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LTR: Kelly Kingstone, Digital Skills Project Director; Toby Parkins, Co-Founder Headforwards; Rhonwe

Headforwards to launch Digital Academy

Cornwall-based software firm Headforwards is launching a Digital Academy to deliver tech training and digital upskilling to the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly workforce.

Headforwards Digital Academy will harness the expertise of software engineering and technology specialists to help individuals and organisations gain both the technical skills and mindset shift they need to make the most of...

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The new Bath office is located at the House of St John’s, 1 Queen Square, in central Bath

Lexington Corporate Finance expands in South West with new Bath office

This month sees the award-winning team from Lexington Corporate Finance (“Lexington”) open its doors to a new office in Bath.

The leading independent M&A advisory boutique has exciting plans for growth and the opening of a new office in the South West is aligned with its strategy to continue to grow its business. The new office, based in Queen Square in central Bath, will be led...

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Jelte Liebrand, savvy navvy founder

savvy navvy reaches crowdfunding records as navigation app popularity increases

Opening its doors to investors, marine technology company savvy navvy has already passed £750,000 from over 150 investors so far on investment platform Seedrs, with offers still pouring in.

The award winning navigation app, often referred to as ‘ Google maps for boats ’, just launched their crowdfunding campaign and has already blown past their minimum £500,000 target. The round is...

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Water

World-first technology offers breakthrough in water quality testing

A University of Plymouth spin-out has developed technology that allows water quality to be assess “in a matter of minutes” for the first time, the company claims.

The Bacterisk technology from Molendotech gives an accurate running water quality assessment in the field for the first time, with results available in just 15 minutes.

Historically, water quality testing has taken...

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Amdaris office

Bristol firm named Stripe Partner of the Year

Bristol-based Amdaris , an Insight company, has today been awarded 2023 Stripe Partner of the Year — UK and Ireland.

Amdaris pioneers the building, maintaining and improving of software applications through their unique near-shore outsourcing model, delivered by a range of Eastern European delivery centres. With teams of exceptional people, Amdaris offers a range of innovative...

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Bristol

Innovative start-ups receive windfall in boost to Bristol’s creative technology centre

Creating dialogue for every possible outcome in video games, moving musical experiences from stereo to immersive and holding ticketed events in virtual spaces are among seven pioneering projects which have been granted a share of £1.2 million. The cutting-edge companies have been welcomed onto the MyWorld programme , led by the University of Bristol , and selected by Digital Catapult , the UK...

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Winners at the Tech South West Awards 2023

Regional tech awards return for sixth year to celebrate innovation in the South West

The annual Tech South West Awards have opened for entries as the prestigious event returns for a sixth year to celebrate the region’s tech sector.

Covering the whole of the South West from Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset to Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, the awards showcase innovation across the region’s fastest growing sector.

Since the first Tech South...

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Houses from above

Hodge partners with Propflo to help homeowners go green

Specialist lender Hodge has announced a partnership with Bristol proptech firm Propflo to help its customers make their properties more energy-efficient.

Propflo’s data-backed property platform ‘GreenVal’ has been designed to take the complexity out of retrofitting.

Taking into account different property locations, types and budgets, the platform provides an online view of...

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Exeter Science Park hosted the first Growth Day

South West tech businesses sought for pioneering growth programme

Tech South West is on a hunt for South West-based tech businesses geared for growth to join its “ Growth Forge ” accelerator programme, ahead of a face-to-face Growth Day in Bristol, in June.

Growth Forge is delivered by Tech South West with support from partners who are experts across a range of specialisms, including finance, sales, leadership, cyber, law, marketing, talent and...

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Eagle Labs opens at Bristol’s Engine Shed

Barclays’ Eagle Labs has officially opened at Engine Shed in Bristol, marking its 37th location in the UK.

Engine Shed is the University of Bristol’s innovation hub next to Temple Meads station, providing space, membership, training and events that fuel a thriving innovation ecosystem in the West of England.

Bristol Eagle Labs will provide startups and entrepreneurs with...

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Plymouth Marjon University

Plymouth Marjon University adds AI-powered Studiosity+ to its student support service

Plymouth Marjon University has adopted Studiosity’s new AI learning technology to give students formative feedback on their written work within minutes, in a further enhancement to its 24/7 study skills service.

Studiosity+ , which launched in February, provides fast, ethical and equitable delivery of academic writing feedback to all students, supporting satisfaction, completion and...

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