Monday February 25 Finals: Hiscox, Bunzl, Reach, Hammerson Interim: Dechra Pharmaceuticals Trading update: Associated British Foods Tuesday February 26 Finals: Croda International, Derwent London, Meggitt, Standard Chartered, Travis Perkins, Persimmon, Drax, Fresnillo Wednesday February 27 Finals: Taylor Wimpey, St James’s Place, Weir Group, Provident Financial, Nichols, ITV, Rio Tinto...
A £1.5m sustainability hub is to open in Bristol to showcase the latest green products, technologies and services, stage events and provide workspace for environmental enterprises. The first of its kind in the UK, the hub is expected to attract 5,000 visitors in its first year, including businesses and...
Pioneering virtual reality (VR) technology developed in Bristol is being showcased at an ‘experience centre’ in the city’s Cabot Circus shopping centre – the first time it has been demonstrated outside the US. Bristol-based Ultrahaptics, the world leader in mid-air touch technology, has teamed up with Lancashire-based independent game...
A Bristol firm aiming to develop novel lifesaving cell therapies has attracted additional seed funding from a group of major UK investors, bringing it one step closer to commercialising its ground-breaking cellular research. Mogrify, which has its roots in research carried out at the University of Bristol, will use...
The CBI today issued another dire warning of the likely effects on the South West’s economy of leaving the EU without a deal – the potential loss of global export orders worth millions of pounds. The business organisation highlighted what it said would be the damaging implications of crashing...
BRAVE Enterprise in Bristol is running a series of training events for aspiring entrepreneurs and established businesses owners during March for aspiring entrepreneurs and owner-managers who need advice on doing their own books. The workshops, which are being held at BRAVE’s offices in Upper York Street, Bristol, include: Starting...
Bristol-based specialist recruitment agency Ignite Digital Talent has appointed Miles Thresher as its new client relationship director. Miles, pictured, will focus will developing and growing new and existing business clients for the firm, and in particular, the expansion of contract and interim business. Miles brings an extensive track record of...
Armadillo, the Bristol-based customer relationship marketing (CRM) agency with clients including McDonald’s, hotels.com and Disney, has won the CRM business for leading cruise lines P&O Cruises and Cunard. The appointment follows a five-way competitive pitch. Armadillo will deliver CRM and data strategy for P&O Cruises and Cunard brands over length of...
Architecture practice Spratley & Partners has opened its first regional office in Bristol, attracted by strong growth in the South West’s property and development markets. The firm, which has its head office in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, is behind a number of high-profile projects across the UK including the eagerly awaited...
Bristol tech firm Rovco, which is developing 3D vision and Artificial Intelligence techniques for subsea inspections, has formed an investment partnership with a market leader in offshore engineering. The link up with Global Marine Group (GMG) comes less than a year after Rovco received a £400,000 investment from the Bristol...
Low-cost airline easyJet is to introduce a second new route from Bristol Airport in as many months as it continues to bolster its position as the site’s largest operator. Flights to the Greek island of Rhodes will start on June 2, taking to 70 the number of destinations served...
Bristol-based industrial parts distributor Antifriction is forecasting strong sales of a new range of greener and more energy-efficient ball bearings developed for food and drink manufacturers. The firm has signed a deal with Swedish multi-national SKF to stock the new Food Line range, which aims to improve health and safety by lowering the...
Bristol’s burgeoning tech industry is making the city a hub of scale-up activity and a magnet for venture capital investment, according to new research by global accountancy group KPMG. Of the £364m invested in 21 new businesses across the South West last year, some £307m went to Bristol businesses,...
