Bristol-based utilities scale-up The Bunch, which consolidates students’ household bills into one monthly payment, is set expand into the wider residential market after raising £400,000 in its latest investment round. The firm, founded by then-student Elliott Herrod-Taylor in 2017, closed the round in just eight days. Funded solely by...
Bristol craft brewery and pub chain Butcombe has become the latest hospitality and catering business in the city to join the war on waste food by partnering with the Too Good To Go app. Butcombe is to offer the service initially at eight of its pubs, including the Whitmore...
Running highly effective campaigns for Cunard and McDonald’s earned Bristol-based customer relationship marketing agency Armadillo five gongs at a prestigious marketing awards scheme. The haul, the largest in the agency’s 29-year history, included a Gold, two Silvers and two Bronzes at the DMA Awards – the annual best-in-class showcase...
Spherics, the Bristol start-up enabling businesses to understand their carbon footprint, has appointed Marina Traversari as its chief operating officer. Spherics uses cloud-based carbon accounting software to support making net zero a reality. The software measures the carbon footprint of companies and their supply chains to better identify opportunities to...
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has appointed four ambassadors for the South West to ensure its members remain at the heart of its operations in the region. The quartet of experienced business leaders – Katherine Piper, Alex Chikhani, Peter Doyle and John Rotherford – will enable greater connectivity between...
Fast-growing Bristol-based café-bar chain Loungers has said it expects to escape the impact of the Covid-19 Omicron variant on the all-important Christmas period as it continues to significantly outperform the market. The group, which operates 184 neighbourhood venues across England and Wales under the Lounge and Cosy Club brands,...
The world’s biggest games charity event – and brainchild of Bristol-based gaming company The Yogscast – has returned for its 10th anniversary to raise vital funds for Bristol Children’s Hospital dedicated charity The Grand Appeal. Each year Jingle Jam raises millions for charities around the globe through its Games...
Roper Rhodes, the bathroom furniture designer and supplier with its main warehouse on the outskirts of Bristol, has been sold to a Swedish firm in a deal worth up to £90m put together by city-based law firm TLT and accountants Deloitte. Family-owned Roper Rhodes was launched 42 years ago...
A new brand strategy and identity has been created for global serviced accommodation booking agent Situ by Bristol-based consultancy Mr B & Friends. Situ, which was founded in 2006, combines industry-leading technology with a customer experience it describes as first class. This gives its clients – which range from...
A business launched by a University of Bristol graduate bent on fixing the ‘toxic’ student rental market is looking to expand across the UK after finding accommodation for more than 1,000 young people. Hannah Chappatte set up online platform HYBR just over two years ago to put an end...
Three pioneering Bristol tech firms are hoping to secure vital funding after taking part in a high-profile online investment showcase staged by globally acclaimed business incubator SETsquared. Airway Medical, Emm Technology and Neuronostics were among 16 SETsquared-backed ventures that took the mic and pitched for the investment at the...
A Bristol tech-based security firm that helps businesses disrupt human trafficking, organised crime and cyber attacks, has received a £5m investment to fund further growth. Clue’s cloud-based investigation case management and intelligence SaaS (software-as-a-service) platform is already used by police, governments and the private, sport and not-for-profit sectors around...
Bristol’s hospitality and catering businesses are being given a new weapon in the fight against food waste while also helping them become more sustainable. Visit West, the destination management organisation that covers the city through its Visit Bristol brand, has teamed up with with Too Good To Go to...
