FinTech West, the advisory body for the region’s burgeoning financial technology industry, has appointed two new members to its advisory board in a move to help mobilise more firms in the sector in the South West. The appointments of PwC director Katharine Adlard and NatWest senior relationship manager Louis...
Bristol specialist intelligent automation and inspection firm Perceptual Robotics has secured additional funding after completing an award-winning start-up programme. The firm, which uses autonomous drones to help cut the cost of maintaining wind turbines, showcased its system to more than 100 venture capitalists and key industry guests at an event...
Bristol businesses were today urged to support an initiative that rehabilitates young men in prison as a key way of tackling crime in the region. Key4Life has an unrivalled track record for working with inmates or young men risk of going to prison, providing real solutions to help reduce youth...
Bristol-based brand consultancy Firehaus is looking ahead to a busy 2023 after achieving top line growth of more than 40% this year on the back of a raft of client wins and new projects. The consultancy, launched three years ago with a mission to bring ‘light + heat’ to ignite brands, has...
Two major initiatives that build on Bristol’s already significant role in developing zero-emission hydrogen-powered aircraft have been announced, including making Bristol Airport the UK’s first largescale aviation hydrogen hub. The airport is partnering with European aerospace giant Airbus – which has its main wing design plant at Filton –...
Bristol-based gaming company Yogscast’s annual charity event – the biggest of its kind in the world – is underway, with players again supporting Bristol Children’s Hospital’s dedicated charity The Grand Appeal. The fortnight-long Jingle Jam has partnered with The Grand Appeal for the past five years, raising £1.4m so...
A fast-growing Bristol online pharmacy is urging the industry to take up its technology to save each community pharmacist hundreds of hours a year. PillTime, which is forecasting 900% growth in the next two to three years, says its research shows that the average pharmacy spends nearly nine days of...
The globally acclaimed University of Bristol-supported business incubator SETsquared has bolstered the UK economy by £15.7bn since its launch 20 years ago, according to an independent report. SETsquared was set up in 2002 by a small group of research-intensive universities in the South of England, including Bath, with a...
Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has strengthened its UK-wide digital practice with the appointment of cyber and tech litigator Simon Davis in its Bristol office. Simon, pictured, joins as an associate and barrister, specialising in contentious data protection and cyber security matters. He has particular expertise in providing advice...
Specialist Bristol software firm Paranimo is aiming to revolutionise workplace mental health support after receiving funding that has taken its total investment to nearly £300,000. The firm has developed a SaaS (software as a service) wellbeing platform that simplifies access to personalised mental health support in the workplace. The...
Bristol firms can ensure they are fit for the future by taking advantage of free support on offer under a Workforce for the Future programme. Staged by Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, Workforce for the Future provides fully funded, tailored and in-depth support for firms with fewer...
National law firm Foot Anstey, which has an office in Bristol, has been named as runner-up in the Technology Team of the Year category of a major legaltech awards scheme. The annual British Legal Technology Awards acknowledge and reward excellence in legaltech and IT security. The Technology Team of the...
An ambitious plan to tackle poverty and close the inequality ethnic gap in Bristol was officially launched this week with a plea to businesses to get involved and end what it calls a “divided city”. OurCity2030 aims to get young people from low-income households, starting from inner-city Bristol, into...
