First-time exporters from the Bristol and the West of England are being invited to explore opportunities in the fast-growing Central and Eastern Europe markets by taking part in a trade mission to Poland in October. The trip to Warsaw between October 6 and 8 is dedicated to building connections...
Gem bitter – the first beer produced by Warmley-based Bath Ales when it launched 20 years ago – has lost none of its thirst for awards, earning a silver medal at the International Beer Challenge. The trophy is the second in consecutive years scooped by Gem – last year...
Destination Bristol chief executive and keen cyclist John Hirst has signed up to take part in city centre hospital charity Above & Beyond’s Bristol to Paris Cycle Challenge next year – and is urging more business people to join him. John, pictured, got into training for the 430km, four-day...
Advanced engineering firm Renishaw and Bristol Music Trust, which runs the city’s Colston Hall music venue, have teamed up to give Bristol schoolchildren the chance to design and build their own digital music instruments. The two organisations have come together under a new three-year partnership with hi-tech educators Conductive...
Only Connect, Bristol’s exclusive business and social networking company, stages its landmark 25th event next month – and Bristol Business News has partnered with it to offer a massive 50% discount on ticket prices. The strictly black tie event, on September 17, will bring together 300-plus like-minded professionals in...
Links between Bristol’s creative sector and UWE will be strengthened by the large-scale redevelopment of its Bower Ashton campus. The university said the city’s growing reputation as a cultural and creative hub – with its internationally-renown filmmaking, animation and visual art – was making it a magnet for students...
Bristol Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone’s record in attracting 2,000 jobs in just over three years has earned ministerial praise. Communities and local government minister James Wharton recognised the achievement as he was shown around the site yesterday. The landmark figure includes jobs in a range of sectors including engineering,...
Bristol video production agency Mendip Media has up-scaled its operations by building a state-of-the-art filming and photography facility. The investment milestone coincides with its 10th year in business and is part of a project supported by Barclays and the West of England Growth Fund. The new 800 sq ft...
Family-owned cider maker Thatchers has brought in one of the advertising industry’s top directors and used some of its most cutting-edge techniques for its latest TV commercial. Screened for the first time this evening, the commercial – for its flagship brand Thatchers Gold – was filmed in and around...
Retail giant Marks & Spencer has appointed Neighbourly, the innovative Bristol-based internet platform, to support its trailblazing Spark Something Good campaign. Neighbourly connects community projects with companies wishing to make a difference. The nationwide project, launched last week by Joanna Lumley and M&S chief executive Marc Bolland, aims to...
More than half the businesses in the South West fear they will not be able to recruit enough high-skilled workers for their future success, according to an alarming new report. The annual CBI/Pearson Education and Skills Survey – which gauged the views of 101 firms across the region –...
Experts from Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon have worked with US office furniture manufacturer Herman Miller on its new state-of-the-art £14m plant in Wiltshire. The 170,000 sq ft (15,794 sq m) development, which is now finished and ready for fit-out on a brownfield site in Melksham, will combine Herman...
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Sonja Jefferson and Sharon Tanton of digital marketing consultancy Valuable Content answer our 10 questions: What was the LAST: Film you watched? Sonja: Little Miss Sunshine...
