A ‘lab’ where new websites and online marketing campaigns can be tested by clients before going live, including monitoring their facial expressions and body language, has been installed by digital agency Fat Media at its new Bristol office. The findings from the sessions will be used to form the...
Gaps in Bristol and the West of England’s digital infrastructure are to be identified in a major new study aimed at improving its digital connectivity and boosting the economy. The project, to be launched in the autumn, will also identify the skills gaps in the digital sector that are...
The roll-out of a next-generation news management system by the BBC to thousands of its journalists and a €2.5m (£2.27m) deal with a major public German broadcaster have boosted specialist IT group SCISYS following its acquisition of the firm behind the technology. Munich-headquartered Annova had a 12-year contract...
Bristol is showcasing its role in leading the UK in driverless vehicle technology this weekend with public demonstrations of two groundbreaking projects that harness city-developed innovation. Three of the nine UK research projects into driverless cars – or Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) – are based in Bristol or...
Ambitious Bristol-based energy supplier OVO has entered the fast-growing electric vehicle market by acquiring two specialist firms and forming a partnership with the UK’s largest provider of infrastructure to the sector. At the same time OVO, which employs around 900 in Bristol, has launched a service which offers its...
Bristol’s best tech businesses are being invited to enter a national awards scheme that celebrates innovation and growth among the sector’s fastest-growing firms. The 2017 Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 Awards showcase the country’s dynamic technology ecosystem and the most exciting hi-tech companies. Now in their 20th year,...
Confidence among West of England firms has plummeted to its lowest level since the depths of the recession in 2009, according to the latest survey of its members by Business West, the region’s largest business organisation. The number of businesses describing themselves as confident about their future slumped by...
Reach Robotics, the Bristol-based robotics, augmented reality and mobile gaming firm, has secured a £5.8m investment as its first robots prepare to take part in a global test programme. The funding will help Reach take its MekaMon intelligent gaming robot to market as well as strengthening its team. Reach...
Entrepreneurs will pitch their business ideas to a royal audience when UWE Bristol hosts the Pitch@Palace On Tour. The Duke of York will hear pitches on the theme The Future of Mobility and Materials when he attends the prestigious event at Future Space on the university’s Frenchay Campus. Up...
The watchwords for businesses involved with the onset of the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ must be trust, culture and diversity, according to a leading Bristol employment lawyer. Greg Chambers, pictured, associate director in the employment team at Osborne Clarke, said the world stood on the brink of another industrial revolution,...
Huggg, an app that enables people to treat friends or family to a coffee, cake or drink with a personal message via their phone, is using Bristol as its UK launchpad. Available for free in the app store, Huggg has partnered with a number of respected food and drink...
An innovative automotive industry cluster focussed on ultra-low emission cars is to be developed in the Bristol area following the go-ahead for a new world-beating research centre. The £60m IAAPS – Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems – pictured, will provide access to its state-of-the art facilities for start-ups and...
International Trade Secretary Liam Fox today told Bristol area businesses that there has never been a better time to start exporting, with the help of his department. Latest government figures show an 11% surge in the value of overseas sales made by businesses from the region, with more than...
