Bristol’s standing as a leading global music city was underscored this week when iconic record shop Rough Trade opened in the city centre. The store at New Bridewell on Rupert Street, pictured, is only Rough Trade’s fourth in the UK and fifth worldwide. It has two outlets in London,...
Marketing agency Creation has relocated to Bristol city centre and continued to grow with the support of a five-figure finance package from HSBC. The full-service agency, which employs 30 people, moved from Ham Green on the outskirts of the city to St Georges Court in St Georges Road. ...
Regional construction firm Beard has officially opened its new Bristol office to coincide with the end of its 125th year of business. Swindon-headquartered Beard, which also has offices in Oxford and Guildford, acquired Langford Lodge, a Victorian building on Pembroke Road, Clifton, two years ago. Previously occupied by international...
Bristol is set to be one of the UK’s fastest-growing cities over the next three years, outpacing London and Birmingham, according to new research. With Gross Value Added (GVA) predicted of 2.3% – well above the national average of 1.8% – the city will be only slightly behind the...
R3, the insolvency and restructuring trade body, has appointed Bristol-based accountant Louise Durkan as the new chair of its South West and Wales region. Louise, pictured, an insolvency practitioner with more than 20 years’ experience in restructuring, is the financial advisory and restructuring director at accountancy group Deloitte, where...
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Bristol could become a key battleground in the multi-billion pound property takeover announced this week which, if approved, will put the region’s two largest shopping centres under the same ownership for the first time. Hammerson, the retail property giant that co-owns Cabot Circus in the city centre, took the...
Bristol businesses working to encourage and help staff travel more sustainably have been recognised at the annual Travelwest ‘Business Travel Awards’ ceremony. A record number of businesses took part in this year’s awards, with 32 different organisations joining the celebrations at the Guildhall in Bath. The event showcased how...
T-shirts that change colour to alert the wearer of dangerous chemicals in the air or pharmaceutical packaging that can show when pills are counterfeit could become reality under a major ‘smart ink’ project linking UWE and a leading scientist and print industry expert. Starting in January at the university’s...
Bristol independent restaurant and cocktail bar group Hyde & Co, whose venues include The Milk Thistle, Pata Negra, The OX and Bambalan, has chosen city-based charity PHASE Worldwide for its Christmas Appeal 2017. The charity, based in St Pauls, will benefit from donations and collections for the whole of...
One of the largest speculative warehouses to be built in Bristol is close to being finished, with its marketing agents expecting strong interest from firms operating in the so-called ‘last-mile’ of their supply chains. Unit G2 at Horizon38, the £85m employment scheme being developed on former Rolls-Royce land at...
One of the Bristol area’s largest bulk haulage operators has been recognised for helping to make the UK’s roads safer. TJ Transport, which has a major depot at Avonmouth, scooped the Transport for London award for reducing occupational road risk for the company’s 165 drivers. The business, headquartered in...
Four of Bristol’s most innovative tech businesses are hoping for investment after taking part in a pitch event for £20m funding in London. The annual Accelerating Growth Investment Showcase staged by the SETsquared incubator network was this year attended by around 150 investors, all eager to back high-growth businesses....
