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Hello Engine Shed users,
Please read on to find out the latest news and info from Engine Shed, including an exciting range of events coming up and opportunities to get to know and collaborate with other Engine Shed users. If you have any news or information you would like to share with the fellow Engine Shed community, please let us know and we can include it in future bulletins. If there's someone you know that doesn't get this news already, get them to sign up to the newsletter.
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Events at Engine Shed
8 March at SGS, Wise Campus BS34 8LP
The National Apprenticeship Service in partnership with
employers and training providers are hosting the South
West apprenticeship challenge which will showcase the talent of
apprentices in the West of England and let employers see for
themselves the potential an apprentice can bring to businesses.
Local employers are invited to come and meet the apprentices in
action and have the opportunity to see the positive impact they
have on individuals, businesses and the economy.
- Bristol Temple Quarter Spatial Framework Public Briefing, 14 March 5 pm - 6 pm. A briefing session about the Bristol Temple Quarter Spatial Framework, a document intended to guide and shape future development in the area.
- Free Social Enterprise Surgeries (Social Enterprise Works). Are you looking to set-up a social enterprise or community business but don't know where to start? Book onto one of these free surgeries:
22 March 12 pm - 2 pm
26 April 12 pm - 2 pm
- SME apprenticeship event, 20thApril 10.00 am - 3.00 pm
This event is for employers, Apprentices, alumni, FE and
independent private training providers to increase awareness and
support SMEs to take on Apprentices; Working with the SME
Growth Team and Apprenticeship Business Group. For further
information, please email Skills@westofengland.org
SETsquared Workshops (small fee for non-SETsquared members):
Also keep your calendar up to date with these resources:
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Yurt Lush arrives in Clock Tower Yard
10% discount cards available for Engine Shed tenants
Yurt Lush – the popular café, bar and venue from Eat Drink Bristol Fashion - has arrived in Clock Tower Yard, just behind Engine Shed and right next to Boxworks! Having relocated from its former home in Temple Quay, the new and improved venue has expanded and will now be able to cater for up to 100 people.
For 2016, Yurt Lush will become the primary venue for all of Eat Drink Bristol Fashion's schedule of spring and summer events, as the team’s popular tipi festival takes a break from its familiar billing in Queen Square this year.
Yurt Lush will be open on weekdays from 8.00 am until 3 pm for breakfasts and lunch. Starting on 14 March, Yurt Lush are running a new series of themed evenings throughout the week. In addition there will be a new extended weekend brunch until 3.30 pm on Saturdays and 12.00 pm on Sundays.
Visitors to Temple Meads, regulars and of course Engine Shed tenants can enjoy the delicious week day lunch menu and the Yurt Lush Sunday Lunch will be making a welcome return. In addition, from March 14th onwards, a series of new themed evenings will take place throughout the week with Fish Night on Tuesdays, Steak Night on Wednesdays and Curry Night on Thursdays.
And keen to offer a warm neighbourly welcome, a Yurt Lush loyalty card will be available to all Engine Shed tenants, providing a 10% discount.
Managing Director of Eat Drink Bristol Fashion, Amelia Twine said:
"We are really pleased Yurt Lush has such a fantastic new home next to Engine Shed and look forward to welcoming customers old and new."
Josh Eggleton, Director of Eat Drink Bristol Fashion and Michelin starred chef at The Pony & Trap added:
"Yurt Lush is all about establishing Eat Drink Bristol Fashion as the Bristol hub of fresh sustainable food. We’ll be right next to some great businesses like Boxworks, Harts Bakery and the Invisible Circus so the location feels like a great fit for our yurts."
For more info and reservations visit the website.
Save time collecting your coffee & lunch with the Ordable app
You will have seen the table stickers across the business lounge but you may not know that Ordable have launched a new version of their app. You can now order & pay in advance at the business lounge cafe to ensure that your order is ready and waiting for you at the collection point. If you’re meeting someone in the cafe or need a quick coffee on the go, don’t wait around awkwardly in the queue – order ahead on the app!
Ordable is a SETsquared company based in Bath but growing into Bristol and London. The founder, Tom Dewhurst, would really appreciate some feedback on the Ordable experience from forward thinking people like you. If you download the app, place an order and reply to his ‘founder email’ with some useful feedback then he has kindly offered to give you the first order for free*. Also, the 10% discount for tenants has been applied to all the prices within the app. Tom is rolling the app out to more venues each week across Bristol so please try it out first and support a local entrepreneur.
*Up to £5, anything over will be charged normally. It will be processed as a refund. Offer ends 1st April 2016.
Congratulations to both Nick Sturge (Engine Shed director) and Mike Jackson (WebStart Director) who have both been included in the Maserati100 2016.
Engine Shed has been cited in Tech Nation 2016 report as supporting Bristol’s burgeoning digital sector and helping the West of England become the UK’s most productive tech cluster.
Entries are now open for Insider's South West International Trade Awards at the Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel on 19 May. The event will showcase the achievements of the pioneers, the innovators, and the global success stories. The deadline for submissions is 24 March.
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Platform 14 public innovation showcase
Open to everyone to find out about the great tech, creative and low carbon projects happening in Bristol and Bath, from Monday to Friday 8.30 am - 5.30 pm. Free admission.
Current Exhibition - LinkAge's Step Into My Shoes
‘Step into My Shoes’ explores society’s increasing issue of isolation and loneliness in older people.
Almost 5 million consider the television as their main form of company and an estimated 11,000 experience loneliness in Bristol.
The installation highlights LinkAge’s work in local communities and how innovative new ways of working, such as intergenerational activities, can help to tackle this issue.
The exhibition runs until 28 April 2016.
On next - ‘The Story of Scrap’ with Children's Scrapstore. 3 May - 28 June 2016.
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The component tenants at Engine Shed include:
Bristol SETsquared Centre
Invest Bristol and Bath
WebStart Bristol
West of England LEP
Some news from our tenants:
Bristol SETsquared Centre
The SETsquared team is delighted to announce that ‘rising star’ Monika Gierszewska has become the new director of this world-leading business incubator from 1 March, bringing with her a wealth of experience in the technology sector, supporting start-ups and driving innovation. Read the full story in the University of Bristol news bulletin.
Ultrahaptics and Neighbourly, SETsquared companies residing at Engine Shed, won innovation prize awards at The Edge Awards in February. Congratulations to them!
Virtual member Wriggle are currently raising funds on a Seedrs campaign and are in the over-funding stage now at more than £380K.
Long-standing alumni member, Careflow Connect (formerly Doc Com Solutions) has been acquired by a large healthcare systems company. Congratulations to Jon Shaw & Jon Bloor, read the full story on their website.
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About Boxworks
There are just a few containers left so if you'd like to find out more, take a look at the brochure.
Boxworks Tenants:
Boomsatsuma
A creative and media agency, Boomsatsuma present live music and events and provide creative services in film, illustration and graphic design. They also create and deliver educational programmes and manage an eclectic range of creative projects for public and commercial partners.
Boomsatsuma believe In empowering young people through their education programmes where the company lead the way on industry linked creative media pathways.
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Through mainstream education with co-constructed bespoke programmes from primary studios, through Key stage four GCSE to Key stage five Full Time Extended diploma and Enterprise.
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Through Alternate provision through hub and satellite enterprise units. Using Apprentice and Internships to create entry level opportunity to creative enterprise and progression.
Boomsatsuma are the largest single employer of creative apprentices and interns in the South West with 15 young people creating projects and providing services to community partners and major institutions across our region.
Quite simply they are fuelling the next creative generation.
Estrella Green
Established by Tanya Estrella and Natasha McKenzie, Estrella Green is a strategic marketing agency with an impressive track record delivering applied marketing programmes focused on driving revenue and brand equity to the technology market. Between them, Natasha and Tanya have over 30 years of experience bringing brands to life and growing leading technology companies and global consumer brands.
They have created a unique marketing framework based on a classic approach to marketing strategy. This has been fine-tuned during the implementation of marketing solutions for successful clients over the past two decades leading to numerous national and global roll outs as well as successful exits, including IPO’s and M&A's.
Contact Estrella Green
Phil Jones Associates
Established, independent, design-led, high quality transport planning now operating in the South West region with offices in Bristol and Exeter. Phil Jones Associates (PJA) is an expanding company specialising in integrating transport development planning with placemaking to create great places. Established in 2003, PJA have brought together a creative, committed and highly experienced team capable of delivering large and complex projects, and providing invaluable design and transport planning advice.
Recent good news includes the successful planning appeal by the Homes and Communities Agency on a large residential scheme in Northampton for which Jon Tricker of PJA Bristol provided expert witness advice on highways. PJA will be presenting at the forthcoming RTPI Southwest Urban Design Conference in Taunton on 16 March. Matt McFeat has recently joined the Bristol team as an Associate to further enhance the skills and experience available in the region.
Social Enterprise Works
A new social value support service available in the West of England.
Social Enterprise Works (SEW) is a Bristol based development agency, providing training, consultancy and practical business advice and support to prospective, newly-formed and established social enterprises and community businesses since 1993. SEW were the first tenants to join the new Boxworks development, with a mission to further mainstream and lead the development of a strong, resilient and thriving social economy and social enterprise sector in the West of England and beyond.
Social Enterprise Works in partnership with the Social Value Business has exclusively launched the Social Value Quality Mark (SVQM) in Bristol and the West of England. The Social Value Quality Mark is the only mark of social value within the UK, as recognised by the UK Cabinet Office, and is awarded to organisations in recognition for their commitment, measurement, reporting and embedding of impact and value. It can be awarded to organisations of any size, in any sector and any legal structure.
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Brunel's Boardroom suite of meeting rooms
Engine Shed has six meeting and event spaces for hire that are open to all for meetings, conferences and networking events. To find out more, have a look at what they're like in our image gallery and to book please visit our boardroom suite.
Business lounge
Members of our lounge have access to innovation pods and tables on a first come, first served basis for informal meetings and work near to one of the UK's most connected transport hubs, Bristol Temple Meads, free wifi or eduroam connection and use of our cafe. Current membership list is available.
Co-working space in the Saloon Car - open to all
DigiCity - great hotdesking/co-working space in the Saloon Car at Engine Shed and available to anyone from as little as 3p/minute (yes, it is really Pay as You Go). NearDesk - Another option for hotdesking/co-working at Engine Shed, with pay as you go co-working spaces across the UK and several in Bristol, perfect for nomadic workers. New users can use the promotional code ES40 when they sign up to get a free first session at Engine Shed.
Emergency Cycle Repair Kit at Engine Shed
Engine Shed has all the tools needed for fixing bicycle punctures, even a selection of inner tubes, as well as spare lights, and a lock and cable to borrow in your time of need. Ask Reception for more details.
Parking
The Clock Tower Yard public car park (immediately adjacent to the rear of the Engine Shed) has been permanently closed by the operators. Our two visitor spaces are still available for meetings and hires by booking in advance via Reception. The nearest public carpark is The Friary. Please visit our website for more information on parking and getting to Engine Shed.
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