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...
Marketing agency Creation has relocated to Bristol city centre and continued to grow with the support of a five-figure finance package from HSBC. The full-service agency, which employs 30 people, moved from Ham Green on the outskirts of the city to St Georges Court in St Georges Road. ...
T-shirts that change colour to alert the wearer of dangerous chemicals in the air or pharmaceutical packaging that can show when pills are counterfeit could become reality under a major ‘smart ink’ project linking UWE and a leading scientist and print industry expert. Starting in January at the university’s...
Bristol independent restaurant and cocktail bar group Hyde & Co, whose venues include The Milk Thistle, Pata Negra, The OX and Bambalan, has chosen city-based charity PHASE Worldwide for its Christmas Appeal 2017. The charity, based in St Pauls, will benefit from donations and collections for the whole of...
Four of Bristol’s most innovative tech businesses are hoping for investment after taking part in a pitch event for £20m funding in London. The annual Accelerating Growth Investment Showcase staged by the SETsquared incubator network was this year attended by around 150 investors, all eager to back high-growth businesses....
A Bristol intellectual property lawyer has urged not-for-profit organisations to embrace the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as an opportunity to strengthen existing relationships and improve the way they are run. Graeme Fearon, partner in West law firm Thrings’ Bristol office, believes while the new rules are challenging...
A series of inspirational talks by high-profile business women is to be launched next year by Bristol Business School in conjunction with one of the region’s top hotels. Called Phenomenal Women, the bi-monthly events will be staged from February to November at the five-star Gainsborough Spa Hotel in Bath...
The CBI has appointed Susan Davy, chief financial officer of environmental infrastructure group Pennon Group, as the next chair of its South West region. Susan, pictured right, will replace Andrew Livingston, CEO of Yeovil-based DIY and building equipment supplier Screwfix, who is leaving the post early. Andrew, pictured below,...
Bristol-based communications agency Purplefish has appointed Hannah Simister as strategic project manager to support its ongoing expansion. Hannah, pictured, has joined from advertising agency Grey London, where she worked as an executive assistant. She brings experience in project managing and organising agency presence at industry events such as the...
Bristol-headquartered architecture firm Stride Treglown has been appointed as lead consultant on the pioneering car-of-the-future research centre to be built on the city’s outskirts. The firm, which has nine offices across the UK and in Abu Dhabi, has already worked on the £60m centre for the University of Bath, producing...
