MBO gives Bristol eCommerce agency continuity as it prepares for new phase of growth

April 21, 2023
MBO gives Bristol eCommerce agency continuity as it prepares for new phase of growth

Ten senior staff at fast-growing Bristol eCommerce agency The Pixel, which boasts a blue-chip client base that includes Screwfix, JoJo Maman Bébé and The National Trust, have become co-owners of the business in a management buy-out (MBO). The move provides leadership team continuity and further strengthens the market proposition to...

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Highly-coveted King’s Award recognises innovation at Bristol digital learning specialist

April 21, 2023
Highly-coveted King’s Award recognises innovation at Bristol digital learning specialist

Bristol-based digital learning specialist LearnSci has become one of the first firms to win a newly named King’s Award for Enterprise for its innovation. LearnSci was launched in 2007 with a mission to transform science education and empower teaching professionals to inspire the next generation of STEM graduates. It...

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Family-owned cardboard packaging firm sees bright future after sale to investment group

April 21, 2023
Family-owned cardboard packaging firm sees bright future after sale to investment group

Bristol-based specialist packaging firm SH Fiske has been acquired by a business with a complementary product range in a deal secured by city-based Harbourside Corporate Finance. Fiske, which was founded in 1948 and became family owned 31 years later, specialises in designing, developing and producing a range of packaging...

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Biggest funding round so far puts Bristol specialist drone firm on launch pad for further growth

April 21, 2023
Biggest funding round so far puts Bristol specialist drone firm on launch pad for further growth

Bristol specialist intelligent automation and inspection firm Perceptual Robotics is to expand into North and Latin America and double the size of its team after securing its largest-ever investment. The £2.7m, which has come from a consortium of investors, is the latest funding for the firm, which uses autonomous drones...

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All-female leadership team takes the helm at Bristol Junior Chamber in its 75th anniversary year

April 20, 2023
All-female leadership team takes the helm at Bristol Junior Chamber in its 75th anniversary year

Bristol Junior Chamber has kicked off its 75th anniversary year with its first-ever all-female leadership team. The group was founded in 1948 to promote trade, commerce and industry in the city and provide its members with professional networking and skills development opportunities.  Since then it has been involved in...

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Osborne Clarke works with Bristol Uni as construction begins on its new world-class campus

April 20, 2023

A team from the Bristol office of international law firm Osborne Clarke has advised the University of Bristol on its new £500m Temple Quarter Campus, work on which is about to start in earnest. Opening in 2026, the campus next to Temple Meads Station on Cattle Market Road, will...

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Gloss finish for Paintworks as it draws towards the end of its final development phase

April 20, 2023
Gloss finish for Paintworks as it draws towards the end of its final development phase

Construction of the final phase of Bristol’s Paintworks creative quarter is on course to finish this summer, bringing more commercial and public space and nearly 100 new homes to the highly successful mixed-use development. South West property agency Alder King, which has marketed Paintworks on Bath Road since it...

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Former MI5 chief to speak at this year’s ICAEW West of England business dinner

April 20, 2023
Former MI5 chief to speak at this year’s ICAEW West of England business dinner

Crossbench peer and former head of MI5 Eliza Manningham-Buller is guest speaker at next week’s ICAEW West of England annual business dinner – one of the largest gatherings of its kind in the region’s business calendar. The black-tie event, which takes place on Thursday at Ashton Gate Stadium, traditionally brings...

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Two luxury lounges to open at Bristol Airport ahead of busy summer season

April 20, 2023
Two luxury lounges to open at Bristol Airport ahead of busy summer season

Bristol Airport is to open two new premium pre-flight lounges as it prepares for its busiest summer getaway period in years. The airport, which has almost fully recovered from the impact of the pandemic, is working with airport services business CAVU to bring its Escape Lounge and 1903 Lounge...

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