Bristol-based engineering design, energy and sustainability consultancy Hydrock has appointed Mark Walker as a director and new healthcare sector lead for its national mechanical, electrical, and public health (MEP) division. A Chartered Engineer with more than 35 years’ experience, Mark, pictured, offers a wealth of knowledge and expertise which...
Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson has selected Alive Activities, the Bristol organisation dedicated to improving the quality of life of older people and their carers, as the charity partner of its office in the city. Alive Activities will be supported through fundraising and volunteering as well as raising awareness...
The employment law team at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has been boosted with the arrival of Katherine Flower as a partner. Katherine, pictured, joins from international law firm Slaughter and May’s London office, where she worked for nearly 17 years as an associate and then senior counsel. ...
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A biotech business launched by a University of Bristol academic that uses soundwaves to move cells in petri dishes has won £10,000 and a year’s membership of the city’s acclaimed SETsquared tech incubator. Impulsonics’ patented technology makes growing cells in the lab cheaper, faster and more reliable by automating...
A lack of interest among the West of England’s politicians in its tech sector, despite its strength, is holding it back compared to other regions, according to a major new report. At the same time, the government’s ‘levelling-up’ agenda is steering funding towards parts of the country with strong...
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has advised the owners of water industry specialist the Northavon Group of companies on its sale to fast-growing engineering group OCU. The Midsomer Norton-based Northavon Group primarily operates in the water sector in the South of England and South Wales. It provides...
A family-run Bristol upholstery business has expanded its operations by 70% and its manufacturing capacity by 40% with a £862,000 funding package from a Lloyds Bank. Bedminster-based Southwest Upholstery, which repairs, recovers and manufactures seating, has benefited from a 30% increase in demand as summer trading picks up among...
Success in a landmark court case featuring characters from TV comedy classic Only Fools and Horses has earned national law firm Ashfords’ intellectual property disputes team a major award. The team represented Shazam Productions, which owns the copyright in the scripts for the much-loved sitcom, in legal proceedings brought...
