Businesses have just 10 days to enter the first Go Green Awards, which will celebrate the sustainable achievements of Bristol businesses during the city’s year as European Green Capital. The deadline for the awards, which are being hosted next month in association with the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB),...
Innovative Bristol architecture firm Childs+Sulzmann has been appointed to design the next phase of investment at the luxurious Thornbury Castle Hotel. Sometimes referred to as the last Tudor castle in England, the building, pictured, dates from 1512 and hosted Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn on their honeymoon. The multi-million...
Bristol Business News has teamed up with Birdy Films, a new independent film, 3D and media production company, to produce its groundbreaking GAMECHANGERS project. GAMECHANGERS, which is officially launched next week, will identify and showcase the 50 individuals who are shaping the future of Bristol’s economy through their innovation,...
Firms across Bristol and the West of England ended 2015 on a positive note with higher domestic and international sales, according to the results of Business West’s latest survey. Almost two thirds also said they were confident for the year ahead. But with slightly fewer firms planning to recruit...
Bristol mum-of-two Mel Bound, who started a Facebook page aimed at finding other local mums to run with, has turned it into a fully-fledged business after the online community became a runaway success. Mel, pictured, first created the page ‘This Mum Runs’ in September 2014 to reach out to...
The £45m transformation of Bristol’s Colston Hall concert venue is a step closer after Arts Council England said it could make £10m available for the project. Bristol Music Trust, which runs Colston Hall, will immediately receive more than £400,000 from the Arts Council to further develop the design and...
Firms supporting fair and ethical business practices have just over three weeks to enter the coveted South West Fairtrade Business Awards. The unique awards – now in their fourth year – champion firms that put ethical responsibilities at the heart of their business. Last year 76 businesses from across...
Bristol Business News wishes its readers, subscribers and advertisers a very Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year. We will continue to provide the city’s most authoritative business news, information and analysis throughout the festive period. Our next weekly Bristol Business News e-bulletin will be published on Friday,...
Bristol Business News is to launch GAMECHANGERS – a unique and highly innovative project to identify the 50 individuals shaping the future of Bristol’s economy. These inspirational people are helping make Bristol the UK’s most exciting city through their innovation, enterprise and creativity. Some will be well known, others...
Global building consultancy group Arcadis is to relocate its two Bristol offices to the £40m, 2 Glass Wharf flagship office scheme at Temple Quay in the largest city centre office deal of the year. The move has also prompted the 100,000 sq ft building’s owners Salmon Harvester and NFUM...
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 Patrick Hart, TV & radio broadcaster & CEO of E-Com media, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Straight Outta Compton –...
Neighbourly, the innovative community-business connector based in Bristol, has launched a service which aims to help tackle head-on the UK’s 15m tonnes-a-year waste food crisis. Social platform Neighbourly Food will assist in re-distributing surplus food, especially local fresh produce, to local charities, food banks and surplus recycling operations. At...
Bristol’s Engine Shed innovation hub celebrates its two-year anniversary by inviting guests to the launch of Boxworks, a custom-designed workspace in 20 re-imagined shipping containers for the creative, digital and hi-tech industries. Boxworks expands the Engine Shed by 30% – enough space for around 120 entrepreneurs – and will provide much-needed...
