Resource Futures, the independent environmental consultancy based in Bristol, has been recognised as one the best firms in the world for sustainable business practices. The employee-owned consultancy’s ethical stance, which prioritises people, communities and the planet, gained it B Corp certification five years ago. Now it has been named...
Marketing agency McCann Bristol has won four highly coveted Lion awards at the advertising industry’s most prestigious global event, the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The agency received a Silver and three Bronze accolades for its GoAbility campaign with Motability Operations, which operates the Motability scheme for people...
The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has appointed civil engineer Richard Bonner as its new chair, replacing Prof Steve West, who has been in the role since 2017. Richard, pictured, joined the LEP board two years ago and also served on the West of England Economic Recovery...
A month-long challenge by staff at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has raised more than £23,000 for charities as it continues this year’s charitable theme of ‘no child goes hungry’. Under The Big Challenge, teams from across the firm aimed to cover the equivalent of the distance between...
Made Tech, the public sector delivery firm with an office in Bristol, has appointed Robin Wyles as its South West and Wales market principal. Robin, pictured, will be responsible for delivering specialist technology services to customers the firm’s customers across the regions, including the Driving and Vehicles Licencing Association...
Two University of Bristol alumni are about to launch a friend-finding app that links up like-minded strangers. Fethr was born during the first lockdown when Julian Issa and Miguel Bravo, who first met while studying at the university, were sharing a London flat. Discussing loneliness with fellow flatmate and...
Bristol-based invoice finance provider Optimum Finance is aiming to win more business in the North of England following the appointment of a new regional director. Paul Green, pictured, joins Optimum from RBS Invoice Finance, where he held a number of business development roles. He has also worked for HSBC. Optimum said...
Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby’s community fund, which it set up last year to help community groups in the areas where it has offices, has donated funds to a Thornbury charity that helps children with additional needs and their families. The £300 has gone to JIGSAW’s Project 5 Wellbeing and...
The University of Bristol has won two major sustainability awards – for its policies on ethical trade and eradicating waste - in the space of a week. The university, which has 20,300 students and nearly 8,000 staff, aims to be carbon neutral by 2030. It is one of just...
The Bristol-based venture capital team at international legal practice Osborne Clarke has completed two investment deals totalling £15m involving fast-growing brands. Its lawyers advised funders BGF and CPT Capital on an £11m equity round for THIS, a plant-based, meat alternative brand, and handled a £4m growth capital investment from...
Bristol’s food and drink entrepreneurs are now able to get free business and technical support to help them set-up or run their businesses under a new scheme. The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) has teamed up with regional industry-run group Food WorksSW to launch the Food Enterprise Support...
Monday July 12 Final: Thruvision Group Interim: Photo-Me International Trading announcement: Dechra Pharmaceuticals Economic announcement: PMI services Tuesday July 13 Finals: Omega Diagnostics Group, Solid State, Zoo Digital Group Interim: Synectics Trading announcement: City of London Group, City of London Investment Trust, DP Poland, Kier Economic announcement: Retail sales Wednesday July 14 Finals: Accrol Group Holdings, Great Eastern...
Managers of Bristol’s top hotels were this afternoon meeting West of England Mayor Dan Norris for crisis talks over the worst staffing shortage in the sector for decades. As the city’s hotels count down the days to July 19, when they will be able to reopen fully for the...
