A 25-year veteran of the Silicon Valley semiconductor industry has been taken on by Bristol-based mid-air touch technology firm Ultrahaptics to spearhead its expansion into international markets. Alain Bismuth, pictured, who has joined Ultrahaptics as senior vice president global sales and business development, brings a wealth of experience in...
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Air passengers from the South West using London airports instead of flying from Bristol are creating carbon emissions equivalent to more than 15m gallons of petrol, a new survey shows. The research, commissioned by Bristol Airport, shows last year that road journeys to airports such as Heathrow and Gatwick...
Global number one business incubator network the SETsquared Partnership, which is backed by the University of Bristol, has boosted its services to scale-ups by starting an online investment platform. The network has teamed up with London-based Envestors,the fintech for fundraising company, to help its scale-ups secure financial backing. Founded...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has advised long-standing client Swan Housing Association on a £30m funding to redevelop a residential and retail centre in Essex. Swan will use the funds from Homes England, the government’s housing delivery agency, to rebuild Beechwood Village – formerly called Craylands – and Laindon...
Channel 4 looks set to open its Bristol creative hub in the city’s Finzels Reach waterfront development this autumn. The broadcaster announced its plans to open the base, employing around 50 people, last October under its plan to decentralise decision-making and programme commissioning out of its London, where it...
Bristol-based neighbourhood café-bar operator Loungers is to float on the London Stock Exchange as it steps up its ambitious plan to grow to 500 outlets across the UK. The firm, which opened its first bar in Bristol in 2002, has expanded rapidly in recent years and now has a...
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Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Kristal McNamara, founder of Bristol-based employment consultants Flexology, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Roma. Great cinematography and a gritty storyline which looks...
Long-established Bristol-based independent telecoms provider Avonline Networks has been taken over by one of the UK’s largest infrastructure services groups. Privately-owned Avonline will retain its brand identity and continue to operate as a standalone services business under new owner, Hertfordshire-based M Group Services. Avonline employs around 90 people at...
Bristol creative business Blue Flint Group has re-branded under the name Istoria Group and commissioned world-renowned, Bristol-based photographer Martin Parr to capture its seven-strong board in portraits marking the re-launch. The strategic business re-brand has been undertaken to ensure that Istoria Group is ready for the next ambitious stage...
Bristol start-up Service Robotics has exceeded the crowdfunding target for its first product, a robot companion service that has been developed for the elderly to help them to live independently. GenieConnect also aims to alleviate loneliness – something which Age UK estimates affects more than 1.4m people in the...
Bristol-based flexible working specialist Flexology has helped Proctor + Stevenson, one of the South West’s most high-profile marketing and communications agencies, launch a new workplace culture. Expert consultant and recruiter Kristal McNamara spent three months working with Proctors to design a flexible working system for the company’s 70 staff. ...
