Green/sustainable business

£0.5m Innovation 4 Growth funding available for Bristol firms’ R&D projects

June 19, 2018
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£0.5m Innovation 4 Growth funding available for Bristol firms’ R&D projects

Innovative small and medium-sized Bristol firms can apply for grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 to carry out research and development following the relaunch of an established funding programme. Innovation 4 Growth (I4G) funding totalling £500,000 is available to businesses from across the West of England in all sectors...

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Triodos helps Riverford founder secure organic firm’s future by giving away shares to staff

June 13, 2018
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Triodos helps Riverford founder secure organic firm’s future by giving away shares to staff

Bristol-headquartered ethical bank Triodos has provided £5m to support organic veg box firm Riverford’s founder transfer nearly three-quarters of its shares to its employees. Guy Singh-Watson, who launched the business in 1987 from his family’s farm in Devon, completed the move after more than 10 years of research and...

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Happiest Workplace Awards give enlightened Bristol firms reasons to be cheerful

June 8, 2018
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Happiest Workplace Awards give enlightened Bristol firms reasons to be cheerful

Bristol firms that go the extra mile to ensure their staff are cheerful and fulfilled are being invited to enter the annual South West Happiest Workplace Competition.   The brainchild of Bristol-based workplace and interior design consultancy Wylde IA, the contest has successfully championed enlightened businesses since it was launched...

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New campaign looks for business supporters to sponsor tree planting across the city

June 5, 2018
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New campaign looks for business supporters to sponsor tree planting across the city

Bristol businesses are being encouraged to back a new campaign to double the number of trees in the city. Talking Trees aims to raise awareness of the benefits of urban trees by inviting citizens and businesses to pledge their support for doubling the city’s canopy cover.  While most people...

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Work to start on delayed St Pauls regeneration project following green light from planners

June 1, 2018
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Work to start on delayed St Pauls regeneration project following green light from planners

A major regeneration project on the edge of St Pauls that will bring much-needed new homes and business space to the area is to get underway this summer after several years’ delay. The scheme by Places for People, the national place-making organisation, will transform the former Dove Lane industrial...

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Help tackle Bristol’s youth homelessness crisis, city’s property chiefs are urged

June 1, 2018
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Help tackle Bristol’s youth homelessness crisis, city’s property chiefs are urged

Bristol’s property industry is being urged to come together to change the lives of young homeless people in the city. More than 80 senior Bristol property professionals recently met to form the South West Fundraising Board for LandAid, the property industry charity. LandAid chief executive Paul Morrish, Bristol City...

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European Green Capital legacy starting to take effect, Bristol team tells major EU conference

May 25, 2018
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European Green Capital legacy starting to take effect, Bristol team tells major EU conference

The legacy of Bristol’s year as European Green Capital in 2015 took centre stage in Brussels this week as organisations from the city spoke at a major conference on the achievements it is now bringing about. The high-profile EU Green Week event – the biggest annual conference on European...

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Foot Anstey in driving seat with work on world’s largest electric vehicle charging project

May 25, 2018
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Foot Anstey in driving seat with work on world’s largest electric vehicle charging project

South West law firm Foot Anstey has been appointed as the legal advisors to what is set to become the world’s largest battery and vehicle-charging network. The £1.6bn Pivot Power scheme will involve an initial 45 ‘rapid electric vehicle charging stations’ across Britain, powered by giant battery storage installations. ...

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Acquistion helps ethical lettings firm Temple Homes build bigger property portfolio

May 18, 2018
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Acquistion helps ethical lettings firm Temple Homes build bigger property portfolio

Bristol ethical lettings and property management company Temple Homes has acquired the portfolio of Ruben Property in a move which brings two young businesspeople together in historic offices. Temple Homes was set up four years ago as an alternative to high street property agencies, with the rights of tenants...

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Innovative trial to persuade car commuters to catch the bus – by giving them a cab ride to the stop

May 18, 2018
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Innovative trial to persuade car commuters to catch the bus – by giving them a cab ride to the stop

Bus operator First Bristol has joined forces with city-based tech firm Esoterix Systems to make the morning commute more convenient and sustainable in the first trial of its kind in the UK. The project is taking people by taxi from a pick-up point near their home to a bus...

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Experienced renewables lawyer joins niche firm Renew Legal to head its property team

May 18, 2018
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Experienced renewables lawyer joins niche firm Renew Legal to head its property team

Renew Legal, the Bristol-based niche practice focused on the renewable energy and energy storage sectors, has appointed Helen Rumford to head its property team. Helen, pictured, joins from the Bristol office of regional firm Thrings, where she worked for four years – the last two as head of renewables....

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Bristol bosses line up against rivals from across the South West in region’s Director of the Year Awards

May 16, 2018
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Bristol bosses line up against rivals from across the South West in region’s Director of the Year Awards

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...

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‘Going for Gold’ campaign to be launched as Bristol aims for title of UK’s most sustainable food city

May 11, 2018
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‘Going for Gold’ campaign to be launched as Bristol aims for title of UK’s most sustainable food city

Bristol’s bid to become the UK’s first Gold Award Sustainable Food City will be launched next week with a plea to businesses to get involved. The city is already a recognised trailblazer in innovative food-related projects and practices and one of just three Silver Award Sustainable Food Cities in...

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