Creative/Media

Moon Consulting reaches for the stars at its 15th anniversary celebrations

June 12, 2015
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Moon Consulting reaches for the stars at its 15th anniversary celebrations

More than 90 key business figures enjoyed some 3D star-gazing and top leadership advice when they attended Bristol recruitment firm Moon Consulting’s 15th anniversary party. Moon, which provides strategic consultancy services to some of the region’s top businesses, treated guests to the unusual combination at the newly renovated Planetarium...

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Firms get set to to make a low impact during Bristol’s Business Green Week

June 12, 2015
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Firms get set to to make a low impact during Bristol’s Business Green Week

Bristol firms’ contribution to more sustainable ways of operating – and the city’s year as European Green Capital – will be recognised next week when Business Green Week takes place. Events during the week will aim to inspire more businesses to adopt sustainable practices in the workplace. The 39...

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Bristol firms heading to Paris for world’s biggest aerospace showcase

June 12, 2015
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Bristol firms heading to Paris for world’s biggest aerospace showcase

The world’s aviation industry will descend on the French capital next week for the biennial Paris Air Show – with key Bristol businesses once again demonstrating the city’s strength in the vital aerospace sector. Major companies such as Rolls-Royce, GKN and Airbus will be demonstrating their innovative made-in-Bristol technology...

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Ex-business journalist to share PR secrets with Bristol start-ups

June 11, 2015
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Ex-business journalist to share PR secrets with Bristol start-ups

Business journalist-turned-PR consultant Paul Mullins will be teaching aspiring entrepreneurs in Bristol how to secure valuable media exposure at a forthcoming event. The founder of PR and digital content agency Sandusky Media Consultants is running his Promote your business with PR workshop at BRAVE Enterprise on July 2. Paul,...

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Shipping containers to offer innovative workspace for Bristol’s tech and creative pioneers

June 10, 2015
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Shipping containers to offer innovative workspace for Bristol’s tech and creative pioneers

Fledgling businesses in Bristol’s burgeoning creative, digital and hi-tech industries will soon be able to set up home in a new workspace scheme to be made out of 20 shipping containers. Called Boxworks, it will provide additional capacity for the neighbouring Engine Shed innovation hub at Temple Meads, whose...

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Bristol robotics pioneers Reach head to the US for expert help in taking their innovation to market

June 5, 2015
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Bristol robotics pioneers Reach head to the US for expert help in taking their innovation to market

Bristol robotics firm Reach, formed by young entrepreneur Silas Adekunle, is to join the US-based Qualcomm Robotics Accelerator to support it in launching its Mecha Monsters robot gaming system. The San Diego-based unit, which is backed by Techstars, has a mission to help the world’s most-promising robotics start-ups take...

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Architects Stride Treglown draw up award-winning approach to staff well-being

June 5, 2015
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Bristol architecture firm Stride Treglown has become the first organisation in the city to achieve the top award of excellence in a national scheme that recognises businesses committed to the health and well-being of their workforces. The firm, which employs 270 people across nine offices in the UK and...

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Eden Project founder to speak at Rathbone Greenbank’s Big Green Week event

June 5, 2015
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Bristol-based ethical investment management firm Rathbone Greenbank is to host a high-profile seminar and discussion as part of the city’s Big Green Week. Among the speakers at the event, on the theme of ‘Investing in the Future’, will be Eden Project co-founder and executive vice chair Sir Tim Smit....

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Royal honour recognises tireless work of Friends of Arnos Vale Cemetery

June 5, 2015
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Royal honour recognises tireless work of Friends of Arnos Vale Cemetery

The Friends of Arnos Vale Cemetery, the organisation that promotes the Bristol historic cemetery as a place of remembrance, heritage, wildlife and learning, has won the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service – the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. The group was set up in...

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Bristol to put sustainability at heart of Fair Trade as it prepares to host major international conference

June 5, 2015
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Bristol to put sustainability at heart of Fair Trade as it prepares to host major international conference

More than 300 delegates from 18 countries across the world will head to Bristol next month as the city hosts the 9th International Fair Trade Towns conference. The two-day event on July 4 and 5 will take the theme of Fair Trade for Sustainability as part of the Bristol’s...

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IT group SciSys’ shares plummet as it issues profits warning

June 4, 2015
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IT group SciSys’ shares plummet as it issues profits warning

Millions of pounds have been wiped off the value of SciSys, the specialist IT firm with a base in Bristol after it warned of a major collapse in its profits this year. In a statement to the London Stock Exchange, the Chippenham-headquartered firm – which counts governments, the BBC...

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New member appointments boost Local Enterprise Partnership board

June 3, 2015
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Eight business leaders have been appointed to the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership’s board to help drive its growth ambitions. Five new representatives join three reappointed members on the newly formed LEP board, which meets for the first time on June 17. LEP board members are drawn from...

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Bristol’s reputation as tech hub boosted as US supercomputer giant sets up European HQ

June 2, 2015
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Bristol’s reputation as tech hub boosted as US supercomputer giant sets up European HQ

American supercomputer giant Cray has opened its new European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters in Bristol – strengthening the city’s reputation as a hotbed for IT innovation. A global leader in supercomputing, Cray is behind the Met Office’s new £97m supercomputer in Exeter – set to be one...

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