Three recruitment firm bosses, a university pro vice-chancellor and the founder of a tech business that harnesses under-utilised computer power for financial services and animation clients are among the Bristol directors hoping to win one of the region’s top awards for boardroom excellence. The Institute of Directors (IoD) has...
A world-class health technology cluster could be developed in Bristol following the opening of a £5m centre. The hub, on UWE’s Frenchay campus, will help businesses develop innovative products harnessing technology that enables people to live independently and manage their own health and wellbeing, ensuring they spend the least...
Bristol small business owners can get advice on how to protect against the latest online threats at a free cyber security workshop next month. Hosted by business support organisation BRAVE Enterprise, the event on June 13th will take place following figures showing more than four in 10 UK firms...
The CEO of regional airline Flybe is to be headline speaker at the IoD South West Director of the Year Awards next month. Christine Ourmières-Widener, pictured, who took up the role at the Devon-based carrier in January last year, will share her experiences in an interview with the event’s host, BBC...
Fast-growing Bristol tech firm Rovco, which is developing 3D vision and Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques for subsea inspections, has received a £400,000 investment. The firm plans to grow from 10 to 30 employees in the next year as it further develops its technologies for use in the offshore renewable...
Acquisitive Bristol-based international speciality chemicals and gases firm A-Gas has bought German refrigerant business Arthur Friedrichs Kältemittel, giving it a foothold in the European automotive market. A-Gas plans to further invest in the company, based near Hamburg, by building a refrigerant reclamation facility – a growing sector of the...
Ambitious Bristol businesses with at least two years of sustained growth are being invited to apply for grants of £5,000 to accelerate their expansion. Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has £500,000 worth of funding available to aspiring scale-up businesses through its new High Impact Scale-Up Coaching Grants...
The National Composites Centre (NCC), Bristol’s world-leading institution for composites research and development, has appointed GKN Aerospace senior vice president Rich Oldfield as its new chief executive. Owned by the University of Bristol and based on the Bristol & Bath Science Park, the NCC is the UK’s foremost centre...
Skills and opportunities for up to 3,000 adults across Bristol and the West of England are to be boosted under a new project. Future Bright is a £4m scheme being run by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), working with Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Bath & North East...
The stars of the West of England’s aerospace and defence industries have less than a month to enter the region’s top awards dedicated to the sectors. June 1 is the deadline for the West of England Aerospace Forum (WEAF) Aerospace Ambassadors Awards, which celebrate the individuals who have made...
Four Bristol firms have this week been celebrating winning the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, the UK’s most prestigious business accolade. The four very different businesses – Ultrahaptics, Ndemic Creations, Thomas Ware & Sons and Census Group – are among 230 companies from across the UK to receive the award...
Bristol robotics firm Open Bionics has launched the world’s first medically certified 3D-printed artificial arms for amputees. After working with NHS England on the first trial of a wearable 3D-printed medical device for children and young people, the firm, based at UWE’s Future Space innovation hub, is to now...
The first two new director posts at the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) have been filled as it continues to develop its senior leadership team. WECA is creating four director jobs in the areas of business & skills, infrastructure, investment & corporate services and legal services, which is...
