Bristol manufacturing and food and drink firms can learn about exporting to North America in a pair of free events hosted by the Department for International Trade (DIT) next week. The two masterclasses take place at DIT’s Export Hub next Thursday at Bristol Port, Avonmouth, between 9.15am and 2:15pm....
The University of Bristol-backed SETsquared Partnership, the world’s No 1 business incubator, is forecast to contribute nearly £27bn to the UK economy and create more than 22,000 jobs over the next 12 years. According to independent research by Warwick Economics and Development (WECD), SETsquared has already boosted the economy...
Bristol-headquartered vehicle glass repair and replacement firm Mobile Windscreens, which trades as National Windscreens, has been acquired by Swedish group Ryds Bilglas, the Scandinavian market leader in the sector. Mobile Windscreens, which was established by George Douglas in 1971, had revenues last year of more than £40m. It is...
A team of Bristol professional advisers has helped with the takeover of a troubled leisurewear brand – the latest in a string of ‘pre-pack’ sales that are offering a lifeline to firms struggling in the tough retail sector. North Devon-based Saltrock Surfwear went into administration last Friday and was...
A project that identifies the 25 most disruptive firms in the South West is to return for a second year. Disrupt South West recognises innovative ventures with headquarters in the region which hold the greatest potential to influence, change or create new markets. Bristol firms dominated the inaugural list last...
Bristol R&D tax credit consultancy ForrestBrown has appointed Andy Yeo as finance director to help accelerate its growth plans following its acquisition earlier this year by a leading US tax incentive group. Andy, pictured, joins from Clifton-based specialist recruitment firm SmithCorp, where he was chief financial officer. He has...
The simmering row over where Bristol’s much-delayed arena should be built took a new twist yesterday when plans to develop its original site near Temple Meads as a new housing and employment area were unveiled. Insurance giant Legal & General said its vision for Temple Island – the derelict...
Pioneering Bristol firm Ziylo has been bought by global healthcare company Novo Nordisk in a deal which could be worth around $800m (£628m) and could also trigger a breakthrough in the treatment of diabetes. A spin-out company from the University of Bristol, Ziylo will use the funds from the...
Bristol-based specialist medical accountancy firm MW Medical, which advises GP practices and consultants, has become part of South West chartered accountants, tax consultants and financial planners Albert Goodman. MW Medical will retain its trading name and continue to operate from its premises in Westbury-on-Trym. Albert Goodman said the move...
Forward-thinking Bristol firms that put their staff’s wellbeing front and centre now have more time to enter the South West’s only awards that champion workplace happiness. The deadline for the competition, now in its fourth year, has been extended into next month due to an unprecedented number of entrants. ...
Regional law firm Ashfords has been named as one of the most active across the world for venture capital and private equity-backed deals. The firm, which has an office in Bristol, appears fourth in Europe and 24th worldwide in the global league tables for the second quarter of 2018...
Bristol’s fast-growth businesses can find all the information they need to help them expand in one place following the launch of the city’s first scale-up generator website. The site, which has been created by Bristol’s Engine Shed innovation centre in partnership with the West of England Growth Hub, includes...
Bristol’s standing as a centre for advanced manufacturing received a £65m boost today from Chancellor Philip Hammond in a move he said would put the city at the forefront of innovation in the sector. The money will go to the National Composites Centre (NCC), Bristol’s world-leading institution for composites...
