A high-profile employment tribunal ruling against Starbucks for victimising a dyslexic worker has thrust the condition into the spotlight – but Bristol designer Ian Richmond says his dyslexia is actually beneficial at work. Ian, pictured, a graphic designer with online marketing company GWS Media, believes it helps him to...
Independent brewery Bath Ales has reintroduced its popular seasonal light ale Golden Hare on draught as spring approaches. The brewery – based at Warmley near Bristol – describes the beer as having ‘fresh and zesty flavours’ to coincide with the lighter evenings. It said sales of Golden Hare were...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has again called on the Government to do more to tackle youth joblessness and the skills crisis following another fall in unemployment. Figures released earlier this week by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show unemployment in the South West is now the...
Bristol City Council has appointed the UK arm of international construction group Bouygues as preferred bidder to build the city’s long-awaited £90m Bristol Arena. Bouygues UK, which has an office at Bradley Stoke, is one of the country’s top construction and development companies. It has a long track record...
Bristol business leaders are being urged to enter one of the top business awards schemes recognising excellence and enterprise in the region’s boardrooms. The annual Institute of Directors’ South West Director of the Year Awards showcase outstanding leaders and entrepreneurs and focus UK-wide attention on success in the region. Over recent...
A Bristol-based market researcher and business consultant specialising in China and other fast-growing markets has been appointed to the board of the Bristol and West of England China Bureau. Pete Read, chief executive officer of Global Growth Markets, has taken up the voluntary post of director of market insights...
A Western Powerhouse to rival that of the North of England came a step closer today when Bristol, Cardiff and Newport unveiled the results of a major research project underpinning the concept. The three – working together under the title Great Western Cities (GWC) – commissioned the research to...
Mubaloo, the pioneering Bristol app developer set up six years ago by city-based serial entrepreneur Mark Mason, has been acquired by London-based marketing agency IPG Mediabrands. Mediabrands said the move would extend its full-service mobile service into the UK by combining Mubaloo’s talent and resources with its own specialist...
Recently appointed Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police Andy Marsh is keynote speaker at next week’s Big Bud Business Breakfast. The event, on Tuesday at Aqua Restaurant, Welsh Back, will be one of the first official engagements for Mr Marsh, pictured, since he officially took over in the role...
Business confidence has tumbled on the back of worldwide economic instability and fears that the Chancellor has become less business-friendly, according to a survey by accountancy group Smith & Williamson, which has a large office in Bristol. The firm’s latest Enterprise Index shows expectations that the economy will improve...
Vivid, the fast-growing Bristol content marketing agency, has been appointed by the GMB trade union to create its regionally segmented membership magazine. The account was previously held for eight years by Bath-based publishing house Future – where Vivid’s four co-founders worked before setting up on their own just under...
Bristol’s burgeoning digital sector has helped the West of England become the UK’s most productive tech cluster with an impressive growth rate, according to a new analysis of the country’s digital tech economy. The Tech Nation 2016 report, which highlights the strength of the sector to the UK economy,...
The new visitor centre under construction at historic Clevedon Pier reached a significant milestone this week as regional construction company Beard installed glass panels into the walls and ceiling of the centre’s restaurant and tea room. Beard is working with Bristol-based O’LearyGoss Architects on the £1.8m scheme. The Swindon-based firm...
