Green/sustainable business

Social impact fund backs Brazilian Jiu Jitsu organisation’s growth plan to support more vulnerable people

July 25, 2024
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Social impact fund backs Brazilian Jiu Jitsu organisation’s growth plan to support more vulnerable people

A Bristol Brazilian Jiu Jitsu association operating two clubs in the city has received £390,000 from impact investor BBRC (Bristol & Bath Regional Capital) to expand its community-focussed operations. Roger Gracie Bristol already generates social impact with initiatives that bring people in personal crisis ‘onto the mats’ through interventions,...

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Bristol Airport’s bus links prove just the ticket for getting passengers and staff out of their cars

July 24, 2024
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Bristol Airport’s bus links prove just the ticket for getting passengers and staff out of their cars

Bristol Airport is celebrating the success of its efforts to get more passengers and staff to use its bus links – with the number soaring past 100,000 in a month for the first time. Last month nearly 110,000 people travelled on the A1 Airport Flyer, which links the airport...

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Nearly 900 micro businesses across the South West benefit from £11m-plus in essential start-up loans

July 24, 2024
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Nearly 900 micro businesses across the South West benefit from £11m-plus in essential start-up loans

More than £11m has been lent to start-up firms across the South West ranging from a sewing café to a mobile cocktail bar over the past year under a programme run by the British Business Bank. Since its launch in 2012, the Start Up Loans scheme has supported more than 9,000...

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Social value manager post created by construction firm Beard to reflect its strong ethical approach

July 23, 2024
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Regional construction group Beard has appointed its first social value manager – a role it has set up to ensure its projects deliver wider social, economic and environmental benefits. Paula Baleson, pictured, takes up the post after two years as Beard’s communications manager based in its Bristol office.   She...

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Clean energy firm poised for global growth after ‘significant’ investment from BGF in Bristol

July 23, 2024
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Clean energy firm poised for global growth after ‘significant’ investment from BGF in Bristol

Funding secured from growth finance group BGF’s Bristol team is powering major international expansion at a UK-based clean-energy engineering company. Severn Drives & Energy (SDE), which BGF supported last year with a ‘significant’ investment, has set up a manufacturing plant in the US to meet rising customer demand for...

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AI-led in-cab technology puts Grundon’s drivers on road to improved safety and fuel efficiency

July 23, 2024
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AI-led in-cab technology puts Grundon’s drivers on road to improved safety and fuel efficiency

Waste management vehicles operated by Grundon on Bristol’s roads will soon boast some of the industry’s most-advanced safety features following a £750,000 investment by the company. The firm, which opened its St Philips depot four years ago, is equipping all its 300-plus strong commercial fleet with connected operations platform over...

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Bristol hydraulics firm looking to help aerospace industry get sustainable aircraft off the ground

July 19, 2024
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Bristol hydraulics firm looking to help aerospace industry get sustainable aircraft off the ground

Cutting-edge hydraulic systems developed in Bristol that could bring about a step change in sustainable aviation are to be showcased alongside the world’s leading aerospace technology next week. Domin, the firm behind the ground-breaking systems, is exhibiting at the Farnborough International Airshow, the global gathering of the leading aerospace...

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National tech award shortlisting for Bristol firm on a mission to supercharge global crop growth

July 19, 2024
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National tech award shortlisting for Bristol firm on a mission to supercharge global crop growth

A Bristol firm aiming to revolutionise the way crops are grown without increasing greenhouse gases has been named South West and Wales Innovator in a contest to find the UK’s most exciting tech businesses. Glaia, which was founded in 2019 by two former University of Bristol scientists, is developing...

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King’s Speech bills will be ‘key to spurring region’s economic growth and easing housing crisis’

July 19, 2024
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King’s Speech bills will be ‘key to spurring region’s economic growth and easing housing crisis’

Measures included in the King’s Speech aimed at boosting housebuilding and devolving more powers from Whitehall to the regions have been widely welcomed by key business figures. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill – one of the 40 included in the speech that will shape the first year of the...

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Five years of economic expansion forecast for the West of England, outpacing all other UK regions

July 19, 2024
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Five years of economic expansion forecast for the West of England, outpacing all other UK regions

The West of England’s economy is forecast to grow faster over the next five years than any other part of the UK outside London, according to two new reports. The region, along with South Wales, will achieve economic expansion of 1.4% a year between now and 2029, according to...

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Experienced senior relationship manager’s arrival boosts Triodos Bank’s wellbeing sector team

July 17, 2024
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Experienced senior relationship manager’s arrival boosts Triodos Bank’s wellbeing sector team

Triodos Bank UK, the Bristol-based sustainable banking group, has strengthened the wellbeing sector of its business banking team with the appointment of Tony Kear as senior relationship manager. Triodos said the appointment continued its work in assisting businesses to deliver positive social and environmental impact across the UK, with...

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Collaboration key to Arup’s new office in move also reflecting global firm’s 50-year commitment Bristol

July 16, 2024
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Collaboration key to Arup’s new office in move also reflecting global firm’s 50-year commitment Bristol

International sustainable development and engineering consultancy Arup has relocated its Bristol office into flexible space in one of the city’s greenest new buildings. The firm, which has had a presence in Bristol for around 50 years, has taken the 27,000 sq ft second floor of the state-of-the-art EQ building...

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Bristol tech pioneers sweep the board as The SPARKies annual awards put the city on the spotlight

July 12, 2024
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Bristol tech pioneers sweep the board as The SPARKies annual awards put the city on the spotlight

Bristol’s top tech talent has again won big at the West of England’s most prestigious awards scheme for the sector. Firms and individuals from the city triumphed in 12 of the 17 categories of The SPARKies, the annual awards that champion the best of the region’s tech and digital...

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