A Bristol start-up that recycles CDs and DVDs into products such as bar stools, earrings and soap dishes is expanding after recruiting three young people under the Kickstart employment scheme. Revive Innovations is among 140 businesses in the region working with business group Business West on the government. Some...
SETsquared Bristol, the world-leading tech incubator, has grown its team with three new Entrepreneurs in Residence (EiR). The increase to four EiRs is in response to growing membership at the incubator, which is backed by the University of Bristol. It currently has 85 member companies. Last year it widened...
The growth capital team at international law firm Osborne Clarke’s Bristol office have maintained their recent flurry of deals by advising on a multimillion pound investment into a company now building the world’s safety standard for cryptocurrency. The team worked with global venture capital fund Element Ventures in its...
Made Tech, the public sector delivery firm with an office in Bristol, has appointed Robin Wyles as its South West and Wales market principal. Robin, pictured, will be responsible for delivering specialist technology services to customers the firm’s customers across the regions, including the Driving and Vehicles Licencing Association...
Two University of Bristol alumni are about to launch a friend-finding app that links up like-minded strangers. Fethr was born during the first lockdown when Julian Issa and Miguel Bravo, who first met while studying at the university, were sharing a London flat. Discussing loneliness with fellow flatmate and...
Bristol-based games developer Opposable Games is to help stage courses in gaming software, digital marketing, data science, AI and user experience to help train more people for work in the region’s growing digital and creative businesses. Recruitment for the courses, created by Next Generation, Bath Spa University and UWE Bristol...
Bristol research and development tax relief consultancy ForrestBrown has shuffled its senior management team – with founder Simon Brown becoming chairman – as it prepares for extensive changes in the sector. The firm has grown rapidly since Simon, pictured, launched it as a disruptor in 2013 after identifying an...
Bristol firms will be guided through the latest changes to the UK’s innovation incentive landscape in an online event staged by accountancy firm Smith & Williamson next week. The Zoom webinar will highlight new rules around the Patent Box regime, which came into force on June30, as well as the recent government consultation on Research And Development (R&D) Tax relief. ...
Bristol-based software consultancy Helastel has appointed entrepreneur and seasoned tech product management expert Gareth Williams to its board as it moves into the product market. The arrival of Gareth, pictured, as managing director for product comes as Helastel, which has spent 17 years as a software solutions and consultancy...
The founder of pioneering Bristol hand-tracking software firm Ultraleap, Dr Tom Carter, has been awarded one of global engineering’s most prestigious awards. The Royal Academy of Engineering’s Silver Medal recognises an outstanding personal contribution to the sector that has resulted in the successful commercial use of their innovation. Tom, pictured, invented Ultraleap’s haptic...
As many Coronavirus restrictions will now remain in place until July 19, the government has decided to extend some of the temporary Covid insolvency rules to support struggling businesses. While an extension to the measures is welcome but businesses in distress still face tough months ahead. Originally introduced in...
R3, the restructuring and insolvency trade body, has launched a free guide for company directors on how to spot signs of financial distress, options open to them to resolve it and where to get expert advice. Called Get Back to Business: A guide to dealing with corporate financial distress,...
Neuronostics, a Bristol tech firm developing a software platform that will benefit people with epilepsy and other neurological conditions, has reached the final of a prestigious international competition. The Nature Spinoff Prize recognises businesses with the potential to translate world-leading scientific research into products and services that would have...
