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Webinar: Understanding the media with Bristol Business News and Distinctive Communications

March 18, 2024
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Webinar: Understanding the media with Bristol Business News and Distinctive Communications

Bristol Business News has teamed up with city-based specialist communications consultancy Distinctive Communications to discuss how to engage with journalists to promote your business at an event tomorrow. Hosted by Distinctive founder Ben Lowndes, the free webinar will hear from Bristol Business News editor Robert Buckland on why some stories get coverage and...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

March 17, 2024
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Monday March 18 Finals: Marshalls, Team Internet Group Interim: Seeing Machines Tuesday March 19 Finals: Trustpilot Group, Essentra, Midwich Group, Zotefoam, The Pebble Group, Staffline Group, Personal Group Holdings, Harworth Group, Fintel, Diversified Energy Company, Mpac Group, Tissue Regenix Group, M P Evans Group, Atalaya Mining, Sabre Insurance Group,...

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More funding for Bristol firm plugging into the power of graphene to drive down EV battery costs

March 15, 2024
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More funding for Bristol firm plugging into the power of graphene to drive down EV battery costs

The Bristol company behind pioneering technology that aims to reduce electric vehicle (EV) battery charging times while also cutting manufacturing costs has received more funding to further develop the system. Anaphite’s latest £1.6m round, which has come from a range of backers and Innovate UK, follows an injection of...

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Bristol academics get millions in funding to lead research in areas such as AI, digital health and cyber

March 15, 2024
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Bristol academics get millions in funding to lead research in areas such as AI, digital health and cyber

Bristol’s status as a leading centre for cutting-edge academic research was boosted this week as it joined a new innovative digital health hub while also receiving £57m to train a new generation of scientists, mathematicians and engineers. The University of Bristol and UWE Bristol have become part of the...

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Webinar: Understanding the media with Bristol Business News and Distinctive Communications

March 15, 2024
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Webinar: Understanding the media with Bristol Business News and Distinctive Communications

Bristol Business News has teamed up with city-based specialist communications consultancy Distinctive Communications to discuss how to engage with journalists to promote your business at an event next week. Hosted by Distinctive founder Ben Lowndes, the free webinar will hear from Bristol Business News editor Robert Buckland on why some...

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Pulling power of Bristol’s film and TV locations boosts city’s tourism sector’s post-Covid recovery

March 15, 2024
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Pulling power of Bristol’s film and TV locations boosts city’s tourism sector’s post-Covid recovery

Nearly a third of tourists visiting Bristol and the West of England have been influenced by seeing the region on screen in shows such as Doctor Who and Skins, according to new research. Visit West, the region’s destination marketing organisation, said 30% of visitors were attracted by films or...

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Another accolade for SETsquared as FT-backed report ranks it UK’s top start-up hub and third in Europe

March 14, 2024
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Another accolade for SETsquared as FT-backed report ranks it UK’s top start-up hub and third in Europe

The SETsquared Partnership, the pioneering tech incubator backed by the University of Bristol, has been named as the UK’s leading start-up hub and third best in Europe. No stranger to awards – it has been ranked best in the world by the University Business Incubator (UBI) Index three times...

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Glittering Night of the Stars shines spotlight on the hospitality heroes of Bristol’s hotel sector

March 14, 2024
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Glittering Night of the Stars shines spotlight on the hospitality heroes of Bristol’s hotel sector

Staff working in Bristol’s hotels who go the extra mile to make them more welcoming and sustainable have been honoured at a special gala dinner and awards ceremony. The annual Night of the Stars, hosted by the Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA), champions the best of the city’s hospitality businesses...

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Major office developer puts ‘sustainable and community focus’ on the menu at its new café

March 14, 2024
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Major office developer puts ‘sustainable and community focus’ on the menu at its new café

A café and event space is to open in one of Bristol city centre’s largest new office developments with a pledge to “champion seasonality and local food heroes”. Run by national hospitality provider BaxterStorey, it is expected to open in mid-April on the ground floor, pictured, of the 200,000 sq...

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Promotions and appointment after growth in Alder King’s building consultancy and planning teams

March 14, 2024
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Promotions and appointment after growth in Alder King’s building consultancy and planning teams

South West property consultancy Alder King has made a number of promotions and an appointment as part of its career development programme and to support client growth. James Jacobs has been promoted to head of the firm’s building consultancy discipline with Jamie Wilton becoming a principal planner and James...

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Tributes for ‘much-loved’ and ‘widely respected’ Clarke Willmott planning lawyer following his death

March 14, 2024
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Tributes for ‘much-loved’ and ‘widely respected’ Clarke Willmott planning lawyer following his death

Staff at law firm Clarke Willmott have paid tribute to Bristol office partner Neil Baker, who died on Monday. Neil, pictured, who joined the firm in 1999, was described as ‘much loved’ and ‘widely respected’, with Clarke Willmott saying his colleagues had been left devastated by his death.  Neil...

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Specialist new business team taken on by rapid-growth Deazy as it eyes more expansion

March 13, 2024
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Specialist new business team taken on by rapid-growth Deazy as it eyes more expansion

Bristol specialist software firm Deazy, named as one of the UK’s fastest-growing tech businesses for the past two years, has appointed a new sales team dedicated exclusively to addressing the mid and multinational enterprise markets. Launched in 2016 with a mission to make development easy, Deazy provides customisable, peer-reviewed...

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TLT strengthens its future energy team with project finance specialist appointment

March 13, 2024
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TLT strengthens its future energy team with project finance specialist appointment

Experienced project finance specialist Victoria Quek has joined Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT as a partner in its future energy team. Victoria, pictured, who focuses on the financing of renewable energy transition projects, previously worked at Eversheds Sutherland for more than 21 years, most recently as a legal director. ...

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