A University of Bristol spin-out developing an innovative temperature-responsive coating for greenhouses has secured a £1.6m investment. By using advanced polymer chemistry, Albotherm has created a heat-sensitive material with the potential to boost food productivity in commercial greenhouses by up to 34%. The firm’s innovative coating automatically adjusts how much...
Up to 40,000 jobs could be created and a further 60,000 safeguarded across the West of England and South Wales if they embraced the hydrogen revolution, according to a major report unveiled today. It also suggested that between 16,000 and 21,000 kilo tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions could be...
Firms will be able to access the latest advice and guidance to enable them to become sustainable when the region’s largest annual environmental exhibition returns next week. Staged by Bristol specialist business hub Future Leap at Paintworks on Bath Road, the Festival of Sustainable Business Exhibition next Thursday, 15...
Lawyers from international legal firm Osborne Clarke’s Bristol office have advised on the multi-million pound acquisition of a four-star London hotel. The team worked with Dalata Hotel Group on its £53.4m purchase of the Apex Hotel London Wall, pictured, from Apex Hotels. The 89-bedroom hotel, with a gym, ground...
Confidence among South West firms remains the most fragile of any UK region, according to two new surveys, with weak economic growth and skills shortages among the biggest challenges. Business optimism in the region fell six percentage points during May according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank...
Specialist property lender Atelier has appointed Mike Page as lending manager based in Bristol to lead its expansion in the South West and South Wales. Mike, pictured, who has 19 years’ property finance experience – mainly working in the Bristol market – is tasked by Atelier to work with residential,...
Global renewable energy group Sonnedix has appointed South West and South of England-focused law firm Foot Anstey to its UK legal panel as it looks to scale up its presence in the market. The Chile-headquartered group develops, builds and operates renewable energy projects with the aim to provide affordable,...
On-site renewable energy generation is helping thousands of businesses to reduce costs, become more sustainable and gain long term energy security. If you’re considering solar power but are not sure where to start, this free breakfast webinar is a chance to hear from those who have already made the...
Bristol’s pioneering Future Leap sustainability network and consultancy is to expand outside the city for the first time after securing new funding. The business, one of the UK’s largest green networks, is to open a site in the Bath area in response to the growing demand for its services...
The government’s recently published Powering up Britain plan sets out an ambitious strategy to accelerate the development of offshore wind in order to help achieve the UK’s net zero targets. Floating offshore wind (FLOW), which can harness the wind power potential of the open seas with less disruption to...
FRP Corporate Finance’s Bristol team has advised on a major deal in the burgeoning renewable energy sector. The team worked with Hampshire-headquartered insulation services provider South Coast Insulation Services (SCIS), a tier-one partner to three of the ‘big six’ energy suppliers, on its acquisition of heating equipment supplier Cotswold...
Bosses from many of Bristol’s top hotels are stepping up efforts to tackle the recruitment crisis that has hit the sector in the city hard in recent years. A “perfect storm” of post-Brexit employment rules and the impact of the pandemic are having a huge impact on staffing in...
National property consultancy Carter Jonas has appointed Arthur Chambers as head of its Bristol office. Arthur, pictured, takes over from Andrew Hardwick, who leads the firm’s Bristol commercial office agency team. Chambers joined Carter Jonas as a graduate surveyor in 2006. Having started his career in Wiltshire, he moved...
