By John Hirst, chief executive of Destination Bristol. Well…we’ve made it and arrived in Paris after 430km and four days on the bike. I am sore in a selection of places – some of them quite a surprise! Today we cycled from Evreux to Paris and it seemed it...
Some of Bristol’s most influential business figures have lent their names to an open letter backing the re-election of George Ferguson as mayor. The letter, signed by 41 men and women, has been published with less than a week to go to the mayoral election next Thursday. The group...
Historic Bristol chocolate firm Elizabeth Shaw was today acquired for £2.5m by Polish confectionery company Colian. A leading producer and distributor of confectionery products, Colian has a number of well-known brands in the sector in its domestic market and exports to more than 60 countries worldwide. Elizabeth Shaw makes...
Bristol businesses are being encouraged to take part in a world-beating project to gauge the happiness of the city and improve wellbeing for its residents. The Happiness Pulse has been launched by Bristol charity Happy City to build up a unique picture of the city as seen through the...
Eighty intrepid cyclists – including Bristol medics, managing directors and even a Wonder Woman – bid ‘bon voyage’ to family and friends today as they set off on the Bristol-to-Paris Cycle Challenge for local hospital charity Above & Beyond. In just four days, the cyclists will pedal 430km to...
Engine Shed, Bristol’s innovation hub, launches a quarterly finance series on May 12 with a session aimed at entrepreneurs considering exiting from their business via an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Despite recent volatility, the public markets are still an important financing option for growth companies and an ultimate aspiration for...
Leading Bristol entrepreneurs, creatives and philanthropists have thrown their support behind the Old Vic’s fundraising drive for its ambitious 250th anniversary redevelopment. They are following in the footsteps of theatre’s original investors by snapping up specially minted ‘silver tickets’, each costing £50,000. Back in 1766, the original theatre was...
The successful Business Showcase South West returns next month to again celebrate the best of the region’s innovation, creativity and enterprise. The event, the largest of its kind in the South West, this year takes place at Bristol’s newly redeveloped Ashton Gate Stadium, meaning it will be even bigger. Delegates...
Specialist IT firm SciSys, which has a base in Bristol, has landed a £1.55m contract to supply the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) with its world-beating ‘cloud-hosted’ radio technology. The two-and-a-half year contract is the latest secured by the firm as it continues to bounce back from serious problems...
Bristol-based creative agency Caroline has enlisted the help of the city’s Oscar-winning animation studio Aardman to bring to life the star of its latest charity marketing campaign – a character called ‘Mac’. Mac was created by the team at Caroline to spearhead a campaign for The Macular Society, a...
The British Chamber of Commerce in Germany (BCCG) has launched a membership region in Bristol to support firms looking to do business in Germany. The launch event was staged at the city office of law firm DAC Beachcroft and was attended by a number of firms already trading in...
Public relations consultancy PPS Group has made three appointments to its Bristol team to support its ambitious growth plans. New team members are associate partner Ben Lowndes, account director Steve Jolly and Isaac Casson, who has joined as an associate. Ben, pictured, joins PPS after gaining significant experience of...
Three Bristol area firms whose products range from subsea technology for the oil and gas industry to waterproof covers for plaster casts and tea for expats have gained prestigious Queen’s Awards. Portishead-based Viper Subsea Technology and Precision Dippings Manufacturing from Yate have received their awards in recognition for Enterprise...
