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Barclays is to partner with Bristol innovation hub Engine Shed to provide start-ups and entrepreneurs in the city with access to a wider range of services. The Eagle Lab will offer business expertise, banking services and mentoring and coaching from scale-up specialists. The bank announced the partnership, which will...
Budget airline Ryanair has forecast its passenger numbers at Bristol Airport will reach 2.1m a year as it increases the frequency on some of its most popular winter routes. The figures, representing around one in five of all passengers, has been flagged by the airline despite it reducing its...
More than 100 PR professionals gathered at the Double Tree in Bristol City Centre Hotel for the 2023 CIPR South of England and Channel Islands PRide Awards, which recognise excellence in public relations and communications. Among the winners was the Bristol office of international communications agency Grayling, which won the...
The FinTech sector in the South West contributes more than £1bn to the regional economy annually and supports a workforce of nearly 19,000 in more than 190 firms, according to new analysis. The report published by Whitecap Consulting, the regional strategy consultancy with a base in Bristol, reveals the...
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright is working with innovative certification technology business Artclear as it grows into a major force in the art world. Coming from the world of payments and settlements of high-value financial transactions, Artclear’s founders Angus Scott and Charlotte Black identified why the art...
Bristol-based marketing communications agency McCann has produced a TV advert for 100% renewable power firm Good Energy urging homeowners to choose the greener option with one of the firm’s heat pumps. The 20-second ad, pictured, voiced by soul singer and songwriter Lemar, features an animation of a deflating home...
The corporate team from South West law firm Thrings has advised on the sale of a business designing and manufacturing products at the cutting edge of acoustic material technology. Acoustic Polymers, which has been acquired by cork and rubber materials manufacturer Tiflex, specialises in high-performance polymeric-based materials used in...
The parent group of Bristol craft brewer and pub chain Butcombe has appointed a new operations director as it continues to exploit what it sees as a gap in the market for quality venues. In his new role Simon Griffiths, pictured, will be responsible for overseeing Wrington-based Butcombe’s pubs...
Four new team members have been appointed to the Bristol office of global real estate advisor CBRE as part of its Next Generation programme supporting those embarking on a career in property. New joiners Matt Panes, Eimear Kelly, Grace Newey and James Vasey, pictured, follow in the footsteps of CBRE...
