The Future Leap, Bristol’s sustainable business hub, has reopened from lockdown with a new co-working space offering a home to businesses, freelancers and charities interested in developing the green economy. The Future Leap, operated by Bristol’s Future Economy Group, opened on Gloucester Road last year as a UK first,...
Practical ideas on how businesses can continue to support charities during the coronavirus pandemic are to be aired at a webinar hosted by Quartet, the community foundation for the West of England. The third sector is facing its toughest time for a generation with hundreds of thousands of people...
Bristol craft brewery Butcombe has teamed up with local food and drink branding specialists The Collaborators to refresh the look of its bottled beer, lager and cider to appeal to younger drinkers. The redesign means new branding for Butcombe’s Original, Gold, Rare Breed and Goram beers, its Bohemia and...
Bath Ales’ head brewer Georgina Young has been promoted to the role of brewing director for parent group St Austell. In her new role Georgina, pictured, will oversee brewing and operations at both St Austell Brewery in Cornwall and Bath Ales Hare Brewery at Warmley, near Bristol. Georgina joined...
Bristol has led the development of a new website connecting the global Cities of Film network, which it joined in 2017 to reflect its world-leading status for the moving image. Bristol City of Film, the group that brings together all elements of the industry in the city, led the...
Empica, one of the Bristol area’s longest-established public relations agencies, has been nominated for an industry award for its campaign to raise awareness of the mis-selling of pensions to thousands of steelworkers. The work carried out alongside its client, Bristol-headquartered national law firm Clarke Willmott, has earned it a...
Bristol-based human resources outsourcing specialist The HR Dept has promoted Felicity Kenny to become marketing director. Felicity, pictured, joined the company three years ago as marketing and franchise recruitment manager. In that role she oversaw a new company website and brand refresh, implemented new digital marketing platforms and improved...
Bristol law firm Gregg Latchams and regional chartered accountants Milsted Langdon have teamed up to launch a ‘Bristol Bounce Back’ initiative to help firms recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. The project is supported by an expert panel made up of individuals some of the city’s leading businesses including the Bank of England’s South...
West Country dairy brand Yeo Valley has hired Bristol communications agency Wild West to produce an integrated campaign focused on its sustainability and organic messaging. The account was won by Wild West, along with its London-based sister agency Wild Card, following a competitive pitch. The two have combined to form...
Thatchers Zero, the North Somerset cidermaker’s first alcohol-free cider, has been named as the UK’s best ‘no or low’ drink in its category at a major industry awards scheme – despite only being launched six months ago. Family-owned Thatchers – best known for its Thatchers Gold brand – took...
The CBI said Chancellor Rishi Sunak was “absolutely right” to prioritise jobs in his summer statement. Director-general Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, pictured, said: “Flattening the daunting unemployment curve about to hit our country could not be more important. Joblessness scars lives and hits the young and most disadvantaged hardest. “The...
Measures to address the huge economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic announced this week by Chancellor Rishi Sunak have been welcomed by Business West, the region’s largest business group. Matt Griffith, director of policy at Business West – which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce – described them as impressive...
Business confidence has bounced back stronger in the South West than any other part of the UK, according to a new survey – but many firms remain gloomy and one in 10 expects to stay closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The monthly Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial...
