The South West’s largest sustainability-focused event takes place next week with more than 60 businesses exhibiting their latest ‘green’ products and services. The Festival of Sustainable Business Exhibition, which is hosted at the recently re-opened We The Curious science museum on Bristol Harbourside on Thursday, 19 September, is expected to attract more...
Bristol’s ‘incredible opportunities’ as a investment location are to be showcased to thousands of businesses and developers at the UK’s largest real estate and infrastructure event. The city will be promoted by the Western Gateway – the partnership covering the ‘super-region’ stretching from Swindon to Swansea via Bristol –...
Law firm Thrings has been praised for its “unwavering support” by the founder of a West of England specialist drilling firm for its role in selling a division of the business to a recognised leader in its industry. ADP Group’s geothermal business was sold to Rendesco in a move...
The Welcome Party will celebrate inclusivity and success by highlighting refugees’ contributions to Bristol. The gala dinner on 7 November will give businesses a chance to hear, see and literally taste the positive impact refugees, people seeking asylum and vulnerable migrants have on the city. It is being organised by...
Small business confidence in the South West has dropped again after surge of positivity earlier in the year, according to new research. The latest regional quarterly survey by the Britain’s biggest business group, the Federation of Small Businesses, reveals a sharp decline in optimism – by 30 percentage points...
Bristol tech business founders and investors are being invited to take part in a second West of England-focussed trade mission to Hong Kong following the success of the inaugural visit last year. Staged by Tech West England Advocates, the not-for-profit tech community for the region, last year’s mission helped...
A Bristol firm that has designed specialist footwear for health professionals for 45 years is to expand its product range following a key acquisition. Toffeln, which is based in Kingswood, described its takeover of Avail Medical, a provider of high-quality electrosurgical instruments, as a significant milestone in the industry. ...
Lawyers from RWK Goodman’s Bristol office have advised the shareholders of a specialist UK chemical company on its acquisition by the market’s global leader. The team worked with Monarch Group, a leading distributor of commodity and agricultural chemicals, on the sale to German-based international player Brenntag. Kent-headquartered Monarch, which...
Experts from law firm Thrings’ Bristol office have helped one of the UK’s leading water pump suppliers complete the takeover of a specialist in wastewater pumping stations. Pump Supplies, which has its headquarters in Gloucester and a string of five regional depots, provides a range of electric submersible water...
Bristol businesses innovating in the health and care sectors can learn how to commercialise their products or services by taking part in a free eight-week training programme. Hosted by Health Innovation West of England, the organisation tasked with putting healthcare innovation at the heart of the NHS in the...
Bristol-based impact investment platform Ethical Equity has teamed up with national professional services group Evelyn Partners to boost its support programme for aspiring angel investors. The link-up builds on the initiative launched last year in Bristol for investors who want to drive social change in the city. The new...
A business started by two childhood friends from their Bristol flat during the Covid-19 pandemic has launched a new product range aimed at making workplace accidents a thing of the past. Schoolfriends-turned-entrepreneurs Harry Kimberley-Bowen and Ronan Finnegan founded Spacebands when the first lockdown hit in April 2020. The firm sold...
Bristol’s iconic Balloon Fiesta takes off this evening for is 46th year, with organisers predicting it will give the city’s economy a much-needed £22m boost. The annual event, which this year has adopted a new three-day format rather than taking place over four days, has secured the backing of...
