Bristol businesses have been praised for raising more than £350,000 towards the transformation of city concert venue Colston Hall. They have backed the Transform the Hall campaign as corporate partners offering financial or in-kind support to help raise the funds required to roll out the biggest-ever capital project to...
Brexit, the economy, skills shortage and the impact of technology on supply chains were among the themes discussed at an Institute of Export event, hosted by transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson in Bristol. The event brought together members of the Institute of Export & International Trade in the...
A murder mystery event staged by the Bristol office of regional law firm Clarke Willmott has raised £3,500 to city-based modern anti-slavery charity Unseen. Twenty-five teams completed challenges around the city to solve the mystery before heading back to the firm’s Georges Street office for chilli, drinks and the...
Bristol’s Creative Youth Network, which supports young people in reaching their potential through creative expression, has come one step closer to creating a hub for Creative Enterprise. The organisation has received £300,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to develop the designs and vision with young people over the...
Bristol-based specialist legal and business services provider Jordans is seeking further growth in the North of England and Scotland with the appointment of compliance expert Claire Houston-Holland as business development manager. Claire, pictured, who will share her time between Bristol and Cheshire, joins after serving several years in compliance...
Cookpad, the Japanese-owned online recipe sharing and cooking community, has added four senior staff to its global HQ, which opened in Bristol last year. The four new arrivals, who include Mark Wheatley, co-founder of innovative Bristol music/audio platform Audiogum and former Mumsnet head of community Rebecca Mears, are the...
Bristol-based regional property consultancy Alder King has expanded its South West valuation team with the appointment of chartered surveyor Tanya Atkinson. Tanya, pictured, joined the firm from Cushman & Wakefield in Cheltenham, where she qualified as a chartered surveyor in 2014. As a RICS Registered Valuer, Tanya will...
Edo, the Bristol-based user-centred design agency, has appointed former industry head for healthcare, retail and fast-moving consumer goods at Google, Jenny Cowderoy, as a non-executive director. Edo, which last year changed its name from Sift Digital, described Jenny, pictured, as “an outstanding addition” to its team as the business...
International environmental consultancy Eunomia has continued its rapid expansion by recruiting five new consultants, including two in its Bristol headquarters. Rebecca Burgess, pictured top, has joined as a senior project manager having led a team of seven at Macmillan Cancer Support, where she secured more than £4m a year...
National public relations agency Social Communications has opened an office in Bristol and appointed two of the city’s leading PR professionals as part of its expansion into the South West. The office in Great George Street, the agency’s fourth, is headed by directors Ben Lowndes and Amy Bodey, who...
Bristol businesses have been urged to engage with their local communities to create programmes that help disadvantaged jobseekers into employment. The call to action came from a meeting of some of the South West’s most influential executives hosted by Business in the Community (BITC). The event drew on existing...
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The two ‘super projects’ funded by Bristol innovation hub Engine Shed to help create a more diverse tech workforce in the city were launched this week as part of its fourth birthday celebrations. Engine Shed’s Diverse Workforce for the Future project is supporting Boomsatsuma, Eidos and Babassa, DigiLocal, and...
