Three firms from the Bristol area have won coveted Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, with one of them – the firm behind the innovative Rockit portable baby rocker – collecting two in different categories. N2M, which trades as Rockit and designs, manufactures and markets sleep aid devices for babies and...
Bristol-based renewable energy investment company Thrive Renewables has provided a £4m loan to help build the country’s tallest wind turbine in its home city. With the funding now in place, the community interest company behind the scheme – Ambition Community Energy – can move ahead with its construction. Groundwork...
Specialist engineering firm SEA has been awarded a major contract for its traffic safety and enforcement system by Bristol City Council as it prepares to launch its Clean Air Zone in September. SEA, which has an office in Bristol, is to instal 49 of its ROADflow Fusion cameras at...
The developer behind the South West’s first net zero out-of-town office scheme has appointed regional construction firm Beard to the £17m project. The scheme, pictured right, Bristol’s first speculative out-of-town office scheme in over a decade, will involve redeveloping and extending the existing 1000 Aztec West building in North Bristol. ...
A strong commitment to improving the environmental sustainability of its operations and activities has earned the Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon a major award. The firm topped the Sustainability category at the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2022, which recognise and celebrate excellence and innovation across the legal sector. The awards, launched...
Accountancy group Deloitte is to relocate its South West office after signing a deal with Bristol developer Cubex to take space in its flagship Halo building. Deloitte, which currently has more than 600 staff spread across two offices in Rivergate and Bull Wharf, will occupy 22,500 sq ft over...
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Michael Gove, is set to lead the line-up of speakers at this summer’s Big Tent Festival in Bristol. Mr Gove, who also has housing and community in his portfolio, has accepted an invitation to take part in the two-day event, which will give...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement was trailed as delivering some hope for beleaguered businesses as the post-pandemic recovery is being threatened by global price hikes. Bristol business leaders and financial experts welcomed some of the measures – but voiced concern that they did not go far enough to ease...
Feasibility studies are to be held into projects to further reduce transport emissions in Bristol, including using electric buses, a new park and ride for the M32 and many more electric vehicle charging points. The studies, along with others such as greater use of e-cargo bikes and installation of...
Bristol-based electric vehicle charge point mapping app Zap-Map has partnered with motoring organisation the RAC as it seeks to power ahead in the fast-growing market. The firm, which is majority owned by renewable energy group Good Energy, is already the UK’s top app of its kind with 660,000 downloads...
The restructuring and insolvency team from the Bristol office of accountancy firm Milsted Langdon joined the clean-up the city’s harbour as part of an ongoing charity campaign. The six specialists took to the water despite overcast conditions and the odd downpour as part of the Clean up Bristol Harbour...
Plans to create Bristol’s first net zero integrated retirement community – which will also include a new leisure and activity hub open to the public – have been submitted to Bristol City Council. The £85m proposal for St Christopher’s Square in Westbury Park have been drawn up following extensive community...
Three specialist energy and infrastructure lawyers are joining international legal practice Osborne Clarke as partners from the London office of US specialist firm Orrick. Partners John Deacon, Dominic O’Brien and Hannah Roscoe will significantly boost the Osborne Clarke’s energy and utility sector offering, particularly in the sub-sectors of renewables...
