Specialist IT group SCISYS, which has a base in Bristol, has bounced back into profit with trading figures for the half year to the end of June showing a complete recovery from its disastrous 2015. The Chippenham-based group, which sells complex software systems to the space, defence, media and government sectors,...
Bristol has the opportunity to become a global hub for nuclear industry innovation with the potential to create thousands of skilled jobs following the historic decision to build the Hinkley Point C power plant, business figures said today. The final go-ahead for the £18bn project, after nearly a decade...
Bristol business leaders welcomed the government’s historic decision to go ahead with the £18bn Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, saying it will create a huge economic boost for the West of England and lead to thousands of new jobs. Business West, the region’s largest business organisation which last...
Business leaders have welcomed the government’s historic decision today to go ahead with the £18bn Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, saying it will create a huge economic boost for the West of England and lead to thousands of new jobs. The final decision after years of delays –...
Innovative Bristol design consultancy Kinneir Dufort has been bought by its management in a multi-million pound deal that will pave the way for further expansion. The firm, which launched in 1977, is among the UK’s top industrial design agencies and has been responsible for many iconic products over the...
Bristol has been chosen as one of only three places in England to host a free one-day national roadshow of seminars and workshops aimed at helping smaller business owners. The events, staged by Britain’s biggest business representation group, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), will give practical advice and...
Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone is to be increased in a landmark move that paves the way for the city’s highly successful Engine Shed innovation hub to expand into a much-needed second building. The approval this week by Bristol City Council’s cabinet will also trigger the redevelop of the...
Take up of government research and development incentives is set to double in Bristol over the next three years as more businesses use them to boost innovation and stimulate growth. According to research by Bristol-based R&D tax credit consultancy ForrestBrown, the incentives have already had a positive impact on...
Sustainable building and environmental technologies will be in the spotlight at the next Bristol and West of England China Bureau ‘pow wow’, held in conjunction with Low Carbon South West. Pow wow’s are popular business networking events that allow directors from across the region to meet exporters who are...
Some of the UK’s most radical thinkers in areas spanning technology, energy and transport are sharing their views this weekend at a pioneering event in Bristol. The Radical Technology Conference at the University of Bristol, which starts this evening, will explore a more radical approach to technology and its ability...
More than 200 jobs have been saved following the takeover of AstraZeneca’s doomed Avlon production plant at Avonmouth. US contract manufacturer Avara Pharmaceutical Services stepped in this week to buy the massive site, pictured, which it described as a centre of excellence, and pledged to keep on all 210...
Confidence among West of England firms has slumped to its lowest level since 2012 as they continue to react to the EU referendum, according to a new survey. The latest quarterly ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor (BCM), which gauges how businesses view the economic prospects facing them over coming year,...
Thousands of new jobs will be brought to Bristol and the West of England over the next few years as firms are attracted by its growing reputation as a tech, creative and financial services hub, according to inward investment chiefs. Over the past year a record 1,800 jobs have...
