More than three-quarters of manufacturing firms in Bristol and across the West of England have been affected by delays or other disruption when importing supplies or goods, according to the latest economic survey by the regions largest business group. Two-thirds of all importers have also been affected, triggering a...
Global events group Fortem International, which has its UK headquarters in Bristol, has sold five rural and leisure trade shows in a deal handled by the city office of national law firm Clarke Willmott. The portfolio, which includes Farm Business Innovation, Family Attraction Expo, Country House Business Innovation, Leisure...
With the ongoing impact of the pandemic, climate change and Brexit, 2022 will be another tough year for many Bristol businesses. Phil Smith, managing director of Business West – the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative – looks at the needs and challenges for this...
This year’s unprecedented increase in made-in-Bristol TV shows is set to continue into 2022 as production companies head to the city to use it as a backdrop for dramas and its studios continue to attract new programmes. There was a 225% increase in drama production in the city on...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak must step up and provide an urgent package of measures to support Bristol businesses as they suffer the effects of another Covid-hit Christmas, according to West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris. His call for a package of support until the end of January to get...
Bristol’s pandemic-hit arts and cultural organisations are set to benefit from more than £2.5m of funding from the city council over the next four years. A new Cultural Investment Programme has been launched to provide grants and support to festivals, events, artists and the people they work with. Starting...
An alcohol-free beer brewed near Bristol has been judged the best in the South West just a few months after being launched. Butcombe Brewing’s Goram IPA Zero first went on sale in August and marked the firm’s first move into the fast-growing no and low-alcohol drinks market. It has...
Another high-rise building scheme could be developed close to Bristol city centre as part of a project to transform a corner of Castle Park into a sustainable housing development. Goram Homes, Bristol City Council’s housing company, has teamed up with Bristol Housing Festival to investigate at how the site...
SETsquared Bristol has appointed Marty Reid as its new director, taking over from Monika Radclyffe, who has led the world-leading tech incubator since 2016. Marty, pictured, takes up the role in January. He has been the head of Engine Shed, the Bristol innovation hub and home to SETsquared Bristol,...
Lawyers from Bristol-headquartered TLT are toasting their role in bringing iconic drink Babycham back to its West Country roots ahead of its relaunch next year by members of the same family that made it a huge success in the 1950s and 1960s. The TLT advised Somerset-based drinks firm Brothers...
Bristol-based utilities scale-up The Bunch, which consolidates students’ household bills into one monthly payment, is set expand into the wider residential market after raising £400,000 in its latest investment round. The firm, founded by then-student Elliott Herrod-Taylor in 2017, closed the round in just eight days. Funded solely by...
Bristol craft brewery and pub chain Butcombe has become the latest hospitality and catering business in the city to join the war on waste food by partnering with the Too Good To Go app. Butcombe is to offer the service initially at eight of its pubs, including the Whitmore...
Running highly effective campaigns for Cunard and McDonald’s earned Bristol-based customer relationship marketing agency Armadillo five gongs at a prestigious marketing awards scheme. The haul, the largest in the agency’s 29-year history, included a Gold, two Silvers and two Bronzes at the DMA Awards – the annual best-in-class showcase...
