Research carried out by Bristol-based ethical bank Triodos has confirmed its view that most savers want their money to have a positive impact on society. With interest rates at an historic low and so little difference between cash ISAs now on the market, Triodos says its survey proved that...
Nearly 70% of businesses in the Bristol Water supply area are ready for the new retail market in the industry, according to a new survey. The new water market opens for business next month and awareness of it was just 32% when Bristol Water conducted its last business stakeholder...
Bristol’s innovation centre for scientific enterprise opened today – allowing the city to effectively compete for the first time against cities such as Oxford and Cambridge. Unit DX, pictured, will encourage cutting-edge science and tech start-ups with the kind of high-end laboratory space and support facilities common in the US and...
A commitment to ethical practices that involves all its employees today earned Bristol law firm Lyons Davidson the title of the South West’s Best Fairtrade Business. The firm scooped the top prize at the South West Fairtrade Business Awards, which were staged in Bristol Cathedral. The awards showcase organisations...
Bristol firms are being invited to head up the A4 to attend the successful Bath Business Expo, which returns to the city next week. One of the region’s largest general business exhibitions, it offers unrivalled exhibition and networking opportunities for firms across the West of England. The Expo takes...
Small business support group Enterprise Nation is to head to Bristol again to stage its flagship female-focused event, the Festival of Female Entrepreneurs. The event, the largest of its kind in the UK, has been held in the city since it was launched six years ago. Taking place this year on...
Bristol-based ethical design and gift website Decorator’s Notebook has doubled its sales after expanding its range of homeware and textiles products. The ethical design website, which supports 21 social enterprise projects, sells home accessories, jewellery, pottery, textiles and furniture produced in Kenya, India, Morocco, Peru, Kashmir and Tunisia. Customers...
An ambitious vision to build on Bristol’s international profile to create investment, funding and other global opportunities has been drawn up by the city council and Mayor Marvin Rees. It aims to draw on Bristol’s growing world-class sectors such as digital, creative and renewables and capitalise on the innovation...
Bristol’s only speculative office building, the 95,000 sq ft Aurora at Finzels Reach, has scooped a rare BREEAM ‘outstanding’ accreditation – the only office scheme outside London to have achieved the rating. Aurora, which is still under construction, is part of a new quarter being created by Bristol-based developer...
Engine Shed, Bristol’s highly successful innovation hub, is recruiting to scale up its own activities and prepare for its expansion into Engine Shed 2. After three hectic years since it opened, Engine Shed now qualifies as a ‘scale-up company’, according to the definition used by the UK’s Scale Up...
A cross-sector firm team from Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon has been appointed to advise the Cayman Islands government on a long-term public–private partnership waste management contract. The team is partnering with Maples and Calder, the largest firm on the islands, on the procurement and financing of a 25-year...
Tickets for Friday’s South West Fairtrade Business Awards ceremony are now on sale as the full line-up of speakers is announced for the high-profile event. The prestigious awards – now in their fifth year – showcase organisations across the region for their commitment to using and promoting fairly traded...
World-class innovation hubs in and around Bristol specialising in sectors ranging from aerospace and automotive to food and drink are a step closer following the announcement of extra growth funding for the West of England from the government. The pioneering centres have been included on a list of schemes...
