An app developed by a group of employees at the Bristol HQ of specialist financial services group Computershare could potentially save lives in an emergency similar to the Grenfell Tower fire, judges of a competition have said. The app, which won the contest, was created as part of a...
Pioneering Bristol pie firm Pieminister has teamed up with Bath Ales, selecting its flagship Gem bitter as a key ingredient for a number of its products. The premium amber ale, which is made at Bath Ales’ brewery at Warmley, on Bristol’s outskirts, is being used by Pieminister in its...
National property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has boosted its Bristol-based South West building consultancy division with the appointment of David Bridges as an associate director. David, pictured, arrives after six years in LSH’s Northampton office, where he worked across the full spectrum of building consultancy services. He joined...
Bristol’s oldest retail centre, The Arcade in Broadmead, is almost fully let for the first time in many years having repositioned itself in the marketplace. The relatively small shop units in the Grade II listed scheme, which is almost 200 years old, meant it lost popularity among bigger retailers...
Two more businesses – one of the UK’s leading special effects firms and a newly launched professional film and TV makeup stockist – have taken up residence at Bristol’s Bottle Yard Studios’ creative hub. MTFX, which has its headquarters in Gloucester, produces special effects for TV, film and events...
Seventy five of the South West creative sector’s leading business owners, managers and directors gathered at Cowley Manor near Cheltenham for the eighth annual Long Lunch – an afternoon of lively conversation and delicious food. Organised by Mike Bennett, co-founder of independent news, what’s-on and reviews platform Bristol 24-7...
Bristol’s standing as a leading global music city was underscored this week when iconic record shop Rough Trade opened in the city centre. The store at New Bridewell on Rupert Street, pictured, is only Rough Trade’s fourth in the UK and fifth worldwide. It has two outlets in London,...
Bristol-headquartered insurance broker Jelf has become the first sponsor of an upcoming contemporary circus show designed to encourage audiences to engage with their emotions and explore complex issues around love and mental health. The show is being staged next month by newly formed Emotive Circus Arts. The Bristol-based circus...
Creative Business News regularly gives a prominent member of the region’s creative sector the chance to reflect on their career, their work and their ambitions by answering 10 questions about themselves. Name: Beau Job title: Artist Current company: None Age: 35 My big break: I have had many ups...
