A new partnership that includes national law firm TLT and ethical bank Triodos’s UK business – both based Bristol – is seeking to support growth of employee ownership. Backed by the Employee Ownership Association, the partnership will share its members’ collective insight and expertise on the benefits of staff...
The opportunities for business growth and expansion through trade are huge. If you’re thinking about trading with the EU and other markets, or want to continue trading, there are rules you need to follow for importing and exporting. It can be overwhelming, but the West of England Combined Authority’s...
Bristol-based utilities scale-up The Bunch has moved to new premises following a period of rapid expansion, despite the challenges brought by the pandemic. Founded in 2017 by then-student Elliott Herrod-Taylor, The Bunch consolidates household bills into one monthly payment for students. This helps ease the stress around bills while...
Innovative roadside hotel brand Mollie’s Motel is to open its second base at Cribbs Causeway in July. The launch comes two years after Nick Jones, founder and CEO of London’s iconic restaurant chain and private members’ club group Soho House, debuted the American-inspired motel diner concept in Oxfordshire. The...
Businesses based at SETsquared, the acclaimed incubator backed by the University of Bristol, raised record levels of investment last year despite the coronavirus pandemic’s huge impact on financial markets. Funding from private and public sources totalled £616m, up 40% on 2019. Private investment accounted for 90% of the total...
Bristol architects Childs Sulzmann, the practice behind many iconic buildings in the city such as the Arnolfini, Engine Shed and Watershed, has been sold to its management. Founding partner Nick Childs, who launched the practice 28 years ago, has handed over control to directors Mike Cox and Matt Parsons...
Craft brewery Butcombe has opened its first taproom, converting a former traditional Bristol pub into a showcase for its award-winning beer and food. Named after the Wrington-based brewery’s founder Simon Whitmore, The Whitmore Tap, pictured, is housed in the former Penny pub on Whiteladies Road in Clifton. Mr Whitmore,...
Bristol tourist chiefs are to receive funding from national tourism agency VisitEngland to help promote the city as an ideal place for staycations this spring and summer. With traditional foreign holidays likely to shunned by many people this year to due Covid restrictions, VisitEngland is heavily marketing a range...
Re-elected Labour Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees has spoken of his ambitions for the city, including decarbonising its economy and attracting investment, as he prepares for another three years in the job. But Mayor Rees, pictured, who was elected on the second round of the election, beating Green candidate...
Yuup, the Bristol-based online experiences marketplace that launched nine months ago, is gearing up for its busiest period so far as Covid-19 restrictions are eased from Monday. In a year when many companies have struggled, Yuup’s team has been busy growing the business by curating experiences for its portfolio...
Bristol businesses are being urged to join hundreds of employers from across the UK by taking part in the country’s largest survey of race in the workplace. City-based DAS Group, Loungers, Osborne Clarke, OVO Energy and Unite Students are already signed up to complete the survey, which is being...
The Covid-19 pandemic has been affecting us all for more than a year now. My fellow regional agents and I know that those businesses that rely heavily on being able to have customers visit them in person – for instance, the hospitality and tourism sectors right across the South...
The South West is England’s top region for business innovation, according to a new report by the CBI – but it faces challenges over its low productivity and skills gap. The CBI report also reveals that low levels of unemployment and short commuting times compared to other parts of...
