Bristol-based utilities scale-up The Bunch has moved to new premises following a period of rapid expansion, despite the challenges brought by the pandemic. Founded in 2017 by then-student Elliott Herrod-Taylor, The Bunch consolidates household bills into one monthly payment for students. This helps ease the stress around bills while...
The South West’s largest business organisation and the Bristol office of a national accountancy firm have been named among the best companies to work for. Business West, which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce, is ranked as one of the top 20 best business services employers in the UK while...
Innovative roadside hotel brand Mollie’s Motel is to open its second base at Cribbs Causeway in July. The launch comes two years after Nick Jones, founder and CEO of London’s iconic restaurant chain and private members’ club group Soho House, debuted the American-inspired motel diner concept in Oxfordshire. The...
Businesses based at SETsquared, the acclaimed incubator backed by the University of Bristol, raised record levels of investment last year despite the coronavirus pandemic’s huge impact on financial markets. Funding from private and public sources totalled £616m, up 40% on 2019. Private investment accounted for 90% of the total...
French engineering and support firm Efinor – a key player in the South West nuclear sector – is to open a manufacturing and technology centre in Bristol four years after arriving in the city with just two staff. The Normandy-headquartered, €70m revenue firm, which is working on fellow French...
Bristol architects Childs Sulzmann, the practice behind many iconic buildings in the city such as the Arnolfini, Engine Shed and Watershed, has been sold to its management. Founding partner Nick Childs, who launched the practice 28 years ago, has handed over control to directors Mike Cox and Matt Parsons...
Bristol market-disrupting specialist software firm Terrafirma has been bought by a leading international business in the sector for £12m. Terrafirma, which is based at Aztec West, specialises in identifying ground hazards which may have been hidden for years. Its team of geologists, soil scientists and mining engineers have developed...
Craft brewery Butcombe has opened its first taproom, converting a former traditional Bristol pub into a showcase for its award-winning beer and food. Named after the Wrington-based brewery’s founder Simon Whitmore, The Whitmore Tap, pictured, is housed in the former Penny pub on Whiteladies Road in Clifton. Mr Whitmore,...
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has acted for residential property companies Tanda Homes and Mendip Developments on the acquisitions of their latest development sites. The sites, in Frome and Bourton, are the sixth and seventh acquired by the group since 2016 and follow on from its successful developments...
Bristol tourist chiefs are to receive funding from national tourism agency VisitEngland to help promote the city as an ideal place for staycations this spring and summer. With traditional foreign holidays likely to shunned by many people this year to due Covid restrictions, VisitEngland is heavily marketing a range...
Retail brands based in and around Bristol can get help to trade in the US with store giants such as Walmart under a new programme staged by the Department for International Trade (DIT). Called The Retail Lab, it will equip up to 18 companies, via a series of educational...
Lyons Davidson, the Bristol-headquartered national law firm, is looking to capitalise on its leading position in the UK insurance sector after securing a £5m working capital facility. The firm provides legal services to consumers on behalf of its insurance partners, including blue-chip brands such as LV=, Admiral, Saga and Direct...
Regional alternative finance lender SWIG Finance has bolstered its senior management team with two promotions. Nicola Mapp and Clare Lenihan-Thomas will fill the new roles, which have been created to support the business as it continues to grow. Both have extensive experience in SME lending in mainstream bank and...
