Bristol animation production studio A Productions has scooped an international award for its part in creating the ground-breaking children’s TV series leading JoJo & Gran Gran. A Productions worked in collaboration with BBC Studios Kids & Family Productions on series one and two of the hugely successful series, pictured, which celebrates the...
Mr B & Friends, the Bristol-based independent brand consultancy, has made a number of significant appointments and promotions to its creative team as it continues to grow. Four people have been recruited in a move that builds on the expertise within the agency while a key creative in the...
Bristol-based creative group Istoria has sold its innovation management platform subsidiary Solverboard to a US-headquartered international software group in a deal worth up for £2.25m. Istoria Group, which owns a number of businesses in the exhibitions, events, publishing and interior design sectors, said the deal demonstrated the success of...
Bristol City Centre Business Improvement District (BID) has unveiled an ambitious five-year plan to make the area a more welcoming and safer place while also attracting new business, investment and people. The vision, for the period up to 2027, will be implemented if the BID is successfully voted back...
Baroness Hale, the former president of the Supreme Court, has been named as a speaker at a high-profile event in Bristol later this year which aims to shine a light on the impact of human rights change makers in legal justice and equality. Also lined up to speak is...
The West of England’s first Good Employment Charter has been launched – with Bristol’s four times Academy Award-winning animation studio Aardman the first to pledge its support. The project was kick-started this week by Metro Mayor Dan Norris as part of a push to develop good jobs, deliver opportunities...
Companies in the South West are more gloomy about the economy and their own prospects than those in all other regions of the UK, according to a new survey. Business confidence in the region fell three percentage points to 11% during July, making it the least confident region in the UK for...
Bristol-based medical simulator manufacturer Limbs & Things, whose products range from ‘arms’ with mock blood systems to birthing simulators, has launched its first graduate recruitment scheme as it looks to shape its future. The Queen’s Award-winning firm has been designing and making training equipment and simulators for healthcare professionals...
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 Charlotte Geeves, executive director of Bristol Old Vic, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, with my eight-year-old son....
Bristol’s tech talent has shone brightly at The SPARKies, the awards that champion the best of the West of England’s tech and digital community. The 17 awards, which celebrate the best start-ups, designs, hardware, people and more, were handed out at a lively ceremony at Bristol event space Propyard...
US cloud-based technology company Pax8 is aiming to create up to 150 jobs in Bristol after achieving 800% annual growth. The global business, which has created a marketplace for IT professionals to buy cloud-based tech products, has already secured coveted unicorn status as a privately held start-up company valued...
Independent planning and research consultancy Nexus Planning is celebrating the success of its new Bristol office, which opened earlier this year and has already generated strong business for the national firm. Nexus, which has four other offices across the UK, opened the base in The Programme Building on All...
A giant interactive gorilla sculpture made in Bristol from sustainable wood has been unveiled to mark the countdown to the closure of the city’s iconic Zoo Gardens in just six weeks’ time. At nearly 7m high and sitting on the zoo’s main lawn, the ‘gorilla mum’ is taller than...
