Some of the UK’s most radical thinkers in areas spanning technology, energy and transport are sharing their views this weekend at a pioneering event in Bristol. The Radical Technology Conference at the University of Bristol, which starts this evening, will explore a more radical approach to technology and its ability...
Cats Protection, the UK’s largest feline welfare charity, has called on a Bristol property agency to help with its hunt for a suitable location in the city to host a new rehoming centre. The charity, which has 32 centres and more than 250 volunteer-run branches across the UK, helps...
More than 200 jobs have been saved following the takeover of AstraZeneca’s doomed Avlon production plant at Avonmouth. US contract manufacturer Avara Pharmaceutical Services stepped in this week to buy the massive site, pictured, which it described as a centre of excellence, and pledged to keep on all 210...
Confidence among West of England firms has slumped to its lowest level since 2012 as they continue to react to the EU referendum, according to a new survey. The latest quarterly ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor (BCM), which gauges how businesses view the economic prospects facing them over coming year,...
Thousands of new jobs will be brought to Bristol and the West of England over the next few years as firms are attracted by its growing reputation as a tech, creative and financial services hub, according to inward investment chiefs. Over the past year a record 1,800 jobs have...
The Bristol office of national law firm Bond Dickinson has advised specialist investor Piper Private Equity on a £7m investment deal with Propercorn, the fast-growing, low-calorie popcorn brand. Piper, a longstanding client of Bond Dickinson, was joined in the deal by JamJar, the investment vehicle for the three founders...
Portishead-based Viper Subsea, which supplies hi-tech equipment to the global oil and gas sector, has acquired a 33% stake in a US technology firm – paving the way for it to develop a range of innovative products. LiveWire Innovation is the recognised leader in Spread-Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry (SSTDR)...
BRAVE Enterprise, the independent, not-for-profit business advice organisation based in Bristol, stages a comprehensive programme of training courses and workshops. Marketing on a Shoestring Date: Wednesday December 14 Time: 10am – 1pm Cost: £42 Presenter: Sandra McNeill This workshop is for all those who have an interest in cost-effective...
Monday 29 August Bank holiday Tuesday 30 August Interims: BATM Advanced Communications, Bunzl, Charles Taylor, Inspired Energy, Petrofac, Total Produce Trading statement: Punch Taverns EGM: ARM Holdings Economics: Net consumer credit, Net lending secured on dwellings, Mortgage approvals, M4 money supply Wednesday 31 August Interims: 888 Holdings, Arrow Global, Atlas Estates, Biome Technologies, Brave...
