Green/sustainable business

Tide turns for lakeside teashop as Michelin-starred chef transforms it into quality fish cafe

February 20, 2015
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Tide turns for lakeside teashop as Michelin-starred chef transforms it into quality fish cafe

Michelin-starred chef Josh Eggleton has opened his second venture in picturesque countryside near Bristol. Working with his father Chris, the pair have transformed the popular teashop overlooking Chew Valley Lake, revamping into the Salt & Malt Tearoom and Fish Café. The venue, owned by Bristol Water, now includes a...

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Expanding Bishop Fleming takes carbon footprint reduction in its stride

February 20, 2015
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Expanding Bishop Fleming takes carbon footprint reduction in its stride

Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has an office in Bristol, has continued to shrink its carbon footprint despite growing its staffing levels. The firm has added 75 people to its workforce and won more 1,000 clients over the past year yet its average consumption of electricity and gas...

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Biggest ever challenge to Bristol businesses to ‘go green’ and grow

February 13, 2015
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Biggest ever challenge to Bristol businesses to ‘go green’ and grow

A thousand Bristol firms are being challenged to ‘go green’ in the largest project of its kind ever staged in the city. Under the high-profile Go Green scheme, launched this week, businesses will play a pivotal role in making Bristol healthier, more competitive and more sustainable. But they will...

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Bristol opens the door for UK’s first straw houses to go on market

February 13, 2015
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Bristol opens the door for UK’s first straw houses to go on market

The UK’s first affordable straw homes have gone on sale in Shirehampton. The houses are an affordable, low carbon and fuel-efficient means of housebuilding with fuel bills up 90% cheaper than an equivalent brick-built house. Designed by Stokes Croft-based architects White Desig, they also cost less to buy than...

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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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Bristol Cider Shop toasts success in prestigious drinks industry awards

February 9, 2015
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Bristol Cider Shop toasts success in prestigious drinks industry awards

Bristol Cider Shop is celebrating being crowned the UK’s top cider retailer – cementing its standing as one of the city’s top independent stores. The shop, one of the first dedicated cider outlets in the country when it opened on Christmas Steps in December 2010, won the Independent Cider...

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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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Bristol Water squares up to Ofwat over ruling to lower its bills by 23%

February 6, 2015
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Bristol Water squares up to Ofwat over ruling to lower its bills by 23%

Bristol Water today rejected industry watchdog Ofwat’s latest price ruling, which would have forced it to slash its bills, and said it is seeking a review by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Ofwat’s ‘final price determination’ for water companies announced last December proposed a 23% reduction in household...

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Bethlehem business delegation heads to Bristol to explore trade opportunities

February 6, 2015
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Bethlehem business delegation heads to Bristol to explore trade opportunities

Bristol firms are being urged to explore import and export opportunities with a delegation of businesses from Bethlehem when they visit the region next month. The trade mission is being arranged by Business West and Bethlehem-Bath Links, the Bath-based charity that is creating cultural, business, educational and sporting links...

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Bristol ready to get smart by creating world-leading test-bed for innovative tech-based ideas

January 30, 2015
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Bristol ready to get smart by creating world-leading test-bed for innovative tech-based ideas

Bristol’s ambition to become a leading ‘smart’ city with an experimental high-speed network linking academics and businesses to create new tech-based products and services is set to take a major step forward. The first joint venture between the city council and the University of Bristol – known as Bristol...

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Heathrow expansion would boost region’s economy, say West manufacturers

January 30, 2015
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Heathrow expansion would boost region’s economy, say West manufacturers

Manufacturing firms in the West of England are backing expansion at Heathrow Airport, with results of a new survey showing they believe it would be best for their sector and lead to a better balanced economy. The report by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, comes ahead of next Tuesday’s deadline...

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Bristol’s year as European Green Capital starts on a high

January 26, 2015
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Bristol’s year as European Green Capital starts on a high

Bristol’s year as European Green Capital officially got underway with a spectacular high-wire act on Saturday evening watched by thousands. In a breath-taking and colourful public opening ceremony, Jade Kindar-Martin from Bristol-based Cirque Bijou cycled along a 120m long high wire set between the city’s iconic A and B Bond...

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