Bristol Media has awarded a coveted apprenticeship, which includes a visit to the world’s largest interactive conference, to 22-year-old Jasmine Thompson. Jasmime, pictured, from Montpelier, will now join leading digital industry figures and influencers from across the globe at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, next March. She...
Economic and business links between Bristol and its Chinese sister city Guangzhou have been strengthened during an official visit to China by Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees. Mayor Rees, who travelled with members of the Bristol and West of England China Bureau, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Guangzhou and...
Bristol-based brand engagement agency Synergy Creative has moved to larger premises following a period of strong growth. The firm, which works with blue-chip clients to engage their employees and customers through creative communications and campaigns, has relocated from Westbury-on-Trym – where it has spent the past eight years –...
The Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAEW) has joined the growing list of organisations whose members can use the business lounge at Bristol’s Engine Shed innovation hub for free. The lounge is already a popular stopping off point and meeting place for members of a wide range of bodies including...
Bristol’s Engine Shed innovation hub has celebrated its third anniversary by looking back at its success and ahead to its next phase of growth. Engine Shed houses the world-leading SETsquared business incubator, the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), Invest Bristol & Bath and a number of other...
Inside Media, the Bristol-based communication agency, has won five awards and was named Outstanding Public Relations Consultancy at the PR industry’s regional ‘Oscars’. Inside Media scooped four Gold and one Silver at the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) South of England and Channel Islands’ PRide Awards. In total...
Bristol communications agency Purplefish is hosting an open afternoon for young people interested in pursuing a career in communications, marketing and public relations. The consultancy is looking for talented, energetic and enthusiastic people for its 2017 internships scheme, which is open to both undergraduates and graduates. The event on...
The Bristol head office of law firm Burges Salmon was transformed into a colourful ballroom last night as it staged its flagship charity fundraising event Strictly Legal. The dazzling display of lawyers and staff jiving, tangoing and rhumba-ing in the atrium and restaurant/café areas raised around £40,000 for the...
Business confidence has bounced back after being hit by the Brexit referendum result, according to the latest Business Barometer from regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming. However, 56% of business owners remain doubtful about the year ahead and half have no plans to take on additional staff next year. In...
Fat Media, the full service digital agency with a large Bristol presence, has been placed second on a list of the highest performing agencies in the UK. The agency, which lists Typhoo, Warburtons, Lakeland, Samsung, and JD Sports among its clients, gained the number two ranking in the widely-respected...
Bristol’s independent food and drink hub CARGO officially opens tomorrow with a giant ribbon cutting and Christmas celebration. The scheme, pictured, at the Wapping Wharf development at Harbourside is the first of its kind in the city to be made from converted shipping containers and complements the nearby food and...
Bristol-based exhibition stand specialist Clip has appointed Richard Proctor as senior client relationship manager in a move that brings him back to the firm where he previously worked for 10 years. During that time Richard managed some of Clip’s largest and most prominent oil and gas clients and helped...
The University of Bristol’s ambitious plans for a £300m ‘transformational’ new campus next to Temple Meads railway station will put the city among the world’s leading centres for innovation, according to Mayor Marvin Rees. The scheme, announced this week, will also help bridge the gap between prosperous parts of...
