Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees today insisted that collaboration and creativity would be key to ensuring Bristol’s economy does not suffer as a result of the UK leaving the EU. Speaking after an emergency meeting with business leaders, community groups and his cabinet, Mr Rees said Bristol’s innovation, creativity...
Bristol’s Royal West of England Academy takes a radical departure this weekend by launching Jamaican Pulse: Art and Politics from Jamaica and the Diaspora. The first exhibition of its kind outside of Jamaica – and a show with true international scope – this important new exhibition starts tomorrow and...
Millions of pounds were wiped off the value of Bristol firms quoted on the London Stock Exchange today as they became caught up in the Brexit share price collapse. Manufacturers were hard hit with shares in global innovator Renishaw slumping by more than 5%. The Wotton-under-Edge precision engineering firm,...
Business organisation the CBI, which had lobbied hard for the UK to remain in the EU, called for “strong and calm leadership” from the Government to ensure economic stability as Brexit kicks in. Director-general Carolyn Fairbairn described the vote as a “momentous turning point” in the country’s history. “The...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, called on the government to immediately commit to negotiate the best deal possible for British firms outside the EU following the referendum result. Failing to do that could risk jeopardising new investment from the many overseas firms that have chosen to base...
Bristol start-ups can learn how to protect their fledgling brands at a free workshop hosted by BRAVE Enterprise next month. The intellectual property (IP) workshop on July 13 is being run by Business West at BRAVE’s offices at The Coach House, 2 Upper York Street, Bristol BS2 8QN. BRAVE...
Combining technology, art, science and education to create powerful installations and performances has landed fast-growing digital business Interactive Scientific the coveted Bristol SETsquared Best Elevator Pitch award. It beat nine other fledgling firms to win the accolade at Bristol SETsquared’s Annual Innovation Showcase, which gives members of the business...
The discovery of a photo from 20 years ago spurred a group of former Bristol Junior Chamber members to turn the clock back two decades to recreate it. The reunion photo shoot was organised by accountant Edward Corrigan – who now runs his own firm Corrigan Associates – after...
Accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson has sponsored the newly-refurbished European Old Masters Gallery at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. More than Over 350 guests, including many clients and contacts of the firm, attended the launch reception and re-opening, with the focal point Rembrandt’s ‘Self Portrait...
A tongue-in-cheek marketing campaign about ‘beard insurance’ has landed Bristol-based insurer SunLife a top industry award. The April Fool’s spoof beat off competition from NatWest and M&G Investments to win Best Use of Social Media at the Money Marketing Awards. The campaign – with the tagline ‘reassurance of knowing...
Bosses running West of England firms are almost three times more likely to vote in favour of remaining in the EU than leave – with the gap between the two views widening over the past three months. The latest snap survey by Business West – the region’s largest business...
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Savita Custead, director of Bristol and Bath Festival of Nature – which starts this weekend – answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you...
Three bosses running businesses in the Bristol area have won Director of the Year awards in the prestigious annual event staged by the IoD. Mark Crutchley, director of Circadian Trust, a social enterprise that delivers sport and leisure facilities in partnership with South Gloucestershire Council, won the Third Sector...
