Fairtrade Fortnight kicks off on Monday with a business breakfast hosted by law firm Burges Salmon – the first of a series of events strengthening Bristol’s role as one of the world’s leading Fairtrade cities. Speaking at the breakfast will be Margarita Espinoza, a Nicaraguan Fairtrade coffee producer. Margarita,...
Bristol’s innovation in the green, hi-tech and creative industries is to be championed in China through a unique trade mission which aims to open up valuable new markets for businesses in these key sectors. Taking the ‘Smart Cities’ concept as its theme, the November visit will give 10 Bristol...
The director of the Centre for Sustainable Planning and the Environments (SPE) at UWE, Professor Katie Williams, has been appointed to a major Government body looking at the cities of the future. The Foresight Review will tackle the issues that will influence central Government thinking on where and how...
Innovative West businesses working on pioneering research and development projects can apply for financial help through a £4m innovation fund launched today by the University of the West of England (UWE). Grants of between £25,000 and £150,000 will be available to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as...
Key innovations that are putting Bristol at the leading edge of global robotics research will be demonstrated to the Duke of York when he visits Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) on Monday. BRL is the UK’s leading and largest academic centre for multi-disciplinary robotics research and home to a vibrant...
Bristol-based vehicle repair firm WBC Automotive has invested £1.7m in the UK’s most hi-tech and eco-friendly workshop, with financial backing from Barclays. The bespoke 20,000 sq ft building on the Caxton Business Park in Warmley, was built to WBC’s exact specifications and houses a state-of-the-art body shop which is...
Electric vehicle charging points are to be installed at Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway railway stations as part of a campaign to promote low-carbon motoring. Train operator First Great Western (FGW) has been awarded £315,000 to install the chargepoints at 44 of its 210 stations. Clifton Down, Yate...
Firms are being sought to sponsor rower and University of Bristol PhD student Elsa Hammond’s epic solo voyage across the Pacific. Elsa, pictured, will be the only European solo female competitor in the 2,400 mile race from California to Hawaii this summer during which she will row for up...
Firms with a conscience are being urged to enter the South West Fairtrade Business Awards 2014 before this Friday’s deadline. Now in their second year, the awards recognise and showcase the efforts of businesses across the region which use Fairtrade products and support fair and ethical business practices. Each...
Bristol is poised for “significant” economic expansion over the next five years, out-performing even London in the pace of its growth, new research shows. The city’s burgeoning information and communications technology (ICT) sector and its established role as a centre for professional, scientific and technical expertise will pave the...
Liz Zeidler and Philippa Bayley have been elected as chair of Bristol Green Capital Partnership for this year in a job share. Philippa is manager of the University of Bristol’s Cabot Institute, which brings together all the university’s work on living with environmental uncertainty, while Liz is a founding...
Accountants PwC have launched their annual search for the region’s best companies with the 2014 West of England Business of the Year Awards – the region’s most prestigious business accolades. Previous winners of the awards, now in their 26th year, read like a who’s who of the West’s most-respected...
Bristol’s green credentials have received a major boost with a move that could slash residents’ energy bills by £3.5m a year, save 17,900 tonnes of CO2 and cut the city’s domestic gas use by 5%. The ambitious plans, approved by the city council Cabinet today, come as preparations are...
