BOM IT Solutions, the long-established Bristol-based IT services provider, has recruited a cyber security solutions director to spearhead and grow its new division. The Hengrove-based family-owned business has launched the cyber security division to help protect organisations against the ever-sophisticated techniques of cybercriminals exploiting the vulnerabilities of the hybrid...
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has advised on the sale of IMEX Technical Services, one of the UK’s premier providers of tailored IT solutions, support and consultancy, in a deal worth more than £5m. The former shareholders of Swindon-headquartered IMEX, Tony Payne, Dan Williams and Keith Cleverley,...
Bristol’s tech pioneers are being urged to enter one of the UK’s top awards schemes for the sector as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. Over the past quarter of a century the Technology Fast 50 Awards, staged by accountancy group Deloitte, have showcased nearly 20 of the most innovative Bristol...
Bristol’s emerging research & development and deep-tech ecosystem is to get a boost with the opening of the largest commercial science hub in the South West. London-based specialist mixed-use property investor, developer and operator Mission Street and BentallGreenOak, a leading, global real estate investment management advisor, have acquired 1...
Bristol start-up Inclued, which has developed software that helps content creators identify bias as it happens, has won an ‘elevator pitch’ contest that traditionally opens doors to potential investors. Inclued’s AI-based technology helps marketers connect with their audience by spotting and removing unconscious biases in digital content, as well as...
Xledger, the Bristol-headquartered finance software company, has extended and broadened its sponsorship with Bristol Sport by becoming the group’s official finance solutions provider. The move means Xledger, which provides cloud-based finance software for more than 10,000 mid-market customers in 60-plus countries, continues as back-of-shirt sponsor for Bears Men, Bears Women, Bears...
Bristol has been named as one of the UK cities hardest hit by the chronic shortage of manufacturing workers – with five roles available for every person looking for work. The city, home to Europe’s largest aerospace sector cluster, ranks second in a new table created to illustrate the...
The University of Bristol is to combine its far-reaching research expertise with the industry know-how of major global partners under a new project launched today which will also be the first to open on its new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus. Called Bristol Innovations, it will be a virtual network...
Bristol business founders looking to develop their sustainability credentials are invited to take part in a new support programme. Staged by the city’s SETsquared incubator, the fully funded Sustainability Workout was launched during the pandemic and has already supported 40 businesses. So far it has been delivered online but...
The founder of one of the UK’s largest quarrying groups will be the keynote speaker at an event for Bristol business owners considering an exit. The seminar, staged by wealth management and professional services group Evelyn Partners’ office in the city, will hear from Nicholas Johnston, who sold the...
FinTech West, the organisation that champions Bristol and the South West as a tech powerhouse, has added social science expertise to its offering by appointing a University of Bristol academic to its team as knowledge exchange fellow. Jonathan Beaverstock, pictured, professor of international management at the university, has joined...
Huboo, the Bristol firm that has become one of Europe’s fastest-growing fulfilment technology providers, has appointed Gordon Bruce as its new chief of staff as it continues to develop strategic plans for significant global expansion. Having already taken its pioneering business model to the Netherlands, Spain and Germany, the...
Bristol bio-pharmaceutical consultancy eXmoor Pharma has outlined its ambitious global growth strategy for the next 18 months to a government minister, including opening a £50m dedicated cell and gene therapy centre in the city and expanding into the North American market. The firm, which specialises in world-leading cell and...
