Creative/Media

Innovative brewery brings new flavour to Bristol’s Wapping Wharf food and drink quarter

September 2, 2016
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Innovative brewery brings new flavour to Bristol’s Wapping Wharf food and drink quarter

Somerset brewery Wild Beer Co has become the latest business to open at Bristol’s cutting-edge Wapping Wharf food and drink hub. The firm’s new restaurant offers craft beers and ‘new school’ fish and chips in a light and spacious modern setting on the Harbourside alongside some of the city’s...

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Paintworks move creates new growth opportunities for comms agency

September 2, 2016
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Paintworks move creates new growth opportunities for comms agency

Boutique communications and marketing agency 42group is looking forward to further growth after moving into new studio offices at The Paintworks. Since its launch in May last year, the full-service agency has quietly been working with some of the biggest names in healthcare, science and technology, such as Alder Hey...

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Radical thinking on tech approach to past, present and future crises explored at Bristol conference

September 2, 2016
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Radical thinking on tech approach to past, present and future crises explored at Bristol conference

Some of the UK’s most radical thinkers in areas spanning technology, energy and transport are sharing their views this weekend at a pioneering event in Bristol. The Radical Technology Conference at the University of Bristol, which starts this evening, will explore a more radical approach to technology and its ability...

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West firms show resilience on sales and jobs despite confidence plunging to four-year low

September 2, 2016
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West firms show resilience on sales and jobs despite confidence plunging to four-year low

Confidence among West of England firms has slumped to its lowest level since 2012 as they continue to react to the EU referendum, according to a new survey. The latest quarterly ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor (BCM), which gauges how businesses view the economic prospects facing them over coming year,...

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Record number of jobs created as Bristol acts as magnet for growing businesses

August 31, 2016
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Record number of jobs created as Bristol acts as magnet for growing businesses

Thousands of new jobs will be brought to Bristol and the West of England over the next few years as firms are attracted by its growing reputation as a tech, creative and financial services hub, according to inward investment chiefs. Over the past year a record 1,800 jobs have...

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Popcorn brand bags £7m investment in deal handled by Bond Dickinson

August 30, 2016
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Popcorn brand bags £7m investment in deal handled by Bond Dickinson

The Bristol office of national law firm Bond Dickinson has advised specialist investor Piper Private Equity on a £7m investment deal with Propercorn, the fast-growing, low-calorie popcorn brand. Piper, a longstanding client of Bond Dickinson, was joined in the deal by JamJar, the investment vehicle for the three founders...

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KPMG goes back to the future with move to new showpiece office

August 26, 2016
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KPMG goes back to the future with move to new showpiece office

Staff from global professional services firm KPMG have moved into its new flagship office in Bristol’s Queen Square – a stone’s throw from its first base in the city nearly 200 years ago. The 450 staff relocated this week from the firm’s former regional office at 100 Temple Street,...

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Graduates join digital agency as part of search for local design talent

August 26, 2016
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Graduates join digital agency as part of search for local design talent

Digital agency Fat Media has hired three new graduates in the digital marketing and client services departments of its Bristol office. Fraser Andrews, Sophie Weaver and Jennifer Boyce are the first to be recruited via a new scheme started by the agency this year that aims to find the...

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No hot air, but plenty of heated debate at Balloon Fiesta Business Breakfast

August 19, 2016
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No hot air, but plenty of heated debate at Balloon Fiesta Business Breakfast

Can businesses operate with a purpose was theme of the annual Bristol Balloon Fiesta Business Breakfast – with nearly 200 early-riser guests enjoying the debate. The event, sponsored by regional law firm Thrings for the fourth consecutive year, heard from an expert panel made up of Steve Fuller, from...

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‘Exceptional’ year for Watershed earns it nomination for coveted Cinema of the Year Award

August 19, 2016
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‘Exceptional’ year for Watershed earns it nomination for coveted Cinema of the Year Award

Bristol’s iconic Watershed film and digital media centre has been shortlisted for UK Cinema of the Year 2016 at the prestigious Screen Awards, which showcase excellence in film distribution, exhibition and marketing in the UK film industry. The nomination recognises an exceptional 12 months for Watershed in which its...

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Survey points to stagnation as West firms’ confidence falls and spending plans are put on hold

August 19, 2016
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Survey points to stagnation as West firms’ confidence falls and spending plans are put on hold

Confidence among West of England firms has dropped significantly following the vote to leave the European Union, according to one of the first regional surveys conducted since the historic referendum result. A third of businesses expect sales to flatline over the next 12 months while more than half plan...

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Thatchers makes another stand for Bristol sport – this time by boosting ties with Rovers

August 18, 2016
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Thatchers makes another stand for Bristol sport – this time by boosting ties with Rovers

Cidermaker Thatchers has continued to build its brands among West of England sports fans by stepping up its sponsorship in the blue half of Bristol. The North Terrace at Bristol Rovers’ Memorial Stadium has been renamed The Thatchers End. Ironically, the stand was once named after Blackthorn cider –...

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Chocolate Factory office scheme set to boost West of England’s tech and creative sectors

August 18, 2016
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Chocolate Factory office scheme set to boost West of England’s tech and creative sectors

Work to convert a landmark building on the former Cadbury’s factory site in Keynsham into modern workspace is underway and on schedule for completion next summer. The 100,000 sq ft of high-quality employment space in what will be branded as The Chocolate Factory is being viewed as key to...

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