Bristol designer Jen Hamley, who won international fashion awards just months after setting up her own business, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to develop her luxury workbag range. Jen, pictured, started her handbag label Jennifer Hamley, England, while unemployed. She is now pitching for investment of £40,000 through the...
Growth at Bristol-based design and branding specialist Artworks Solutions is continuing, with a 47% increase in year-on-year sales and investment in new equipment. The Bedminster firm offers bespoke design, printing and installation of corporate branding and interiors for corporate, public sector, hospitality and education buildings. The latest sales uplift...
UWE Bristol has received planning permission for a new state-of-the-art studio building to provide industry standard production and post-production facilities for film and journalism students. Based at Bower Ashton Studios, the new facilities will allow students to develop their talents and skills with the latest equipment and technology used...
A one-day event in Bristol yesterday offered firms a unique opportunity to find out about exporting to Latin America. More than 100 businesses from Bristol and across the South West attended the event at the M Shed hosted by UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) – the government’s trade body....
Developers, app builders and others interested in making Bristol a cleaner, leaner city can sign up for a workshop of digital exploration and innovation taking place tomorrow. The Bristol City Council event is the second in a series of Challenge Events this year aimed at working with Bristol’s tech...
Clarence Mitchell, a public relations veteran with more than 30 years’ experience, is joining the board of Bristol-headquartered national PR and parliamentary affairs firm JBP. Clarence, whose career spans journalism, PR and government relations at the highest levels, takes up the role of director of client & media services....
Six bosses from the Bristol area have been shortlisted for the Institute of Directors (IoD) South West Director of the Year Awards. They will join others from around the region at a prestigious event next month to celebrate outstanding business people and focuses UK-wide attention on the region’s success. In...
In the first of three Bristol Business News blogs, Brady George, managing director of facilities management firm Almeda, discusses the important factors that will help shape the cities of tomorrow. I was delighted to hear that Bristol was this week named as the country’s leading smart city outside London...
Bristol Is Open, the pioneering project that is turning the city into a giant hi-tech laboratory, has been awarded a major global award for innovation. The joint venture between Bristol City Council, the University of Bristol and commercial partners collected the Smart City Innovator award at the TM Forum...
Bristol gourmet pie company Pieminister is to open five new restaurants across the UK and create more than 80 jobs after securing a £1.4m finance package from HSBC. The funding will be used to open and fit-out the new Pieminister outlets in as-yet-unnamed locations, taking its total to 16...
Bristol has been named as the UK’s top smart city outside London and the only regional centre classified as a leader for digital innovation. The accolades emerge from the UK’s first Smart Cities Index, which compares and evaluates 10 leading UK smart cities. The report has been produced by...
Business Showcase South West – the region’s largest event of its kind – is taking place today at Bristol’s Ashton Gate Stadium with the city’s Bloodhound Supersonic Car one of the star attractions. The free-to-visit event will also hear from the Bloodhound’s driver Wing Commander Andy Green OBE as...
Business leaders have welcomed the election of Labour’s Marvin Rees as Mayor of Bristol and pledged to work with him to drive through much-needed changes in key issues such as housing, skills and transport. They will also back him in the final negotiations over the devolution deal to transfer...
