A major redevelopment of Bristol Airport’s airside departure lounge is due to start on Monday. The £2.6m, three-month project, which will create dozens of jobs, aims to improve the shopping and dining experience for passengers before they board their flights. The lounge’s retail units will get a facelift while...
Investments by the Bristol team of growth finance group BGF passed the £100m mark for the first time last year as it continued its strong run of funding ambitious businesses. The team injected £115m of equity into firms in 2021 – a 72% increase on 2020’s total and more...
Bristol corporate communications agency AMBITIOUS PR has made five strategic hires as it aims for a turnover of £1m turnover this year. The agency, which launched 10 years, grew revenue by 50% in 2021, describing it as as “an incredible year”. Now it is looking to accelerate further with...
More than nine in 10 of mid-market businesses in the South West have adopted hybrid or remote working as a way of overcoming the impact of the pandemic – but many are struggling to make it a success, according to a new survey. Research by accountancy firm Grant Thornton,...
Bristol-based digital marketing agency Superb Digital has been praised by one of its clients, a Midlands-based vape kit and cannabis oil wholesaler, for helping it achieve triple-digit growth over two years. Superb Digital began working with JM Wholesale in mid-2019, after JMW’s CEO Logie Rajan approached the agency’s managing...
Bristol Airport has become only the second in the UK to open a purpose-built sensory room for passengers with autism, dementia or cognitive impairment. The room, pictured, provides a safe, private and interactive space where users with ASD (autism spectrum disorder) can feel relaxed when in unfamiliar surroundings. Made...
Nearly three-quarters of tech firm executives in the South West put purpose before profits while just under 80% prioritise relationships over success, according to a new survey. The region also boasts a far higher number of female tech entrepreneurs than the national average – 36% against 22% for the...
Communications group McCann is strengthening its PR and social operation in its Bristol office with the appointment of Laura Lear and Melody Meacher-Jones. The agency said the arrival of Laura, pictured above, left, as Bristol PR and social managing partner, and Melody, right, as head of social followed a successful year for...
Three Bristol early-stage tech companies have been named among the country’s latest ‘Rising Stars’ of the sector. All About The Cooks, itsettled, and Lumio feature on the list complied by Tech Nation, which recognises the UK’s early-stage tech scaleups with the highest potential. Lumio allows customers to instantly track...
Stuff Advertising, one of Bristol’s longest-established and independent creative communication agencies, has promoted Joe Baker to managing director. The move is part of wider changes in directors’ responsibilities aimed at shaping the business for the future and comes ahead of a rebrand later this year. CEO Jonnie Galvin-Wright will...
More than three-quarters of manufacturing firms in Bristol and across the West of England have been affected by delays or other disruption when importing supplies or goods, according to the latest economic survey by the regions largest business group. Two-thirds of all importers have also been affected, triggering a...
Global events group Fortem International, which has its UK headquarters in Bristol, has sold five rural and leisure trade shows in a deal handled by the city office of national law firm Clarke Willmott. The portfolio, which includes Farm Business Innovation, Family Attraction Expo, Country House Business Innovation, Leisure...
With the ongoing impact of the pandemic, climate change and Brexit, 2022 will be another tough year for many Bristol businesses. Phil Smith, managing director of Business West – the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative – looks at the needs and challenges for this...
