Green/sustainable business

Founder’s appearance on Dragons’ Den fires up growth and jobs at Blue Badge Company

October 15, 2015
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Founder’s appearance on Dragons’ Den fires up growth and jobs at Blue Badge Company

Blue Badge Company, the fast-growing Bristol business that makes stylish-but-practical living aids, has recruited its 21st member of staff – two years after it was launched with just one person. Yvonne Bowman has joined the firm as it continues to reap the rewards of founder Ellen Green’s appearance on...

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Innovative Internet of Things project aims to improve Bristol’s air quality

October 9, 2015
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Innovative Internet of Things project aims to improve Bristol’s air quality

Bristol is aiming to become the UK’s first Internet of Things (IoT) demonstrator city-region in a move that could generate an investment of nearly £17m and help tackle the city’s poor air quality. The project aims to show how the IoT can be implemented on a large scale by...

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Bristol takes lead in new wave of community investment with launch of pioneering £5m social fund

October 9, 2015
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Bristol takes lead in new wave of community investment with launch of pioneering £5m social fund

A new £5m social investment fund has launched in Bristol to promote investment in charities, community interest companies and community benefit societies. The first of its kind in the UK, it has been developed and run by social impact investment company Resonance and sponsored by UBS Wealth Management. It...

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New chapter for sustainable travel publisher Sawday’s as it moves to heart of green capital

October 9, 2015
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New chapter for sustainable travel publisher Sawday’s as it moves to heart of green capital

Bristol-based sustainable travel publisher Sawday’s has travelled the ‘green route’ itself and relocated its office to the city centre. The business, established by Alastair Sawday in 1994 and run by his son Toby since 2010, was working from award-winning offices on the outskirts of the city near Long Ashton....

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Bristol firms to stage event showing investors how to make their money count for good

October 9, 2015
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Bristol firms to stage event showing investors how to make their money count for good

Ethical investors will hear how they can make their money count at an event in Bristol next week hosted by a group of organisations based in the city. Rathbone Greenbank Investments has teamed up with Triodos Bank, the Bristol Fairtrade Network and Shared Interest to stage the session next...

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West outpaces rest of England for record on business start-ups

October 9, 2015
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West outpaces rest of England for record on business start-ups

The region covered by the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has been rated as the best of the 39 LEP areas across the country for its record on business start-ups. Research by information agency BankSearch shows 5.7% more businesses were launched in West of England during the...

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Temple Meads station upgrade is essential to provide platform for more economic growth, Govt is told

October 2, 2015
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Temple Meads station upgrade is essential to provide platform for more economic growth, Govt is told

The Government is being urged to commit urgent funding to redevelop Bristol Temple Meads railway station to show its commitment to the West of England economy. The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and Bristol City Council want ministers to recognise the importance of proper rail investment to...

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Historic building conversion earns Boston Tea Party prestigious national café design award

October 2, 2015
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Historic building conversion earns Boston Tea Party prestigious national café design award

Bristol-based independent café chain Boston Tea Party has beaten worldwide brands to win a major national design award for its newest venue. The sensitive restoration project earned it the coveted national award of Café Design of the Year at the Café Life Awards 2015 in London. The Plymouth outlet...

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Spate of landmark contracts over past year helps Clarkebond build turnover and staffing

October 2, 2015
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Spate of landmark contracts over past year helps Clarkebond build turnover and staffing

Bristol-based engineering consultancy Clarkebond has increased its turnover and headcount by 15% over the past 12 months and is forecasting similar growth in the coming year. Over the past 12 months the firm, which also has offices in London and Exeter, has secured contracts on a number of landmark...

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Global factors trigger sharp fall in sales for West firms but confidence remains high, survey shows

October 1, 2015
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Global factors trigger sharp fall in sales for West firms but confidence remains high, survey shows

Confidence levels for firms across the West of England have fallen on the back of lower sales, fewer new jobs and worsening cashflow, according to the results of Business West’s latest survey. The figures, released today, showed how susceptible the region is to shifts in the world economy, said...

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New energy efficiency rules could sound death knell for hundreds of Bristol buildings, warn experts

September 29, 2015
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New energy efficiency rules could sound death knell for hundreds of Bristol buildings, warn experts

Almost a fifth of Bristol’s commercial buildings could be deemed unlettable within three years unless they comply with tough ‘game-changing’ energy efficiency regulations. The warning was made to property landlords and occupiers at a recent event staged in the city to underline the possible impact of the Government’s recently...

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Bristol group leads campaign to end scourge of discarded single-use plastic bottles

September 25, 2015
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Bristol group leads campaign to end scourge of discarded single-use plastic bottles

Businesses across Bristol are being urged to join a pioneering campaign to slash the number of single-use plastic bottles that end up littering the city’s streets and waterways. Refill Bristol wants firms to encourage their staff to buy multi-use water bottles – which it is selling for £10 –...

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Northern expansion and more staff for top Bristol environmental consultancy Eunomia

September 25, 2015
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Northern expansion and more staff for top Bristol environmental consultancy Eunomia

Eunomia, the Bristol-based environmental consultancy, is to open an office in Manchester as it continues its rapid rate of growth. Staffing levels at the firm, which works with governments, local authorities and major businesses, have soared from 25 in 2010 to 60 today – with a further 10 once...

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