Bristol design agency Workbrands has created a new brand identity for Trinity College in Stoke Bishop. The college, a theological institution specialising in Christian ordination, prides itself on the vibrancy that is brought by the variety of personalities within its community and aims to train ordinands in a way...
Owners and directors of firms in the creative, technical and media sectors who are considering preparing their business for investment, sale or merger can find out more at a workshop in Bristol later this month. David Roper, a partner at the Bristol office of accountancy and investment management group...
A ‘live lounge’ where Bristol’s creative sector can brainstorm design ideas for cutting-edge exhibition stands has been opened by Clip Display, the international leader in the industry. It has invested thousands of pounds in the 13,000 sq ft facility in Pucklechurch, close to its head office in Wick. The...
South West tech firms are poised to grow at four times the rate of the economy this year, according to new research. Some 58% of the firms quizzed as part of Barclays’ Fast Growth Tech survey said they expect their business to grow by up to 10%, with 19%...
Warmley-based brewery Bath Ales has won another trophy for its beer – this time taking home silver from the national Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) Winter Beer of Britain awards this week for its Festivity porter. Coming second only to the overall Supreme Champion winner, Festivity was awarded the...
Some of Bristol’s biggest businesses have joined forces with seven Rotary Clubs across the city to support a campaign to immunise 125,000 children against polio. The 11 firms are backing Rotary’s End Polio Now campaign, part of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) which is looking to eradicate polio...
Firms in the Bristol area are being urged to enter one of the region’s top award schemes showcasing excellence and enterprise in business. The prestigious Institute of Directors’ South West Director of the Year Awards 2015 seek to recognise outstanding business people and focus UK-wide attention on success in...
THE LAST WORD Each week Bristol Business News lets a prominent member of the area’s business community have the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Fiona Francombe, site director at The Bottle Yard Studios, answers our 10 questions: What was the LAST: Film you watched? Sliding Doors...
The innovative smart city initiative Bristol Is Open has received unanimous support from the city council cabinet, enabling the University of Bristol’s research and council-owned infrastructure to come together for the first time. As report by Bristol Business News last week, Bristol Is Open will manage the Open Programmable City...
Bristol businesses can find out how they can get involved with the city’s year as European Capital year and benefit from the increased support and activity that is on offer at the launch of a new initiative next Tuesday. Low Carbon South West and regional business organisation Business West...
The Bristol & Bath area has been named as the UK’s most important centre for the fast-growing digital industry outside of London. A major new report – called Powering a Digital Economy 2015 – says the area is home to a globally-significant cluster of innovative businesses and a hotbed...
TV and movie stars filming at Bristol’s Bottle Yard Studios will be chauffeured to and from the centre under a new partnership with eco-friendly firm Studio Cars. The firm is the latest to open a base at highly-successful studio complex in Hengrove, where filming has taken place for productions...
Leading players in the fast-growing virtual reality industry will gather in Bristol next month to show how it is shaking up the global entertainments sector. Oculus, the company behind the most talked-about virtual reality hardware, the Oculus Rift head-mounted display, is part of the line-up due to gather for...
