Bristol’s burgeoning virtual reality (VR) industry has received a boost with the launch of a new virtual social space – complete with recreations of city icons the Clifton Suspension Bridge and a Harbourside crane. Opened by Bristol-based virtual reality firm Opposable VR, BVRL 2.0 is a virtual evolution of...
One Big Circle, the Bristol-based ‘intelligent video’ firm, and UWE Bristol have secured funding as part of a consortium to create an innovative AI system aimed at keeping construction site staff safe at work. Dubbed Computer-Vision-SMART, the system will harness the latest real-time image and machine-learning technologies to detect,...
Accountancy group EY’s Bristol office has recruited 41 new joiners – three more than last year – to support the business’s continued growth across the South West. Of the 41, some 31 were graduates, six business apprentices and two digital degree apprenticeship students. In addition to the full-time, permanent...
Bristol-based e-commerce fulfilment and storage company Huboo has secured a further £14m investment to meet the rapidly growing demand for online shopping triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. The deal, which takes the total raised by Huboo to more than £18m, was handled by Bristol-headquartered law firm TLT. The Series...
Leonard Curtis, the national business solutions group that advises small and medium-sized firms, has recruited Sean Ward as a manager in its Bristol office. The group, whose core offering spans legal advice to debt finance, said Sean’s appointment followed a period of strong growth and high levels of demand...
A Bristol City Council scheme aiming to make the city’s leadership more diverse has won two major national awards, with judges describing it as ‘inclusivity at its best’. The innovative Stepping Up talent programme was launched by the council two years ago specifically for black and minority ethnic people, disabled people and women. ...
International legal practice Osborne Clarke, which has a major office in Bristol, has partnered with the University of Bristol for its legal and emerging tech vacation scheme. As part of the project, six students took part in a virtual two-week work placement at the firm. The students – half...
Tech businesses from Bristol are being invited to apply to join Tech 4 Good South West, a new initiative designed to stimulate international growth and expansion into the US, India and Singapore. The free programme will launch next month and applicants are invited to submit a pitch by next Wednesday, October...
National law firm Clarke Willmott has appointed a new senior associate to the contentious construction team in its Bristol office. Rebecca Harries-Williams, pictured, has joined from regional law firm Foot Anstey’s Bristol office, where she spent just over five years as an associate (disputes resolution) in its projects, infrastructure...
An £8m skills programme to help Bristol businesses plan and respond to their workforce needs – particularly those triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic – is being launched by the West of England Combined Authority. Called Workforce for the Future, the free service will help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...
UWE Bristol’s business liaison manager Aimée Sykes has been included in an international list of future leaders working hard to promote the representation of women in the workplace. Aimée, pictured, is at number 20 in the HERoes Women Future Leaders Role Model rankings, one of three annual INvolve HERoes Women Role...
Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has strengthened its Bristol office with the appointment of James Radcliffe, who has joined as a partner in its private wealth team. James, pictured, specialises in tax, succession and estate planning issues for UK resident and domiciled families interested in the long-term preservation...
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