Free trials of electric vehicles (EVs) are being offered to Bristol firms by the city council to encourage them to switch to cleaner ways of travelling ahead of the launch of the city’s Clean Air Zone later this summer. The council is offering businesses the chance to trial electric...
Zap-Map, the Bristol-based app that helps electric vehicle users find public charging points, has powered-up its senior management team as it prepares for further growth, including a drive into international markets. Richard Bourne, who joined in January 2021 as interim CEO, has been appointed to the role permanently while...
The Bristol firm behind pioneering technology that can reduce carbon emissions from crops by 30% has received a £1m investment to prepare its first product for the market. Glaia, which was founded in 2019 by former University of Bristol scientists Dr David Benito and Dr Imke Sittel, pictured, has...
Bristol-headquartered e-scooter and e-bike specialist Pure Electric is gearing up for further expansion after securing a £10m finance facility. The firm, founded in 2018 by entrepreneur Adam Norris, is one of Europe’s fastest growing e-bikes and e-scooter businesses and employs 284 people across its 17 UK stores, a number...
A major festival to be staged in Bristol this summer will give business leaders the opportunity to discuss key issues for the city ranging from the drive towards net zero to the reinvention of high streets with with government ministers and leading opposition politicians. The two-day Big Tent Festival...
Five innovative tech companies with founders from diverse ethnic backgrounds have been awarded a special bursary by tech incubator SETsquared Bristol. Now in its third year, the Breakthrough Bursary provides heavily subsidised membership to SETsquared Bristol’s pioneering incubation programme, including bespoke business support, mentoring, coaching and investment readiness training. ...
Bristol firms are being urged to prepare for new rules on food waste as the government sets about increasing recycling levels. Waste management company Grundon, which has a base in Bristol, says the new food waste guidelines, which are expected to be announced imminently, are part of a bigger...
Supporting a diverse range of community initiatives in and around its home city of Bristol has earned health and protection insurer National Friendly was another top award. Over the past year the mutual organisation has worked on strategies to ward off loneliness among the over 60s, supported creative learning...
Bristol’s iconic blue and yellow ferry boats have returned to the city’s waterways for the first time in two years, and have also launched a new swift waterbus service. Bristol Ferry Boats was forced to moor up its fleet of four vessels at significant financial cost for most of...
A cohort of 13 women entrepreneurs have showcased their innovative start-ups at a pitching event as a pre-incubation programme staged by incubator SETsquared Bristol reached its finale. Now in its second year, the NatWest-funded Enterprising Women 2.0 programme helps women-formed businesses access world-class business support, including coaching, mentoring, pitch...
Bristol businesses are being urged to step up and provide emergency funding to help Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion of their country. Charity People against Poverty, which works both internationally and in the UK to alleviate poverty and suffering, is aiming to raise £20,000 within the next seven days...
The net zero team from Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon has advised on the first of a number of planned large, low-carbon indoor farms to supply salads to the UK retail and wholesale markets. Each vertical farm is being designed to use 95% less water than conventional growing methods...
Bristol PR and communications agency Purplefish has been awarded B Corporation status, joining a growing number of Bristol firms accredited by the international movement that promotes business as a force for good. The consultancy, which this month celebrates its 10th anniversary, started on its B Corporation journey two years ago. ...
