A Bristol training provider has helped create the region’s first apprenticeship for trainee smart home technicians to take account of the rapidly increasing use of technology in residential property. South West Construction Academy (SWCA) has teamed up with smart homes firm Zmart Hohm to design and roll out the...
The Bristol office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) is marking Neurodiversity Celebration Week with a host of activities and events to raise awareness and support for neurodiversity. WBD already actively drives neurodiversity inclusion with the help of its well-respected Disability Network, which covers all aspects of...
Accountancy group EY has strengthened its audit team in Bristol with the promotion of Jemma Inker to partner. Jemma, pictured, originally joined EY in 2011 as an audit senior, going on to become a senior audit manager and director. In total she has more than 15 years’ experience. During...
Bristol-based engineering and manufacturing business Avon Group has hit the acquisition trail again to accelerate its growth – this time snapping up a specialist automotive component manufacturer. The £80m-turnover group has bought Nottinghamshire-based Interflex, which manufactures seals and acoustic protection products for the automotive industry, out of administration. Interflex...
National audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK’s Bristol office has appointed Martin Brown as share schemes director in its employer solutions team. Martin, pictured, specialises in advising firms on designing and implementing employee share plans, workplace incentives and employee ownership trusts. He also has tax expertise in employment-related...
Bristol Business News has teamed up with city-based specialist communications consultancy Distinctive Communications to discuss how to engage with journalists to promote your business at an event tomorrow. Hosted by Distinctive founder Ben Lowndes, the free webinar will hear from Bristol Business News editor Robert Buckland on why some stories get coverage and...
Monday March 18 Finals: Marshalls, Team Internet Group Interim: Seeing Machines Tuesday March 19 Finals: Trustpilot Group, Essentra, Midwich Group, Zotefoam, The Pebble Group, Staffline Group, Personal Group Holdings, Harworth Group, Fintel, Diversified Energy Company, Mpac Group, Tissue Regenix Group, M P Evans Group, Atalaya Mining, Sabre Insurance Group,...
The Bristol company behind pioneering technology that aims to reduce electric vehicle (EV) battery charging times while also cutting manufacturing costs has received more funding to further develop the system. Anaphite’s latest £1.6m round, which has come from a range of backers and Innovate UK, follows an injection of...
Bristol’s status as a leading centre for cutting-edge academic research was boosted this week as it joined a new innovative digital health hub while also receiving £57m to train a new generation of scientists, mathematicians and engineers. The University of Bristol and UWE Bristol have become part of the...
