A specialist insurance firm that has employed hundreds of people in its Bristol head office for more than four decades looks set to be acquired by a rival which also has its headquarters in the city. DAS, which has been a pioneer in the legal expenses insurance market since...
Bristol’s tech talent has swept the board at The SPARKies, the awards that champion the best of the West of England’s tech and digital community. Firms and individuals from the city triumphed in 14 of the 17 categories up for grabs at the awards ceremony staged in Bath’s Parade...
Bristol’s innovative inland surfing lake The Wave is about to achieve one of its founding principles – to be powered by 100% renewable energy generated on site, making it carbon neutral. A £3.2m solar project at the attraction, which is close to Cribbs Causeway regional shopping centre, is forecast to...
Iconic Bristol restaurant Glassboat is to reopen as an retail, bar and events space after being bought by artisan spirits brand 6 O’clock Gin. The high-profile venue, pictured, next to Bristol Bridge was for more than 30 years run as a brasserie but has been vacant for just over...
Poku Osei, the founder and CEO of Babbasa, the Bristol social enterprise transforming the lives of young people from ethnic minority and low-income backgrounds, has won a unique social enterprise award. The Cambridge Social Innovation Prize, which was launched five years ago, celebrates five exceptional social entrepreneurs and recognises...
Monday July 17 Finals: Northern Bear, Gore Street Energy Storage Fund, Brickability Group Tuesday July 18 Final: Petra Diamonds Trading announcements: Rio Tinto, IntegraFin Holdings, Artisanal Spirits Company Wednesday July 19 Final: Redcentric Interim: United Bank Trading announcements: Consumer price index, Retail price index, Producer price index Thursday July 20 Finals: Pensionbee Group, Babcock...
The Bristol base of a major TV production company has brought hit TV matchmaking show First Dates to the West of England. Twenty Twenty Productions has teamed up with Channel 4, which also has a creative hub in Bristol, on the new series, now being filmed in Bath. The...
Growth capital investment group BGF’s Bristol team backed fast-growth businesses to the tune of £40m during the first half of this year as the region continued to provide fresh opportunities for funding. Capital investments were made across a diverse range of sectors including technology, healthcare, engineering and manufacturing. Among the...
An innovative scheme to ensure young people now in schools in Bristol and across the West of England consider working in the green jobs of the future is to be expanded. A recent survey found more than half of young people wanted to have environmentally sustainable careers. But for many,...
