Firms across the South West have taken advantage of the slump in sterling to go on an exporting spree, with the value of goods from the region sold overseas soaring by 30%. New figures from HMRC, which collates information on exports, shows exports from South West-based companies hit £6.3bn in the first three months...
By Joanna Randall, founder and managing director of Bristol PR consultancy Purple Fish You know the phrase and doesn’t it ring true the morning after the night before? Thankfully we live in a democratic society, and despite criticisms of the current electoral system in the UK, the principles of...
Business organisations in Bristol and across the West of England today warned of damaging uncertainty following the shock General Election result and the impact of a hung Parliament on key issues for the city, particularly on the imminent Brexit negotiations. Business West, the region’s largest business group, said there would...
Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park has paid tribute to Peter Sallis, the actor who provided the unmistakable voice of Wallace and who died earlier this week aged 96. Nick Park and Peter Sallis first worked together on Aardman Animation’s short A Grand Day Out in 1983. Bristol-based Nick...
Staff at communications agency McCann’s Bristol offices have become the first in a regional agency to work on a major election campaign. A volunteer team from the office teamed up with colleagues from McCann in Birmingham to create the poster campaign for the Liberal Democrats. The series of McCann executions used...
Creative agency Workbrands has been awarded the seal of approval for another year by the RAR (Recommended Agency Register). A major accolade in the agency world, the RAR uniquely measures the level of customer satisfaction by asking clients to rate their agency against several key criteria, including client service,...
UWE Bristol animation student Ed Leicester has been selected for the finals of the national Royal Television Society (RTS)awards. Ed has been nominated for his animation Heist in the Undergraduate Animation category. His film will be judged alongside fellow finalists from Falmouth University and Kingston University. The awards ceremony...
Bristol-based financial service insight specialist Consumer Intelligence has appointed former Kwik Fit Insurance operations director Alan Brown as chief operating officer as it strengthens its board for expansion. The appointment frees up founder and chief executive Ian Hughes and managing director Martin Coates to focus on strategic development at...
Bristol-based handbag designer Jennifer Hamley – who two years ago went from being jobless to landing a major international fashion accolade – has again been selected as a finalist in the awards. The 2017 Independent Handbag Designer Awards are staged next week in New York and will be attended...
Each fortnight Creative Business News 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: Natalie Moore Job title: Film Officer Current company: Bristol City Council (Bristol Film Office) Age: 37...
Proctor + Stevenson, the Bristol-based communications and design agency, has been appointed as international legal practice Osborne Clarke’s lead digital agency following a competitive pitch. The 24-month contract with the law firm, which has its roots in Bristol and employs more than 400 people at its Temple Quay office, begins...
Bristol-based communications consultancy JBP has appointed former Bristol Lord Mayor and City Council leader Simon Cook to support its public policy and stakeholder engagement activities in the West of England. As well as a Liberal Democrat politician Simon Cook, pictured, who joins JBP as a as senior counsel, is...
