Creative/Media

New research shows South West tech firms predict strong growth

February 13, 2015
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New research shows South West tech firms predict strong growth

South West tech firms are poised to grow at four times the rate of the economy this year, according to new research. Some 58% of the firms quizzed as part of Barclays’ Fast Growth Tech survey said they expect their business to grow by up to 10%, with 19%...

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Porter carries off another major national beer award for brewery

February 13, 2015
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Porter carries off another major national beer award for brewery

Warmley-based brewery Bath Ales has won another trophy for its beer – this time taking home silver from the national Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) Winter Beer of Britain awards this week for its Festivity porter. Coming second only to the overall Supreme Champion winner, Festivity was awarded the...

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Bristol firms go the extra mile to raise funds for polio immunisation

February 11, 2015
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Bristol firms go the extra mile to raise funds for polio immunisation

Some of Bristol’s biggest businesses have joined forces with seven Rotary Clubs across the city to support a campaign to immunise 125,000 children against polio. The 11 firms are backing Rotary’s End Polio Now campaign, part of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) which is looking to eradicate polio...

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Search gets under way to find the South West’s top business leaders

February 10, 2015
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Search gets under way to find the South West’s top business leaders

Firms in the Bristol area are being urged to enter one of the region’s top award schemes showcasing excellence and enterprise in business. The prestigious Institute of Directors’ South West Director of the Year Awards 2015 seek to recognise outstanding business people and focus UK-wide attention on success in...

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The LAST WORD: Fiona Francombe, The Bottle Yard Studios

February 6, 2015
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The LAST WORD: Fiona Francombe, The Bottle Yard Studios

THE LAST WORD Each week Bristol Business News lets a prominent member of the area’s business community have the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Fiona Francombe, site director at The Bottle Yard Studios, answers our 10 questions: What was the LAST:  Film you watched?  Sliding Doors...

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City ready to get smart after council cabinet gives go-ahead to Bristol Is Open project

February 6, 2015
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City ready to get smart after council cabinet gives go-ahead to Bristol Is Open project

The innovative smart city initiative Bristol Is Open has received unanimous support from the city council cabinet, enabling the University of Bristol’s research and council-owned infrastructure to come together for the first time. As report by Bristol Business News last week, Bristol Is Open will manage the Open Programmable City...

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Firms will be urged to Go Green and support Bristol’s year as European Green Capital

February 6, 2015
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Firms will be urged to Go Green and support Bristol’s year as European Green Capital

Bristol businesses can find out how they can get involved with the city’s year as European Capital year and benefit from the increased support and activity that is on offer at the launch of a new initiative next Tuesday. Low Carbon South West and regional business organisation Business West...

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Major new report ranks Bristol as UK’s top tech city outside London

February 5, 2015
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Major new report ranks Bristol as UK’s top tech city outside London

The Bristol & Bath area has been named as the UK’s most important centre for the fast-growing digital industry outside of London. A major new report – called Powering a Digital Economy 2015 – says the area is home to a globally-significant cluster of innovative businesses and a hotbed...

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Eco-friendly chauffeuring service latest firm to arrive at Bottle Yard Studios

February 5, 2015
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Eco-friendly chauffeuring service latest firm to arrive at Bottle Yard Studios

TV and movie stars filming at Bristol’s Bottle Yard Studios will be chauffeured to and from the centre under a new partnership with eco-friendly firm Studio Cars. The firm is the latest to open a base at highly-successful studio complex in Hengrove, where filming has taken place for productions...

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Bristol looks to become major player in virtual reality world by staging global industry gathering

January 30, 2015
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Bristol looks to become major player in virtual reality world by staging global industry gathering

Leading players in the fast-growing virtual reality industry will gather in Bristol next month to show how it is shaking up the global entertainments sector. Oculus, the company behind the most talked-about virtual reality hardware, the Oculus Rift head-mounted display, is part of the line-up due to gather for...

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Digital Bristol Week discussion will tackle the lack of diversity in city’s creative industries

January 30, 2015
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Digital Bristol Week discussion will tackle the lack of diversity in city’s creative industries

An event looking at how to improve diversity in the creative sector is taking place on Monday as part of this year’s Digital Bristol Week. Staged at  BBC Bristol in Whiteladies Road, the event promises to be an open and honest discussion on the challenges and barriers which prevent...

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From West Country to the Midwest: Cider boss heads to Chicago to address major drinks conference

January 30, 2015
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From West Country to the Midwest: Cider boss heads to Chicago to address major drinks conference

The apple orchards and cider pubs of the West Country may seem a million miles away from Chicago’s skyscrapers but the Windy City is about to hear how British cider leads the world. Thatchers Cider managing director Martin Thatcher has been invited to give a keynote speech at this year’s...

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UWE animation students in the frame for major industry awards

January 30, 2015
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UWE animation students in the frame for major industry awards

UWE Bristol animation students have made a clean sweep of nominations in the animation category of the RTS West of England Student Awards 2014, replicating last year’s success of three out of three nominations in the category. Three other UWE students have also been nominated in the Drama and...

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