The West of England Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) has appointed its first director of programmes after receiving confirmation of a new five-year licence from NHS England. The AHSN operates as the local ‘innovation arm’ of the NHS and supports the spread and adoption of proven technologies across health...
Monday September 11 Interims: Engage XR Holdings, Inspired, M. P. Evans Group Tuesday September 12 Finals: Mattioli Woods, Feedback, Petra Diamonds Interims: Equals Group, Cornerstone FS, The Gym Group, JTC, Smart Metering Systems, Harworth Group, Property Franchise Group, Dowlais Group, Eleco, hVivo, IQE, Itaconix, Creo Medical Group, Ocean Harvest Technology Group...
Bristol-based invoice finance provider Optimum Finance has chalked up another record month as it continues on its mission to support the growth ambitions of small and medium-sized firms. The firm, which was launched in 2017 and is backed by London private equity group JRJ, said client turnover had been...
The corporate group at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has advised on a £4m investment in Legatics, a legal project management platform that simplifies and automates legal processes. The funding from FINTOP Capital and Gresham House Ventures will support London-based Legatics as it targets further growth and expansion into the...
Proctor + Stevenson, one of Bristol’s largest and longest-established marketing and communication agencies, is under new ownership following a management buyout. Established by Roger Proctor MBE, pictured, in 1979, the award-winning agency, which specialises in business-to-business marketing, has grown to employ 60 people with revenues of £6m. Following Roger’s...
Bristol Airport has teamed up with airline easyJet and aerospace groups Rolls-Royce, Airbus and GKN Aerospace – all with major plants in the city – to accelerate the introduction of sustainable aviation. They have formed a new group called the Hydrogen in Aviation (HIA) to work with the government...
Bristol-based Perceptual Robotics, which uses autonomous drones backed by artificial intelligence (AI) to help cut the cost of maintaining wind turbines, has closed its largest funding round so far. The latest investor to back the innovative firm is Susten, a London-based backer of sustainable energy projects. The deal means...
Two of the senior leadership team at Bristol-based independent brand consultancy Mr B & Friends have been promoted and appointed to its board as it forges ahead with its expansion plans, including an office in London and potential opening a US base. Kate Gorringe has become executive creative director,...
Emmaus Bristol, the charity helping people out of homelessness and poverty, is to benefit from an £18,000 package of digital marketing support under a programme staged by Bristol digital marketing agency Noble Performs. The US-owned agency brought the Noble Deeds scheme to the UK last year to help charities...
