The CBI has appointed Susan Davy, chief financial officer of environmental infrastructure group Pennon Group, as the next chair of its South West region. Susan, pictured right, will replace Andrew Livingston, CEO of Yeovil-based DIY and building equipment supplier Screwfix, who is leaving the post early. Andrew, pictured below,...
Bristol-based communications agency Purplefish has appointed Hannah Simister as strategic project manager to support its ongoing expansion. Hannah, pictured, has joined from advertising agency Grey London, where she worked as an executive assistant. She brings experience in project managing and organising agency presence at industry events such as the...
Bristol-headquartered architecture firm Stride Treglown has been appointed as lead consultant on the pioneering car-of-the-future research centre to be built on the city’s outskirts. The firm, which has nine offices across the UK and in Abu Dhabi, has already worked on the £60m centre for the University of Bath, producing...
Two Bristol firms have been named among the UK’s 100 fastest-growing private businesses. TV documentary maker Plimsoll Productions and recruitment consultancy Opus Professional Services Group appear in the 21st annual Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 league table, which ranks Britain’s private companies with the fastest-growing sales. Plimsoll Productions...
Bristol’s economy could benefit from aspects of the government’s long-awaited Industrial Strategy, announced this week, three key figures in the city’s business community have said. But there was also disappointment at the lack of detail in some of initiatives and a need for more engagement with the business community...
The Bristol office of international law firm Womble Bond Dickinson has staged a Christmas Fayre promoting the work of young entrepreneurs as part of its on-going support for The Prince’s Trust. Artists, illustrators, jewellers and landscape architects had the opportunity to display their arts and crafts while visitors enjoyed...
Some of the Bristol’s leading PR agencies, in-house teams and individual practitioners were among the winners at the CIPR South of England and Channel Islands PRide Awards. Staged in Bristol by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) but covering a region that reaches from Cornwall to Kent, the...
Specialist agency Diva has scooped two prestigious national industry awards for work on the launch of Sony Interactive Entertainment UK’s Horizon Zero Dawn videogame. The Bristol-based lifestyle-centric creative agency – which works in the entertainment, leisure, sport, videogames and fast-moving consumer goods markets – landed the accolades at the Creative Out of...
Bristol-based journalist Andrew Lynch has been awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Business Administration by UWE in recognition of his contribution to business and academic-business engagement. Andrew, pictured, 58, has served as assistant business editor of The Sunday Times since 2009. He graduated from Bristol Polytechnic (now UWE),...
TV station Made in Bristol is this evening launching a current affairs talk show The Week with Steve Le Fevre. Described as “irreverent” by the station, the 60-minute show will tackle some of the biggest current stories and topical issues with different guests each week. It will be broadcast...
Creative Business News regularly gives a prominent member of the region’s creative sector the chance to reflect on their career, their work and their ambitions by answering 10 questions about themselves. Name: Paul Wickers Job title: CEO Current company: Huggg Age: 36 My big break: I wish I were...
Bristol-based advertising, design and digital agency Stuff has celebrated its 12th year of business with some high-profile client successes and new hires. Stuff, which now employs 12 people, has also strengthened its digital marketing offering through the expansion of its digital team. The expansion has resulted in the independent agency, based...
Bristol’s iconic Generator Building – which powered the city’s tram system when it opened more than 100 years ago – could get a new lease of life as a base for tech, creative and media businesses. The striking red brick and stone building overlooking the Floating Harbour has stood...
