A zero-emission delivery service for Bristol businesses has received a £100,000 investment from a new funding partnership set up to tackle the city’s social and environmental problems. City Funds has been launched by Bristol and Bath Regional Capital, Bristol City Council and Quartet Community Foundation to finance organisations with...
TravelLocal, the specialist Bristol firm that connects travellers with local experts in destinations around the world, is poised for global expansion after merging with a German online travel business. The tie-up with Berlin-based trip.me has been accompanied by additional funding from the two firms’ existing investors. The move, on...
The UK’s first clinic offering innovative hi-tech prosthetic arms for amputees has been opened by Bristol healthtech firm Open Bionics. The firm harnesses technology such as 3D scanning, 3D modelling, automation, and 3D printing to make its arms. In 2018 Open Bionics launched the multi-grip Hero Arm, the world’s first...
Low-cost airline easyJet has teamed up with Bristol Airport to use it as a test-bed to trial ways of decarbonising its operations and reduce waste. The airline, the airport’s largest operator accounting for about half of all its flights, said the partnership would involve a series of trials using...
The South West’s small and medium-sized businesses are among the UK’s most confident when it comes to their prospects and the wider economy, according to two new surveys. The latest regional survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) reveals that small business owners in the region are the...
Roger Isaacs, a long-standing partner at regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon, has added to his awards tally by being named the UK’s leading forensic accountancy professional for the third year running. Roger, pictured, claimed the hat-trick in the recent Lawyer Monthly Expert Witness Awards, which recognise those who contribute vital...
The Meet Bristol & Bath Convention Bureau, part of the regional destination marketing organisation Visit West, has been named as a finalist in two prestigious event industry award schemes. The bureau team is shortlisted for ‘Best UK Convention Bureau’ at the M&IT Awards, the event industry’s biggest awards programme, where...
Bristol property development firm Baylis Estates, best known for its Cribbs Causeway retail and leisure destination, has made two senior appointments as it continues to build its portfolio of largescale commercial property schemes. Josh Roberts has joined the firm as property director while Elfyn Haycock has become its new...
National accountancy firm RSM is to almost double its annual summer trainee intake this year as it looks to fulfil a key ambition to grow from within its own ranks. The firm, which supplies audit, tax and consulting services to mid-tier businesses, is recruiting 27 trainees this month for...
Bristol-based bespoke renovation specialist Missiato Design and Build is poised for further growth after receiving a £200,000 government-backed loan. The firm, which also undertakes specialist building projects ranging from new-build homes to loft conversions and landscaping, has expanded rapidly over the past year due to a major increase in...
Many business owners may be looking for tax-efficient ways to pass on funds to their children, simply and effectively. If, for example, a family company has been sold, with a sum of money ready to be passed on to children and grandchildren, then setting up a Family Investment Company...
The Bristol-based planning and development team at global real estate advisor CBRE has been strengthened with the appointment of Isabel Keppel as associate director. Isabel, pictured, has more than 11 years’ experience in planning. She began her career at engineering consultancy Arup in Bristol before moving to London to...
Bristol communications consultancy JBP’s managing director Chris Lawrance has been appointed to two committees run by global PR network Worldcom. JBP, one of the UK’s leading PR, stakeholder engagement and public affairs consultancies, has been a Worldcom partner for 11 years. Membership allows independent PR businesses to support clients’...
