Shoemaster International, the world-leading developer of 3D CAD/CAM for the global footwear manufacturing industry, has relocated from Somerset to Bristol to help it forge partnerships with the city’s burgeoning tech sector. Originally the CAD/CAM division of shoe giant Clarks International in Street, the standalone firm has developed software that...
Green energy group Ecotricity is to open a tech hub in Bristol to encourage start-ups and digital teams to help it develop next-generation products for the renewables sector. Stroud-based Ecotricity, which was founded in 1995 by hippy-turned-eco-entrepreneur Dale Vince with just one windmill, said it was finalising discussions with...
Shares in SCISYS, the specialist IT group with an office in Bristol, soared to a new high last week after it won a €18m (£16m) contract to supply technology to the pioneering Heinrich Hertz satellite-communications project. The Chippenham-headquartered group’s space division will provide the ground station control and communications...
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Dr Zara Nanu, CEO of Gapsquare, answers our 10 questions What was the LAST: Film you watched? On a recent long-haul flight I got hooked the...
University of Bristol spin-out businesses Zeetta Networks and KETS Quantum Security have won a major venture capital initiative which will provide them with access to investors with funds totalling £125m. Teams from the two firms pitched their ideas to a panel of experts from BT, Deutsche Telekom, Facebook, Orange...
Four partners have been chosen by Bristol innovation hub Engine Shed to take forward its Diverse Workforce for the Future project. The four were among eight shortlisted projects presented to a full-house at the building’s ‘Ideas to Pitch’ event. From these, the Engine Shed team chose four to work...
Schoolchildren are to compete to design the fastest BLOODHOUND SSC-style car in a new video game created by students at UWE Bristol. Games technology students will launch Speed Titans next week at a BLOODHOUND showcase event where the Bristol-built vehicle will be put through its paces. It will be...
The full line-up of international speakers who are set to inspire, challenge and drive transformation across the region’s creative sector at this year’s Vision event has been revealed. More than 300 creative business professionals from the worlds of advertising, digital marketing, design, publishing, PR, TV and VR will be...
Bristol Robotics Laboratory at UWE Bristol yesterday hosted the inaugural meeting of a government’s new Board of Trade, with the unique facility welcoming leading politicians and business figures from across the UK. The board has been formed by International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox, who act as its president,...
Bristol businesses can make sure they are up to date on the latest trends in digital next week at a series of free events. Digital Bristol Week takes place in venues across the city over five days with digital art installations and film screenings, business seminars, exhibitions and workshops...
The largest ever gathering of tech companies in the West of England takes place on Tuesday when more than 500 local, national and global delegates assemble for Venturefest Bristol and Bath 2017. The event will put the spotlight on innovative approaches to the way we will live, move around...
Ideas have always flowed in and out of Bristol, taking on a new life here. Through our airports and harbour; through our world-class universities and businesses; and through our unique arts and cultural scene. Bristol is a place where ideas flourish. From Clifton Suspension Bridge and Banksy to Massive...
TEDxBristol – the UK’s largest event of its kind – has launched a Community Partnership Programme offering free tickets to groups and individuals who would otherwise be unable to attend. The programme aims to build bridges between the game-changing ideas of TEDxBristol and communities around the city who may...
