Specialist laboratory facilities, services and support for Bristol’s expanding science and engineering ecosystem have come a step closer as construction of the city’s £6m deep tech incubator passes the half-way mark. The 30,000 sq ft incubator in Old Market will house up to 250 highly skilled workers in the...
Bristol has again been hailed as one of the UK’s top tech hotspots – this time in a report by electronics retailer Carphone Warehouse. The city, which often heads national rankings for its tech strength, particularly in areas such as virtual reality, joins London and Edinburgh in Carphone Warehouse’s...
Bristol’s landmark Royal West of England Academy (RWA) building is to be transformed in a £3.8m project led by the city office of regional specialist building firm Beard. The Grade II* listed RWA on Whiteladies Road was Bristol’s first public art gallery when it opened in 1858 but is...
A pioneering Bristol medical firm working at the leading edge of gene therapy to combat a range of illnesses has secured funding of more than £1.4m. Clifton-based Argonaute RNA aims to use the power of RNA interference (RNAi) to create ground-breaking medicines that harness the body’s natural cell mechanisms...
The basement of a 1970s Bristol city centre office block has been transformed into the UK’s highest-rated employee cycle area. Castlemead, opposite Castle Park and at 18-storeys Bristol’s tallest commercial building, is undergoing a £2.1m refurbishment, partly to prepare it for a commuting revolution likely to be sparked by...
One of the world’s largest student accommodation schemes built to low-energy Passivhaus standards is to be developed on UWE Bristol’s campus. Work on the 280,000 sq ft scheme – described as a game changer for the student accommodation market – will begin this September. It has been designed by...
The UK’s first touch-free women’s urinal has been developed by a University of Bristol student start-up, potentially putting paid to long queues for the ladies’ loos at festivals. PEEQUAL’s mission is to pioneer what it calls pee-equality for women. Its product, pictured, solves the problem of women’s toilet queues at...
A business support programme showing how small and medium-sized Bristol firms can benefit from sustainable innovation has been launched by world-leading business incubator SETsquared and the University of Bath. The three-year programme, which has been funded by the European Regional Development and available for firms based in the West...
Historic Bristol music venue St George’s has appointed its new chief executive, Samir Savant, who joins from the London Handel Festival, where he has been festival director for five years. Samir, pictured, who has more than 20 years’ experience as a senior manager in the cultural sector, will take...
Law firm Foot Anstey’s Bristol-based Islamic finance team has advised a Saudi-based management firm on its acquisition of an office block worth £19m. The 39,000 sq ft Grade A building in Brentwood, Essex, was bought by Sidra Capital, with Foot Anstey working on the deal from inception to completion. ...
A new partnership that includes national law firm TLT and ethical bank Triodos’s UK business – both based Bristol – is seeking to support growth of employee ownership. Backed by the Employee Ownership Association, the partnership will share its members’ collective insight and expertise on the benefits of staff...
Bristol Law Society has appointed specialist insurance broker Howden as its new, long-term professional indemnity insurance (PII) sponsor. The move will allow Bristol Law Society 4,500 members access to resources and exclusive facilities only available through Howden. London-based Howden will also provide regular guidance on risk management and other...
The opportunities for business growth and expansion through trade are huge. If you’re thinking about trading with the EU and other markets, or want to continue trading, there are rules you need to follow for importing and exporting. It can be overwhelming, but the West of England Combined Authority’s...
