Bristol businesses are being encouraged to back a new campaign to double the number of trees in the city. Talking Trees aims to raise awareness of the benefits of urban trees by inviting citizens and businesses to pledge their support for doubling the city’s canopy cover. While most people...
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...
Firms across all sectors of Bristol’s economy were this afternoon urged to back the city’s bid to become the location for Channel 4’s new headquarters. The city was included on a seven-strong shortlist of contenders earlier this week. Bristol, along with Cardiff, Glasgow, Greater Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and the West...
Bristol-based digital print and marketing services firm Latcham Direct is set for further growth after making four key appointments. The firm, one of the South West’s leading providers of marketing, document fulfilment, data, digital and print services, is experiencing strong demand across a wide range of industry sectors. Christine...
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...
Bristol-headquartered strategic communications and engagement consultancy JBP has been appointed by South West law firm Ashfords to raise its profile in its target markets. JBP will be responsible for providing PR support to the firm’s specialist teams covering agriculture, retail, technology and energy and waste sectors. Ashfords employs more...
The Bristol office of national digital design and marketing agency Fat Media has been shortlisted for a best digital campaign award following its work on a gambling awareness campaign. The agency, whose client portfolio boasts brands including Iceland, Warburtons and the NHS, created a hugely successful Responsible Gambling Week...
Customer relationship marketing agency Armadillo CRM is preparing for a period of “expansion and inspiration” following its relocation to Bristol from Bath. The firm, which works with brands such as McDonald’s, hotels.com and Disney, has made the move after 25 years in Bath. It now expects to continue to...
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...
The managing director of the West of England’s largest business group this week joined more than 50 other chamber of commerce leaders to urge the Prime Minister to take radical action and ‘fix the fundamentals’ of the UK economy. Phil Smith from Business West – the organisation behind Bristol...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) could double the UK’s economic growth over the next two decades – with Bristol at the forefront of the revolution, city business leaders have been told. An event staged by the Bristol office of accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson heard from the...
A programme to enable some of the UK’s best tech scale-up companies become the sector giants of tomorrow has been launched by the University of Bristol The programme, part of a national project, is supported by £5m of government money through Research England’s Connecting Capability Fund. It will enable...
