Law firm Temple Bright has advised Bristol-based waste management firm ETM Recycling on its £7m facility from NatWest. ETM, which operates the South West’s largest waste management fleet, will use the cash injection to make significant upgrades to its state-of-the-art facilities in the city. This will strengthen its recycling...
The company executive behind Bristol craft brewery Butcombe’s expansion into a major pub chain over recent years has been appointed to the board of its parent group. Jayson Perfect, pictured, has spent the past seven years as managing director of Butcombe’s pubs, joining to run its managed pubs shortly...
A Bristol business has developed a pioneering next-generation mini fusion reactor with the potential to revolutionise cancer diagnosis and treatment. Co-founded by a research associate and a visiting fellow at the University of Bristol, Astral Systems has developed the first-of-its-kind multi-state fusion (MSF) reactor, not much bigger than a...
A government review recommending better support for university spin-out businesses has been welcomed by academics in Bristol, a city with a strong track record in the field. The much-anticipated independent report recognised the role played by spin-outs in the UK’s economic growth, particularly in the tech sectors. It also...
Pioneering Bristol microplastic filtration tech firm Matter has bolstered its senior leadership team with two key appointments as it continues to aim for rapid global growth. The firm, which earlier this year completed a $10m (£7.88m) Series A funding round from investment vehicles backed by movie actors Leonardo DiCaprio...
Bristol-based corporate finance advisory firm Shaw & Co has passed the significant milestone of handling transactions worth half-a-billion pounds following its two most recent deals. The firm, founded by Jim Shaw, pictured, 12 years ago, has since become a key player in the market, helping the owners of small...
The Bristol corporate team at international law firm Osborne Clarke has advised on the sale of a pharmaceuticals services firm that started in the backroom of an NHS hospital in the 1970s. The lawyers worked with the management team of Torbay Pharmaceuticals on its takeover by private equity firm...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, voiced its disappointment that, once again, the West of England had been overlooked when it came to major government spending commitments. Its director of policy Matt Griffith, pictured, pointed out the region had failed to be selected as one of the government’s...
West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris attacked Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement for failing to tackle key, long-standing issues for the region. The Labour mayor, pictured, who leads the West of England Combined Authority, said: “After 13 years of Conservative Government, the question West of England residents will...
Bristol business figures have reacted to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement. Albert Goodman chartered accountants’ Bristol-based tax specialist Sam Wood, pictured, said reducing the SME R&D intensity ratio requirement from 40% to 30% may help benefit a further 5,000 SMEs access cash credits. “This is a somewhat positive step...
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his Autumn Statement. The key points were: The statement included 110 measures to boost the economy by £20bn a year, according to Mr Hunt. All alcohol duties frozen. Benefits to go up by 6.7% next year, based on the inflation rate for September. Increase in...
Limbs & Things, the Bristol-based medical simulator company, has harnessed the power of augmented reality (AR) for its latest training device in a move it hopes will revolutionise the way nursing students learn. Its ART (Augmented Reality Training) product works with everyday tablets and smartphones to show a 3D,...
A Bristol innovation hub aimed at tech and science start-ups and scale-ups is to expand next year to provide more lab and workshop space. Future Space, pictured, has helped generate millions of pounds of investment for its member firms and create hundreds of high-value jobs since it opened as...
