Creative/Media

Royal visit will showcase Bristol’s pioneering work in robotics research

February 7, 2014
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Royal visit will showcase Bristol’s pioneering work in robotics research

Key innovations that are putting Bristol at the leading edge of global robotics research will be demonstrated to the Duke of York when he visits Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) on Monday. BRL is the UK’s leading and largest academic centre for multi-disciplinary robotics research and home to a vibrant...

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London cocktail bar chain ready to mix it in Bristol’s burgeoning bar scene

February 7, 2014
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London cocktail bar chain ready to mix it in Bristol’s burgeoning bar scene

Fast-growing London-based cocktail bar group Be At One, which is backed by Piper Equity, is to open an outlet in Bristol – its 22nd venue and third outside the capital. The bar, in a unit on the Clifton Triangle formerly occupied by Hermanos, will open on February 26 and...

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Bristol Arena plan takes big step forward as LEP agrees to invest

February 6, 2014
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Bristol Arena plan takes big step forward as LEP agrees to invest

The long-awaited plan to build a 12,000 seat arena in Bristol has taken its most significant step towards reality with the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) agreeing to part fund the scheme. The LEP’s board agreed to invest money from a special economic development fund on the basis that the...

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Bristol’s Studio Diva has top gaming industry accolade in its sights

February 5, 2014
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Bristol’s Studio Diva has top gaming industry accolade in its sights

Bristol-based specialist creative agency Studio Diva, which has helped market video games such as Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, is about to do battle itself for a major industry accolade. The agency, which specialises in point of sale and marketing materials for the video games, entertainment, leisure...

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London TV post-production firm opens Bristol base

February 3, 2014
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London TV post-production firm opens Bristol base

Bristol’s burgeoning reputation as a media hub has been strengthened with the arrival of London TV post-production company Evolutions, which has worked on shows such as The Apprentice and The Only Way Is Essex. The move, revealed by Bristol Business News last summer, has resulted in Evolutions taking 7,000...

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New firms Fridge Networking and Missionly set to stage Bristol’s coolest business gathering

January 31, 2014
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New firms Fridge Networking and Missionly set to stage Bristol’s coolest business gathering

Two innovative Bristol firms that help young entrepreneurs, students and business owners have teamed up to stage a high-profile networking event. Held as part of international networking week, the event next Tuesday will also act as the official launch for one of the businesses. Missionly is the creation of...

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Women Outside The Box founder in running for inaugural awards for female business leaders

January 31, 2014
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Women Outside The Box founder in running for inaugural awards for female business leaders

Joni Farthing, founder and director of Women Outside The Box, the Bristol-based festival of female entrepreneurship, has been shortlisted for the IoD’s inaugural Women Changing the Business World Awards. The awards, staged in association with HSBC and the IoD’s Director magazine, celebrate the inspirational female business leaders who are...

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Business sponsors sought for this year’s Bristol Pride festival

January 30, 2014
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Business sponsors sought for this year’s Bristol Pride festival

From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Organisers of the Bristol Pride festival, which celebrates the city’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, are seeking business sponsors to support the rising costs of staging the annual event. Last year 25,000 people attended the festival in Castle Park to watch top acts such...

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‘Significant’ growth forecast for Bristol’s economy as its tech and creative sectors lead the way

January 24, 2014
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‘Significant’ growth forecast for Bristol’s economy as its tech and creative sectors lead the way

Bristol is poised for “significant” economic expansion over the next five years, out-performing even London in the pace of its growth, new research shows. The city’s burgeoning information and communications technology (ICT) sector and its established role as a centre for professional, scientific and technical expertise will pave the...

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From Bristol to Brazil – language tutoring firm is out to win business in World Cup host nation

January 24, 2014
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From Bristol to Brazil – language tutoring firm is out to win business in World Cup host nation

Bristol-based language training company Living Learning English is on its way to Brazil as it continues to tap into a large and growing global demand for personalised English. Living Learning English (LLE) arranges for people wanting to learn English to stay with a tutor in their home, immersing them...

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Order boost puts SciSys on launch pad for further growth this year

January 24, 2014
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Order boost puts SciSys on launch pad for further growth this year

A healthy intake of orders at the end of last year has given specialist software and IT group SciSys a “solid opening” to 2014, it said today, while also signalling that it would look for further acquisitions. The international group, which works with governments, media groups, defence companies and...

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New chair and vice-chair of Bristol Green Capital Partnership take office

January 24, 2014
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New chair and vice-chair of Bristol Green Capital Partnership take office

Liz Zeidler and Philippa Bayley have been elected as chair of Bristol Green Capital Partnership for this year in a job share. Philippa is manager of the University of Bristol’s Cabot Institute, which brings together all the university’s work on living with environmental uncertainty, while Liz is a founding...

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West of England Business of the Year Awards are launched to find region’s best companies

January 24, 2014
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West of England Business of the Year Awards are launched to find region’s best companies

Accountants PwC have launched their annual search for the region’s best companies with the 2014 West of England Business of the Year Awards – the region’s most prestigious business accolades. Previous winners of the awards, now in their 26th year, read like a who’s who of the West’s most-respected...

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