Technology

Firm behind ‘intelligent video’ used to make railways safer signals more growth with move to new HQ

November 10, 2023
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Firm behind ‘intelligent video’ used to make railways safer signals more growth with move to new HQ

Bristol-based One Big Circle, which uses Artificial Intelligence to clean up the country’s railways, is on track for further expansion after expanding into a new office. The firm, which now boasts 35 employees, has acquired additional office and lab space in the iconic Temple Studios – appropriately next to...

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Bristol turbine inspection firm reaps the wild winds of Scotland to perfect its drone-based system

November 10, 2023
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Bristol turbine inspection firm reaps the wild winds of Scotland to perfect its drone-based system

A pioneering autonomous drone system developed by Bristol specialist inspections firm Perceptual Robotics has reached the landmark of inspecting more than 250 onshore wind turbines in Scotland. The Perceptual Robotics team has travelled across Scotland from Skye to Aberdeen for the past six years conducting the inspections for a...

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World’s first digital export Carnet introduced by Business West to ease strain of post-Brexit trade

November 10, 2023
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World’s first digital export Carnet introduced by Business West to ease strain of post-Brexit trade

Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has helped cut through the red tape hitting temporary exporters by arranging the world’s first use of a digital Carnet. Since Brexit, the number of ATA Carnets – or ‘passports for goods’ – needed by exporters has risen significantly for UK-based companies. These...

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New corporate finance executive for ICON as it looks to scale its M&A and fundraising capabilities

November 9, 2023
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New corporate finance executive for ICON as it looks to scale its M&A and fundraising capabilities

Henry Jones has been appointed as a corporate finance executive at ICON Corporate Finance, the Bristol-headquartered tech-focused investment bank. Henry, pictured with ICON partner Simon Moynagh, has several years’ corporate finance experience in firms across Scotland, England and Wales. He has worked on deals with exciting tech companies spanning cybertech, FinTech...

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Bristol Business News photo gallery: Bristol Tech Festival

October 27, 2023
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Bristol Business News photo gallery: Bristol Tech Festival

More than 500 people attended Bristol Tech Festival events at the city’s Engine Shed innovation hub over the course of the week. The five days of workshops, panel discussions and events also acted as a showcase for some of the South West’s finest tech companies and a stage for...

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Trade mission to showcase opportunities for Bristol firms in Hong Kong’s tech sector

October 27, 2023
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Trade mission to showcase opportunities for Bristol firms in Hong Kong’s tech sector

Tech business founders from Bristol and across the West of England are being given the chance to explore Hong Kong’s burgeoning tech ecosystem on a trade mission next month. Tech West England Advocates (TWEA) is leading the mission, which is that is backed by a range of partners including...

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Widely experienced deal-maker joins Shaw & Co to drive its M&A and funding activity

October 26, 2023
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Widely experienced deal-maker joins Shaw & Co to drive its M&A and funding activity

Shaw & Co, the Bristol-based corporate finance advisory firm, has appointed Peter Doe as senior manager to support its mergers and acquisitions and business funding divisions. The firm described Peter, pictured, as an entrepreneurial business leader who combines commercial insightfulness with extensive experience. He also has a “demonstrable history...

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Bristol event will show firms how they can sell to local authorities across the region

October 26, 2023
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Bristol event will show firms how they can sell to local authorities across the region

Businesses can find out how best to supply goods and services to public sector organisations across the West of England at an event next week. The annual showcase has been running since 2005 and, after two years of being an online event, this year will be held at the...

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Bristol’s Engine Shed to broaden its offer to city’s tech ecosystem in tie-up with Barclays’ Eagle Labs

October 20, 2023
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Bristol’s Engine Shed to broaden its offer to city’s tech ecosystem in tie-up with Barclays’ Eagle Labs

Barclays is to partner with Bristol innovation hub Engine Shed to provide start-ups and entrepreneurs in the city with access to a wider range of services. The Eagle Lab will offer business expertise, banking services and mentoring and coaching from scale-up specialists. The bank announced the partnership, which will...

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Continued strong growth forecast for region’s FinTech sector in major new report

October 20, 2023
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Continued strong growth forecast for region’s FinTech sector in major new report

The FinTech sector in the South West contributes more than £1bn to the regional economy annually and supports a workforce of nearly 19,000 in more than 190 firms, according to new analysis. The report published by Whitecap Consulting, the regional strategy consultancy with a base in Bristol, reveals the...

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Temple Bright guides digital art certification innovator Artclear through rapid expansion

October 19, 2023
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Temple Bright guides digital art certification innovator Artclear through rapid expansion

Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright is working with innovative certification technology business Artclear as it grows into a major force in the art world. Coming from the world of payments and settlements of high-value financial transactions, Artclear’s founders Angus Scott and Charlotte Black identified why the art...

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Limbs & Things hands graduates chance to shine in its unique training programme

October 12, 2023
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Limbs & Things hands graduates chance to shine in its unique training programme

Bristol-based medical simulator company Limbs & Things has taken on three new graduates to participate in its unique recruitment scheme. The one-of-a-kind scheme gives the graduates the opportunity to play a part in the growth of the world-leading company whose medical training products, which range from ‘arms’ with mock...

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eInvoicing software firm snapped up by global group in deal secured by Shaw & Co

October 12, 2023
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eInvoicing software firm snapped up by global group in deal secured by Shaw & Co

Bristol-based corporate finance specialist Shaw & Co has advised a Wiltshire accounting software business on its sale to a global digital finance transformation leader. Data Interconnect, which was founded in 1996 and went on to develop world-class eInvoicing software, was acquired by BlackLine for an undisclosed amount. Data Interconnect, based...

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