Engine Shed, the Bristol innovation hub, is to extend its expertise and connections into two areas of the city that are under-represented in mainstream business. The ground-breaking partnership with ACH (formerly Ashley Community Housing) and Barton Hill Settlement aims to support a more inclusive business environment for companies and...
Innovative small and medium-sized Bristol firms can apply for grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 to carry out research and development following the relaunch of an established funding programme. Innovation 4 Growth (I4G) funding totalling £500,000 is available to businesses from across the West of England in all sectors...
The first European Certificate of Origin to be processed with Blockchain technology has taken place using expertise from Bristol – potentially giving the city a head start in a global market expected to be worth $20bn within six years. The request was submitted by South Gloucestershire global engineering group...
Revolutionary software that streamlines estimating, designing and project managing for small builders has been developed by Bristol firm HBXL. Called BuildingWorks, the subscription-based platform offers a range of user-friendly features and is aimed at builders, quantity surveyors, architects, small scale developers and designers. The software was in development for...
Bristol’s reputation as a centre for the video gaming industry will get a boost later this month when the city’s first gaming market takes place. The event on June 24 is set to draw around 2,500 fans from across the South West and Wales. It is being staged by...
A delegation from Social Media Week Bristol has been selected to speak at the equivalent event in Poland, where they will share their expertise with sell-out audiences made up of the country’s marketing, media and technology professionals. The delegation to Social Media Week Warsaw includes business news broadcaster Susannah...
Bristol digital agency Soto has an unusual message for its contacts – on June 21 switch off your digital devices and go outside or do any other tech-free activity instead. That is the longest day of the year but web development company Soto wants it to be remembered as...
Eight Bristol directors will go head to head with some of the South West’s top bosses next week in one of the region’s most prestigious business award schemes. The eight are among the finalists in this year’s South West Director of the Year Awards. The coveted awards will be presented...
Bristol-based Sparkol, which makes the leading whiteboard animation software VideoScribe, has been acquired from its founder by its CEO. Zoe Taylor, pictured, takes over the 10-year-old firm, which employs more than 25 people, as it aims to build on the success of VideoScribe with new products, a wider distribution...
Digital and the creative industries minister Margot James has seen how pioneering work on 5G technology being carried out in Bristol could transform the way future generations work, rest and play. The minister toured key projects in the city that are keeping Bristol at the leading edge of 5G...
Lawyers at international legal practice Osborne Clarke’s Bristol office have advised on the £2.25m seed funding round for a start-up pioneering the use of real-time data in insurance. London-based Flock’s investment round was led by Anthemis, a venture capital provider focused on fintech and insurtech investments. Other investors included...
One of just a handful of office buildings under construction speculatively in Bristol has been awarded the highest rating for connectivity and digital infrastructure. The Platinum Wired Score rating for Aurora, the 95,000 sq ft ‘Grade A’ building at Finzels Reach, follows national recognition for the building’s environmental credentials. Aurora...
The co-founder of one of Bristol’s recent tech success stories has joined a fast-growing virtual reality and immersive tech firm as its new business development director. Chris Price, pictured, launched pioneering Bristol-based app developer Mubaloo in 2009 with city serial entrepreneur Mark Mason and grew it to a £4m...
