An online service promising impartial financial advice for Bristol firms on funding options has been launched by Business West, the region’s largest business organisation. According to Business West, which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce, its Finance Hub will be free from confusing jargon or any hard sell, enabling businesses...
Business groups have cautiously backed the reduction of many coronavirus lockdown restrictions announced earlier this week by the Prime Minister. But they also warned that other measures to boost the economy were still needed to avoid widespread business failures and job losses. In a major boost to the West...
A surprise fall in the number of corporate insolvencies could herald the ‘calm before the storm’, the South West branch of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 has warned. Figures published by the Insolvency Service show a 30% drop in companies going bust at the height of the coronavirus...
Award-winning Bristol caterer, delicatessen and cookery school Papadeli has re-opened its doors with the support of a government-backed Bounce Back Loan secured from Barclays. The £50,000 loan will support the firm’s 14 staff, who have been furloughed during the lockdown and cover day-to-day costs as well as enable the...
Bristol-based technology-focused investment bank ICON Corporate Finance has opened an office in San Francisco to capitalise on merger & acquisition and investment opportunities between the UK and US. ICON acts exclusively for innovative tech companies across the globe, securing funding and realising maximum value when they come to sell. ...
Monday June 22 Final: Polar Capital Holdings Economic announcement: CBI industrial trends survey Tuesday June 23 Finals: Cranswick, Gear4Music, Naked Wine, Scapa, Trackwise Designs Interims: Tricorn, Velocity Composites Trading announcement: NCC Wednesday June 24 Finals: Alpha Financial Markets, Discoverie Group, HarbourVest Private Equity, Iomart, Manolete Partners, Premier Foods, Savannah...
Hachette UK, one of the UK’s largest publishers, is looking for a base in Bristol after inviting its London-based staff to name the cities in which they would like to live. Hachette UK, part of the giant Hachette French publishing group with a roster of authors that includes Stephen...
Tributes have been paid to entrepreneur Richard Pepler, the founder of three Bristol-based asset finance firms, who died earlier this month. Richard, pictured, was well-known and respected in the financial services sector having set up Bibby Factors, Ultimate Finance and, latterly, Optimum Finance. Born in Newent, Gloucestershire, in 1960...
Pioneering touchless technology developed in Bristol is helping US cinemas re-open as the country emerges from its Covid-19 lockdown Bristol-headquartered tech pioneer Ultraleap has signed a deal with US electronic media giant CEN to use its haptic technology in interactive cinema lobby advertising – so allowing brands to continue...
Unemployment has soared by 145% in the West of England since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to figures published today, with just nearly 40,000 people claiming jobless benefits. At the same time, around 22% of the region’s workforce – 132,600 people – have been furloughed while job...
With the lockdown easing and more businesses re-opening, the workplace psychologists and designers at Interaction have developed an in-depth guide to help companies prepare for their return to the office safely, confidently and responsibly. Safely It doesn’t need to be complicated. But you do need to be thorough. It starts...
Engineering group GKN has taken possession of its new £32m aerospace technology centre in Bristol – a move that strengthens the city’s reputation as a world-leading centre for aerospace innovation. The 110,000 sq ft centre, pictured, at Filton will house 300 highly skilled engineers working in research and develop...
Drone footage of Bristol’s £70m global centre of excellence for ultra-low emission vehicles has been released as it nears its post-construction stage. The world-beating Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS) is due to open next year on the Bristol & Bath Science Park at Emersons Green. Owned by...
