The Bristol office of national law firm Clarke Willmott has pledged to support a leading muscular dystrophy charity after the son of one of its partners was diagnosed with a form of the rare disease. The office will take part in a range of fund-raising events over the next...
Japanese industrial giant Mitsubishi has bought a 20% stake in fast-growing Bristol green energy group OVO, paving the way for it to expand into new markets across Europe and Asia Pacific. OVO, which received a reported £200m for the stake, will use the funding to accelerate the development of...
Bristol Wood Recycling Project is celebrating rapid success in a fundraising exercise to buy its premises and secure its long-term future through a bond offer. The offer, staged on Bristol-based ethical bank Triodos’ crowdfunding platform, netted £430,000 in just over a fortnight from its public launch, with just over...
Regional estate agent and property group Andrews has given a boost to Bristol youth homelessness charity 1625ip following a Christmas appeal. Keynsham-based Andrews’ ‘Jolly Good Christmas’ campaign invited any customer booking a valuation or mortgage appointment in December to vote for one of three charities that Andrews already worked...
The region’s most ethical organisations will be celebrated next month when the South West Fair Trade Business Awards are staged for the seventh year. Tickets are selling fast for the ceremony on March 8, which will be hosted by Countdown presenter Nick Hewer and takes place in Bristol’s magnificent...
Bristol businesses WSSI and Moxie & Mettle are supporting an annual boxing dinner in the city this weekend that each year raises thousands of pounds for local charities. Filton-based WSSI, which supplies customised racking, shelving and storage for offices and warehouses, has agreed to be headline sponsor for this...
More than 400 victims of modern slavery have been given advice and support from Bristol-based charity Unseen’s helpline, thanks to the fund-raising exploits of national law firm Clarke Willmott’s base in the city. The office has donated £42,000 to the anti-slavery charity – the result of a continuous stream...
Bristol is to become a ‘living laboratory’ by harnessing the power of the city’s already strong cross-sector collaboration to speed up innovations in areas such as transport and infrastructure. It is to become home to the UKCRIC Bristol Collaboratory, which will establish Bristol as a testbed for new ideas. ...
Severn Project, Bristol’s pioneering fresh produce grower, has been placed into liquidation after experiencing financial difficulties. The award-winning Community Interest Company (CIC) produced high-quality salad leaves and herbs at an urban farm in Whitchurch, pictured, for restaurants and catering firms across the city. The company also grew hemp, a marijuana derivative...
South West law firm Ashfords has renewed its commitment to partner the Lord Mayor of Bristol’s Children Appeal, with UWE signing up as a supporter for the first time. The appeal raises £66,000 every year to provide vouchers at Christmas for 1,650 of the city’s most disadvantaged children and...
Two former shipping containers have been transformed into homes for rough sleepers by staff in the Bristol office of real estate services company Colliers International. The donated metal containers have been converted into modern dwellings with a lounge/kitchen, fully fitted bathroom and separate bedroom. Each will be used by...
International legal practice Osborne Clarke, which has a large office in Bristol, has selected food poverty charity FareShare South West as its local partner. Bristol-based FareShare South West’s mission is to fight food poverty while providing a solution to food waste. It works with businesses to take in-date,...
Fledgling firms based in SETsquared Bristol – part of the global number one network of university-backed incubators – created more than 1,000 jobs and raised a combined £82.1m last year, new figures show. The 80-plus active members of the incubator based in Bristol’s Engine Shed enterprise hub also collectively...
