Deki, the pioneering Bristol microfinance charity, has officially launched its Bristol Businesses Against Poverty partnership with a plea to local firms to help it fight poverty in Africa. Since it was set up in 2008 by UWE undergraduate Vashti Seth, pictured, Deki has lent more than £450,000 to entrepreneurs...
Michelin-starred chef Josh Eggleton has opened his second venture in picturesque countryside near Bristol. Working with his father Chris, the pair have transformed the popular teashop overlooking Chew Valley Lake, revamping into the Salt & Malt Tearoom and Fish Café. The venue, owned by Bristol Water, now includes a...
Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has an office in Bristol, has continued to shrink its carbon footprint despite growing its staffing levels. The firm has added 75 people to its workforce and won more 1,000 clients over the past year yet its average consumption of electricity and gas...
A thousand Bristol firms are being challenged to ‘go green’ in the largest project of its kind ever staged in the city. Under the high-profile Go Green scheme, launched this week, businesses will play a pivotal role in making Bristol healthier, more competitive and more sustainable. But they will...
The UK’s first affordable straw homes have gone on sale in Shirehampton. The houses are an affordable, low carbon and fuel-efficient means of housebuilding with fuel bills up 90% cheaper than an equivalent brick-built house. Designed by Stokes Croft-based architects White Desig, they also cost less to buy than...
Some of Bristol’s biggest businesses have joined forces with seven Rotary Clubs across the city to support a campaign to immunise 125,000 children against polio. The 11 firms are backing Rotary’s End Polio Now campaign, part of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) which is looking to eradicate polio...
Firms in the Bristol area are being urged to enter one of the region’s top award schemes showcasing excellence and enterprise in business. The prestigious Institute of Directors’ South West Director of the Year Awards 2015 seek to recognise outstanding business people and focus UK-wide attention on success in...
Bristol Cider Shop is celebrating being crowned the UK’s top cider retailer – cementing its standing as one of the city’s top independent stores. The shop, one of the first dedicated cider outlets in the country when it opened on Christmas Steps in December 2010, won the Independent Cider...
Bristol businesses can find out how they can get involved with the city’s year as European Capital year and benefit from the increased support and activity that is on offer at the launch of a new initiative next Tuesday. Low Carbon South West and regional business organisation Business West...
Bristol Water today rejected industry watchdog Ofwat’s latest price ruling, which would have forced it to slash its bills, and said it is seeking a review by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Ofwat’s ‘final price determination’ for water companies announced last December proposed a 23% reduction in household...
Bristol firms are being urged to explore import and export opportunities with a delegation of businesses from Bethlehem when they visit the region next month. The trade mission is being arranged by Business West and Bethlehem-Bath Links, the Bath-based charity that is creating cultural, business, educational and sporting links...
Bristol’s ambition to become a leading ‘smart’ city with an experimental high-speed network linking academics and businesses to create new tech-based products and services is set to take a major step forward. The first joint venture between the city council and the University of Bristol – known as Bristol...
Manufacturing firms in the West of England are backing expansion at Heathrow Airport, with results of a new survey showing they believe it would be best for their sector and lead to a better balanced economy. The report by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, comes ahead of next Tuesday’s deadline...
