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...
Spherics, the Bristol start-up enabling businesses to understand their carbon footprint, has appointed Marina Traversari as its chief operating officer. Spherics uses cloud-based carbon accounting software to support making net zero a reality. The software measures the carbon footprint of companies and their supply chains to better identify opportunities to...
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has appointed four ambassadors for the South West to ensure its members remain at the heart of its operations in the region. The quartet of experienced business leaders – Katherine Piper, Alex Chikhani, Peter Doyle and John Rotherford – will enable greater connectivity between...
Fast-growing Bristol-based café-bar chain Loungers has said it expects to escape the impact of the Covid-19 Omicron variant on the all-important Christmas period as it continues to significantly outperform the market. The group, which operates 184 neighbourhood venues across England and Wales under the Lounge and Cosy Club brands,...
The world’s biggest games charity event – and brainchild of Bristol-based gaming company The Yogscast – has returned for its 10th anniversary to raise vital funds for Bristol Children’s Hospital dedicated charity The Grand Appeal. Each year Jingle Jam raises millions for charities around the globe through its Games...
Roper Rhodes, the bathroom furniture designer and supplier with its main warehouse on the outskirts of Bristol, has been sold to a Swedish firm in a deal worth up to £90m put together by city-based law firm TLT and accountants Deloitte. Family-owned Roper Rhodes was launched 42 years ago...
A new brand strategy and identity has been created for global serviced accommodation booking agent Situ by Bristol-based consultancy Mr B & Friends. Situ, which was founded in 2006, combines industry-leading technology with a customer experience it describes as first class. This gives its clients – which range from...
