Bristol’s Academy award-winning animation studio Aardman has collaborated with city-based innovative events firm Bakehouse and Cabot Circus shopping centre to give Christmas shoppers a grand day out. The businesses have teamed up to stage to create the immersive ‘Wallace & Gromit: Cracking Christmas Experience’ – a unique festive experience...
A £50m fund to help the growth of small and medium-sized firms across the South West has been launched by investment group Foresight – with an office in Bristol due to open to support it. FTSE 250 listed Foresight already manages a number of regionally focused private equity and...
Bristol civil and structural engineering consultancy Jubb has been acquired by national rival in a move it said would provide a significant opportunity for it to strengthen its future. For new owner, fast-growing built environment consultancy Ridge, the takeover expands its geographical reach into the South West while reinforcing...
National law firm Birketts has officially opened its new Bristol office with five partners on board and an ambition to continue to grow in the city and across the South West. The base, in the showpiece EQ building on Victoria Street, has a strong sector focus, including financial institutions,...
A Bristol tech firm at the cutting edge of the integrated photonics industry has raised £600,000 to launch a ‘game-changing’ platform aimed at accelerating product development in the fast-growing sector. Light Trace Photonics will use the capital injection from QantX Ventures, the regional investment firm that backs high impact...
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has advised leading real estate asset and investment management business Oxygen Asset Management on a significant property deal in the heart of the City of London. Oxygen’s acquisition of 11 Leadenhall Street, a 15,117 sq ft freehold office building, pictured, forms part...
Pioneering ways of meeting the West of England’s economic challenges while building on its strengths are to be explored by a new data and research project. The Brunel Centre, which will officially launch next year, will bring together businesses and universities with policymakers to support regional growth and industrial strategy. It...
Regional audit, accountancy, tax and advisory firm Bishop Fleming, which has the largest of its eight offices in Bristol, believes winning a prestigious sector award for its client service shows how it is now engrained in the fabric of the business. The group, which has an ambition ‘to be the...
Four individuals who are using technology to drive positive change and generate social impact have been chosen as the first cohort of ‘champions’ for Tech4Good South West, the not-for-profit organisation on a mission to strengthen links between society and technology. The four were selected by a panel of experts and...
