport across the West of England. The area’s four local authorities are preparing a bid for up to £11m from the Office of Low Emission Vehicles which would be used to introduce...

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Peer-to-peer loan for entrepreneur who said ‘no’ to the TV Dragons

September 18, 2015
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Peer-to-peer loan for entrepreneur who said ‘no’ to the TV Dragons

Bristol entrepreneur Ellen Green, who walked away from TV show Dragons’ Den empty-handed last month, has now secured a £30,000 investment for her Blue Badge Company. Three of the dragons offered funding in return for shares in her business, which sells stylish living aids, with retail tycoon Touker Suleyman...

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Neighbourly chairman moves to CEO role to spur faster growth at community-business connector

September 18, 2015
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Neighbourly chairman moves to CEO role to spur faster growth at community-business connector

Luke McKeever, the chairman of innovative internet platform Neighbourly, has moved to the more hands-on role of CEO at the firm to free up founder Nick Davies to focus on building its unique brand. Luke McKeever, pictured, joined Neighbourly last September, just two months after its official launch. The...

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Green is good, say four in five directors in exclusive survey of boardroom views on sustainability

September 18, 2015
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Green is good, say four in five directors in exclusive survey of boardroom views on sustainability

Sustainability is firmly on the agenda for 80% of West of England boardrooms with nearly a third considering it one of their business’s top three priorities, according to an exclusive survey conducted by Bristol executive search firm Moon Consulting and Bristol Business News. Just 5% are not currently engaged in...

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Bristol enterprise hatchery opens to help create next generation of fully fledged businesses

September 16, 2015
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Bristol enterprise hatchery opens to help create next generation of fully fledged businesses

Entrepreneurial Spark, the nationwide accelerator programme for entrepreneurs, has officially launched its Bristol hub – with one resident firm gaining an instant £1,000 boost to their business at the opening ceremony. The Bristol Hatchery, which is backed by NatWest and based at the bank’s Trinity Quay office complex, is...

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Duke praises Bristol’s innovation as three start-ups win places on his coveted Pitch@Palace bootcamp

September 15, 2015
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Duke praises Bristol’s innovation as three start-ups win places on his coveted Pitch@Palace bootcamp

Three innovative Bristol tech start-ups will be showcasing their businesses at St James’s Palace in London as part of Pitch@Palace, an initiative founded by HRH The Duke of York, who was in the city this week to meet fledgling firms taking part in the challenge. Wriggle, YellowDog and Altitude...

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Abandoned Victorian ‘ragged school’ provides lesson in effective regeneration

September 11, 2015
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Abandoned Victorian ‘ragged school’ provides lesson in effective regeneration

Bristol specialist regeneration firm Helm Construction has started work on an ambitious scheme on a landmark Victorian building in Bedminster. Derelict St Luke’s Hall in William Street, which was originally built as a ‘ragged school’ to feed and support the poor, is the latest inner city regeneration project undertaken...

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Interactive technology harnessed by pioneering charity Deki to show plight of global poverty victims

September 11, 2015
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Interactive technology harnessed by pioneering charity Deki to show plight of global poverty victims

Deki, the Bristol-based international development charity and crowdfunding platform, has teamed up with Microsoft to stage a ground-breaking exhibition that uses interactive technology to highlight the devastating effects of poverty – and shows how individuals can help. The ‘Changing Lives Through Technology’ installation, which runs at the city’s Engine...

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£4m innovation fund opens to SMEs seeking grants for R&D projects

September 11, 2015
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£4m innovation fund opens to SMEs seeking grants for R&D projects

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...

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‘Give us more power and we’ll boost economy by £2bn,’ West council leaders tell Government

September 11, 2015
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‘Give us more power and we’ll boost economy by £2bn,’ West council leaders tell Government

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...

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Community-business connector Neighbourly goes Dutch for overseas expansion

September 10, 2015
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Community-business connector Neighbourly goes Dutch for overseas expansion

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...

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‘Transformational’ river bridge paves way for work to start on Arena

September 4, 2015
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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...

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First managing director appointed to Bristol Energy company ahead of its launch

September 2, 2015
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First managing director appointed to Bristol Energy company ahead of its launch

Bristol Energy, the city council’s pioneering sustainable energy company, has appointed its first managing director as it prepares to launch. Peter Haigh, pictured,has been at the centre of many of the major developments in the UK energy industry. Most recently, he spent five years as CEO of Elexon, the...

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