
Founding Lounge Members
Engine Shed was launched with 6 founding Lounge Members in 2013, to support Bristol and Bath’s inclusive and growing economy in a way that benefits everybody who lives and works here. Since then we have increased our Lounge Membership and work with an increasing number of Partners.
Our Partners
Engine Shed has a shared mission to support an inclusive and growing economy, so we work in partnership with a number of organisations from the public, private, and third sectors to deliver impact.
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Tech
bris.tech
We invite two speakers to our monthly meetup at Engine Shed to share their knowledge on topics from across the technical spectrum (with a bias towards software), including professional developers, company founders, academic researchers, hobbyists and creatives.
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Tech
Geovation
Geovation is offering start-ups that are members of Engine Shed benefits including access to OS and HMLR data, expert business advice and mentorship, and a weekly ‘tech surgery’ drop-in session given by Geovation’s in-house software developer team.
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Research Alliance
GW4
From the creative arts to the physical sciences, the GW4 Alliance brings together world-leading scholarship, infrastructure and expertise from Bath, Bristol, Cardiff & Exeter universities.
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Tech
OneBigCircle
One Big Circle makes technology projects happen. An alumnus of SETsquared Bristol.
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Office space
Boxworks
Boxworks, operated by Forward Space Ltd, provides twenty architect-designed studios in customised shipping containers with access to all the facilities at Engine Shed
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Social Enterprise
Catch22
Catch22 works at every stage of the social welfare cycle to build resilience and aspiration in people and communities.
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Education
boomsatsuma
Boomsatsuma empowers young people through its education programmes and industry-linked creative media pathways.
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Tech
TechSPARK
TechSPARK is the information hub for all things tech in Bristol, Bath and the West of England region.
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Urban Observatory
UKRIC Bristol Collaboratory
At the Bristol Infrastructure Collaboratory, we develop the capability, skills and interactions between stakeholders that are required to deliver the next generation of infrastructure systems
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Education
My future my choice
My Future My Choice was set up in 2009 to address the need identified by businesses and school leaders for practical opportunities for young people to engage with the world outside school.
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Education
IntoUniversity
IntoUniversity provides local learning centres where young people are inspired to achieve. They have local centres in Easton, Withywood and Weston-super-Mare.
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Property Advisors
Bristol Property Agents Association (BPAA)
The BPAA continues to respond to the ever-changing property market and remains the most respected and foremost property voice in Greater Bristol.
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Tech
Bristol Is Open
Bristol Is Open is developing an open programmable city. It is a collaboration between industry, universities, communities, and government.
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Education
Bath Spa University
Bath Spa University is where creative minds meet. They teach and research across art, sciences, education, social science, and business.
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Transport
GWR
The Great Western Railway (GWR) is a British railway company that links London with the south-west and west of England, the Midlands, and most of Wales.
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Investor
London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange enables companies from around the world to raise money from outside investors
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Investor
UKBAA Angel Hub
The UK Business Angels Association offers access for their members to our Lounge. Together we offer a series of events to build the angel investor community.
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Local government
West of England Combined Authority (WECA)
WECA’s aim is to deliver economic growth for the region and address our challenges, such as productivity and skills, housing and transport.
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Local government
West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)
Working together, business and councils are supporting economic growth and attracting new jobs and investment to Bristol, Bath, Weston-super-Mare and the surrounding countryside.
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Local government
Invest Bristol + Bath (IBB)
Invest Bristol + Bath offer their expertise, networks and talent to both local and global businesses in order to see them thrive.
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Social Enterprise
UnLtd
Enterprising people with solutions are out there driving lasting social change. UnLtd’s funding and support helps them start up and scale their impact.
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Education
UWE Bristol
UWE Bristol is part of the University Alliance and seeks to make a difference in our cities and wider regions.
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Education
University of Bristol
University of Bristol's cutting edge research prepares students for a global market and makes it one of the world’s most successful universities.
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Education
University of Bath
The University of Bath is a top 10 UK university with a reputation for research and teaching excellence.
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Office space
Temple Studios and Temple 1852
Temple Studios & Temple 1852 are creative and social campuses offering two vibrant, cool and contemporary workplaces in the heart of Bristol Temple Quarter's Enterprise Zone.
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Regeneration
Bristol Temple Quarter
Temple Quarter is one of the largest urban regeneration projects in the UK. It is also Bristol’s Enterprise Zone, making it a great place for business to grow.
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Tech
TechNation
TechNation empower ambitious tech entrepreneurs to grow faster through growth programmes, digital entrepreneurship skills, a visa scheme for exceptional talent, and by championing the UK’s digital sector through data, stories and media campaigns.
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Business
South West Business Council
The South West Business Council is the economic partnership for the South West of the UK, representing the interests of regional businesses on a national and global stage.
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Tech
SETsquared Bristol
The Bristol SETsquared Centre accelerates early-stage, high-tech, high growth businesses, regardless of any previous connection with the universities.
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Tech
SETsquared Bath
The Bath SETsquared Centre offer work space, business acceleration and inspiration for high-growth companies and the entrepreneurs that create them.
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Social Enterprise
School for Social Entrepreneurs
The School for Social Entrepreneurs equip people to transform their communities and improve the lives of others.
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Academic/business collaboration
RSA
The role of the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) is to enrich society through ideas and action.
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Low Carbon
Regen
Regen is a not-for-profit centre of energy expertise and market insight whose mission is to transform the world’s energy systems for a low carbon future.
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Banking
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Banking Group are a financial services group focused on retail and commercial customers - with millions of customers in the UK, and a presence in nearly every community.
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Tech
InterDigital
InterDigital, Inc. designs and develops advanced technologies that enable and enhance mobile communications and capabilities.
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Business
Institute of Directors (IoD)
The Institute of Directors represents the points of view of business leaders both locally and nationally.
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Engineering
Institute of Civil Engineers
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is one of the world's most respected professional engineering associations that has attracted some of the most famous and influential civil engineers in history.
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Tech
HBB
HBB (High Tech Bristol and Bath CIC) supports high tech companies in the West of England making this the best place to be building a high tech business.
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Tech
DigiLocal
In 2018 Engine Shed worked with DigiLocal to deliver culturally relevant code club games in Scratch for use at their clubs across the West of England.
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Creative
Bristol Media
Bristol Media is a support network for the creative and media industries in Bristol. It has over 600 members, making it one of the biggest creative communities in the UK.
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Enterprise
Business West Initiative
The West of England Initiative is a business leadership team which enables the business community to positively influence how our area is shaped, managed and developed.
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Public Sector
Bristol City Council
Bristol has 35 wards, electing a total of 70 councillors with a directly elected Mayor.