Hewlett Rand
Hewlett Rand is a Training and Digital Learning consultancy that designs tailored HR, leadership, management and sales development programmes to enable transformational business grow. They work with local and international clients to provide local and global training solutions for face to face and virtual learning to geographically dispersed teams.
University of Bristol Careers Service
The University of Bristol's roots date back to 1876. Since its formation it has become one of the leading institutions among the UK's Russell Group of universities and operates globally, where it is recognised for its research and academic excellence. It is currently ranked a top 10 UK university and 58th in the world (QS World Rankings 2021), due to its outstanding teaching and research, its superb facilities and highly talented students and staff. It is the 4th most targeted UK university by top employers (High Fliers 2020).
University of the West of England
The university provides higher education opportunities for almost 30000 learners drawn from over 140 countries. Of these, about 400 students a year travel from China to undertake their studies.
UWE Bristol employs a team of seven staff based in China as part of UWE International Educational Services.
Whilst at UWE, students from China are supported through the Global Centre. A wide range of support services and activities are arranged to help enrich the student experience.
UWE also provides training and business services for businesses so check our other entries for further details.
Bristol Brunel Academy
At Bristol Brunel we strive for excellence in every aspect of the Academy. We are an ambitious and inspiring Academy where students feel safe to learn and grow. Students understand that we have high expectations in every aspect of their academy life from their uniform to the quality of their work.
Website: www.bba.bristol.sch.uk
International House
IH Bristol is part of a worldwide group of more than 150 language schools that are passionate about providing excellence in language courses. With over 25 years' experience, they are sure to deliver a professional service. The school holds accreditations from the British Council as well as EAQUALS.
Bristol Homestay Tuition
Visit Bristol and learn English rapidly with Lucy Tilney. It's the fastest and most fun way to improve your English. You are the ONLY student in the class, so your classes are designed especially for you, what you need to learn and how you like to learn.
Website: www.bristolhomestaytuition.co.uk
Bristol & Avon Chinese Women's Group
The Bristol and Avon Chinese Women’s Group exists to support the health and social care needs of Chinese women and their families in Bristol and the surrounding area.
Website: www.bacwg.org.uk
Chinese medicinal herb garden
The Chinese Medicinal Herb Garden has been developed as a collaborative project between the University of Bristol Botanic Garden and the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine. Begun in 2000 it has developed consistently over the years since
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The Museum of East Asian Art
Just minutes from Bath’s Royal Crescent and The Circus, in a restored Georgian townhouse, is the only UK museum dedicated to the arts and cultures of East and South East Asia: The Museum of East Asian Art (MEAA).
Website: www.meaa.org.uk
Bristol Museum Chinese Ceramics Collection
Bristol Museum has a particularly fine collection of Chinese ceramics dating from the Ming dynasty. The largest part of the collection was bequeathed by F. P. M. Schiller in 1946. Other pieces came from prominent collector such as Mrs. M. Sedgewick and Lord Dulverton.
Website: www.bristolmuseums.org.uk
Empica
Established 30 years ago in Bristol, Empica is one of the South West’s largest and best-known PR and communications agencies, with a London office to support our work across the UK and internationally. Our words, pictures and videos are featured regularly; across the internet, in newspapers and magazines, on radio and TV.
Whether you’re looking for an agency that will act as an extension of your own business and become a long-term partner, or you need help with a specific project, we’d love to hear from you.
Kynfolk
Kynfolk supports people and organisations working inter-culturally. The company has a strong interest in helping those working between the UK and China. Kynfolk respond to client needs to deliver bespoke and engaging learning solutions.
Kynfolk is lead by Jo Bloxham who has worked as an intercultural facilitator for 20 years and has worked in China, South Africa, Ghana, Ethiopia, India, Thailand and Russia.
IMEX China Trade Limited
IMEX China Trade Limited is an Import & Export consultancy services provider and International Trader, specialising in trade between Britain and China. With over 25 years of experience, IMEX helps businesses both in the UK and the Greater China Region achieve profitable trading relationships through their expertise in strategic sourcing, market insights, negotiation skills, supply chain management, global shipping & logistics, customs regulations, and all aspects required to facilitate successful trade. Recently IMEX also has launched its own branded Fitness Equipment and is continuing to develop the range.
IMEX FITNESS
IMEX China Trade Ltd also operate as a B2C company, selling Home Use Fitness equipment under their registered Trade Mark - IMEX FITNESS brand directly to consumers in the UK.
NewSilkRoute Digital
NewSilkRoute was formed to meet the needs between the UK businesses who want to market themselves effectively in China, and the demands from Chinese consumers who are looking for great products or services that UK businesses have to offer.
NewSilkRoute is a full-service multi-channel agency based in the UK. It has helped tourism businesses, schools and software companies to build and execute successful marketing campaigns for over 5 years.
SW Language Services
SW Language Services provides services to support companies entering the China Market by providing translation and interpretations from Chinese to English and English to Chinese.
The company also offers programmes in Chinese language & culture and has become proficient in Chinese social media marketing (Weibo & WeChat).
ADN Import Foods
ADN is a one stop shop for brands that want to enter and grow in the Chinese market. ADN has offices in the UK and China. Working with ADN enables brands to leverage ADN's knowledge, experience and network to assist brands with research, set up, launch and long-term growth in China's consumer goods sector.
JVS Partnership UK
With over 25 years of real estate investment experience specialising in luxury properties in Asia-Pacific, UK and Europe. JVS Partnership specialises in real estate investments in Bristol & Bath, UK and Asia-Pacific. They support and assist clients with their investment needs and work through their challenges.
Serving an esteemed clientele of private investors, SMEs and large corporations globally to meet their desire for blue-chip international investments.
Whether they are a first-time investor, wanting to grow their property portfolio, or advance their development brand to the UK, JVS provides adequate property expertise.
Furthermore, for those that have a new business or are looking to grow in UK and Asia- Pacific, JVS can build the right connections and partnerships with their knowledge in both markets.
Moon Executive Search
For over twenty years, Moon Executive Search have used their extensive expertise and knowledge of the executive landscape to source the finest leaders in the South West region and beyond.
They provide bespoke solutions for client services with a network of senior executives with national and international reach.
KALA CHNG
KALA CHNG is a half-Chinese British Pop music artist from Knowle West, Bristol, UK. As songwriter, singer and producer she creates an original blend of Pop music with Chinese sounds (influenced by Bristol bass, grime and dubstep beats, classical Chinese instruments, catchy pop lines, and R&B).
“She combines both traditional and electronic sounds to create some quite distinctive pop…Kala always makes sure her unique attitude shines through.” Loki Lillistone, Editor, Bristol Live Magazine
Neil Blakeman Associates
Neil Blakeman Associates is a management consulting firm specialising in international business, education, trade and investment. They advise clients on the development of their international strategy, and practical implementation, to deliver growth. Their main focus is China/Asia and digital education, Higher Education, high-growth markets.
Mary-Jess
Mary-Jess. The English Rose who can both speak and sing in Mandarin Chinese:
- Winner of the Chinese version of ‘The X Factor’
- The Voice of Downton Abbey for the Official Soundtrack Albums
- Chosen by No. 10 Downing Street to represent UK music in 144 countries as part of The GREAT Britain Campaign.
Five Valleys Systems
Accountants and FDs for the digital present and future. While taking care of your accounts and finance, they will also streamline your processes for the highest efficiency, based on their unique experience of growing businesses and working with various ERP, CRM, eCommerce, and other business systems.
planarTech Distribution
planarTECH Distribution are developing the European supply chain for planarTECH's innovative products harnessing the unique properties of graphene and other planar (2D) materials. Currently, their main focus and priority is supplying UK & Europe with graphene-enhanced surgical facemasks.
JWB Corporate
Chartered Accountants providing services in the UK and overseas, particularly China and Hong Kong. Services include UK compliance work as well as executive services on a global basis (i.e. NED, interim finance directorships, financial & management reporting, consolidations, forecasting etc). They have strong links with accountancy practices in China and Hong Kong.
Destination Marketing
Destination Marketing (UK) specialises in helping Chinese cities, regions and tourist destinations obtain more business from the UK by linking them up with specialist UK based tour operators and travel companies and promoting them via travel industry PR activity, networking and other forms of international representation.
Sabre UK
Sabre uk is a boutique management consultancy based in Moreton in Marsh facilitating western companies in fulfilling their aspirations in Asian markets, China and India in particular. With abundance of experiences at senior management levels in both western and Asian cultures, its co-founders and associates are committed to delivering genuine sustainable benefits and take a hands-on role in each project to ensure solutions are not only developed but also implemented to generate desired values for the clients. In the past 14 years, Sabre has been working with clients in a wide range of industries including aerospace, automotive, healthcare, cloud computing & advanced simulation software, commercial refrigeration, food&drinks, fresh produce supply chain and storage technology.
Zetetic Pioneering Strategies
Zetetic Pioneering Strategies works with businesses and individuals to realise their personal and group strategies. The approach is subjective.
Shakeup Cosmetics
Shakeup Cosmetics, offering skincare+cosmetic hybrid products designed specifically for men.
As GQ Magazine brilliantly put it: Shakeup is an "innovative range that blurs the barriers between effective skincare and colour-corrective cosmetics".
Corporate karma
Corporate Karma's purpose is to help businesses in the West of England achieve better results. Having extensive experience in growth businesses, this is achieved by helping business founders, owners and directors focus and resolve key challenges whether that is strategy, funding, sales, marketing or any other issue that appears as a hurdle.
Corporate Karma's team runs workshops, planning sessions and consultancy projects for individual founders to whole teams, ensuring key people are ready to tackle the challenges of a modern organisation. The process is started with an informal, free of charge chat about what's worrying you.
Sinolink
Sinolink provides a wide range of communication services to bridge the gap between the East and the West. We manage the affairs of companies who wish to carry out business, training or exchanges.
We identify the best counterpart to approach and the key decision maker to speak to. Our services also include comprehensive logistic, language and cultural support when in the Europe.
Sinolink works in partnership with Medical, Education, Luxury Brands, Hospitality and PR organisations allowing us to always meet your needs. We offer tailored concierge and management services for those planning to travel to European countries on business, medical, shopping or educational trips.
Enjoy UK Consultancy
Enjoy UK Consultancy are your bridge between Chinese and British cultures. They care for every Chinese family who travels to the UK for better education. They can also provide advisory services for Chinese families who are planning to live in the UK as investment immigrants.
Keep It Simple Marketing
Delivering customer focused Innovation Strategy, Business Model & Value Proposition Design to national and international clients
YCYW Somerset Cultural Centre
Situated at Knowle Hall, the Somerset Cultural Centre is owned by the Yew Wah Foundation and accommodates students from all over China who attend different schools in the foundation. Based in Somerset, the visiting students participate in a range of activities that allow them to gain exposure to the western culture.
Destination Bristol
Promote the interests and development of the visitor economy, and working in close collaboration with stakeholders to develop and enhance the city centre.
Service Robotics Ltd
Service Robotics are developing the UK's first companion robot solution to help older adults live independently for longer. Their service is called GenieConnect® and uses hardware and services procured from Chinese manufacturers, and will be offered to the UK market in 2021 through business partners in the health and social care industries.
Languages united
Languages United is British Council accredited school in the beautiful city of Bath, South-West of England. The school offers a variety of English language courses to adults and juniors, groups and individuals, both face to face in Bath and online. Languages United is an active member of English UK and Quality English associations.
Talk IT
TalkIT has a mission: to provide effective instructor and eLearning technology courses for you to learn new skills quickly. As part of this commitment, we provide a wide range of instructor led and eLearning courses. The eLearning courses are available anywhere and anytime. You can start a course now. Alternatively, you can book an instructor led course that can be delivered on your location or at our own premises.
R.F.Ponsford Insurance
Ponsford Insurance provides the personal, bespoke service for commercial clients missing from the larger and centralised broking organisations
Their service includes risk management advice, disaster recovery planning, immediate responses and a full claims handling service
Their team is passionate about service and delivery - they provide the right cover for your business at highly competitive prices
JWB International Consultants
JWB specialises in strategically and financially assisting UK companies to expand and/or form trade partnerships within China and SE Asia, as well as introducing Chinese and SE Asian companies and Investment Funds to the UK.
Their highly experienced management team are based in both the United Kingdom and China, working collaboratively and closely with international trade promotion agencies and Governments in all territories.
Gone-With-The-Wind
Gone-With-The-Wind provides a unique source of advice and assistance for anybody considering a balloon-related event or operation anywhere in the world. We have unrivalled experience and contacts almost everywhere, can communicate in over six languages including Mandarin Chinese and Japanese, and have visited a total of over 150 countries in the course of our careers. Gone-With-The-Wind holds a UK Civil Aviation Authority Air Operators Certificate which allows commercial operations in many locations worldwide, to international air transport standards.
Mendip Media
Mendip Media brings clarity to visual communications by producing video, animation and photography to strengthen business messaging.
Visual communications is as much about processing information as it is about visual execution.
Since 2005, Mendip Media has been working with businesses and organisations to transform ideas into digital content, turning complex messaging into effective visual media for use in presentations and communications.
UWE Bristol international talent programme
The UWE Bristol international talent programme provides local employers and UWE Bristol international undergraduate and postgraduate students with better opportunities and better connections for sharing knowledge, information and skills. The UWE Bristol international talent programme offers local employers opportunities such as the international talent internship scheme. This enables local employers to take on an international undergraduate or postgraduate student with the full support of UWE Bristol infrastructure and expertise. The international talent programme are also able to connect with charities and public interest companies who wish to take on international student volunteers for short or long term projects.
Experio Life
Experio Life stands for high quality educational, cultural and career experiences at an affordable price and has always been associated with carefully selected partner brands and products: Experio Summer, Experio High School, Experio University, Experio Work, Experio Tours.
Bristol International College
Bristol International College (BIC) is a new University of London Recognised Teaching Centre located in the heart of Bristol. The College is approved to teach the University of London International Foundation Programme (IFP) to a selected cohort of international students who wish to access the top UK and international universities. From September 2021, BIC will be offering both an on-campus and an online version of the IFP to enable students to start at their first-choice university in October 2022.