Bristol firms are being offer the chance to take part in the city’s next public sculpture trail by sponsoring one of 50 unicorns that will be sited around the city next year. The project, which follows the highly successful Wow! Gorillas of 2011 and the two Gromit Unleashed trails...
Business, civic and academic leaders from Bristol today joined the nation in mourning the death yesterday afternoon of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, paying tribute to her life and selfless service. The Union and St George’s flags outside City Hall and flags at civic buildings across the city are...
Bristol’s creative businesses need more support than ever before to help them to compete on the global stage as they struggle to find skilled staff and access funding, according to a new report. Research carried out for Bristol Creative Industries (BCI), region’s largest membership network for the sector, shows...
Bristol-based brand consultancy Firehaus has teamed up with a pioneering cycle trail design firm and an award-winning percussionist and composer for its latest campaign for global specialist tyre brand Vittoria. Long-running client Vittoria is best known for its high-performance road tyres used by some of the most famous riders...
National law firm Foot Anstey has worked with Italian aviation group Magnaghi Aeronautica Group on its acquisition of a UK specialist in manufacturing components and supplier of surface treatments for the aerospace industry, including receiving national security clearance. Magnaghi, which is headquartered in Naples, said the takeover of Gloucestershire-based Five...
The search is on again to find the South West’s best and brightest small companies as Britain’s biggest business representation group launches its annual awards. The FSB’s (Federation of Small Businesses) Celebrating Small Business Awards showcase small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from across the region and are open to...
The South West’s largest business organisation has ‘warmly welcomed’ the government’s promise to help firms with spiralling energy bills this winter – but called for it to regulate the market to ensure stability in the future. Prime Minister Liz Truss’s energy price freeze announced yesterday means households bills will be capped...
Four of the six floors of Bristol’s newest office building have already been pre-let – with the architecture firm that designed it among the first occupiers. Construction work recently finished on One Portwall Square, pictured, with developer Nord saying it sets a new standard for the city’s office market...
Bristol-based start-up Duel has received investment of $3m ($2.59m) to scale its pioneering brand advocacy technology and so help more brands drive revenue through social commerce. The firm, which secured the seed funding from specialist early stage investor SuperSeed, already works with brands such as ASOS, Dove and Charlotte Tilbury...
Lawyers from Burges Salmon have worked on a £3m funding deal to hugely expand production at an English whisky and gin producer as it looks to double its export sales. The Bristol-headquartered law firm’s banking and finance team advised Santander UK on its finance package for Cotswolds Distillery. The drinks...
Confidence among South West businesses rose in August despite spiralling costs, according to a new survey – making it one of only three UK regions to record a month-on-month increase in optimism. Firms in the region appear to have shrugged off the impact of soaring utility bills, wage increases and...
A new senior management team has been appointed at Bristol and London-based integrated marketing agency Fiora as it strengthens its pledge to clients to help them achieve ‘beautiful growth’. The agency, which works with global brands including Subway, Bathroom Village, RAC and Wessex Garages, leverages design, data and digital solutions...
Bristol brewery Butcombe’s first low-alcohol beer has been named as one of the best in the world just a year after its launch. Goram IPA Zero claimed both Gold and Country Winner titles in the No/Low IPA category at this year’s prestigious World Beer Awards. Wrington-based Butcombe, which has...
