Monthly Archives: June 2011

Nuclear sites are confirmed

June 23, 2011
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Oldbury in South Gloucestershire and Hinkley Point in Somerset are two of eight sites where the next generation of UK nuclear reactors will be built and operational by 2025, the government confirmed today. The plans still have to be debated and voted on in Parliament but the coalition is hoping...

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Think creatively, think Future Now

June 23, 2011
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A new approach to sustainable production for the creative industries is to be launched in Bristol next week. Think Future Now, which has its own website, www.thinkfuturenow.com, will offer a mix of events promoting collaboration with other sectors to develop new business and procurement models.   The new approach will kick off...

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Design agency wins marketing patent

June 23, 2011
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Bristol-based communications and design agency Proctor and Stevenson has been granted a UK patent for its marketing automation technology, Intimis.  This allows users to track and retarget customers without the need for software installation or cookies. The company says this is a unique approach in the market and provides...

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Airbus sells 730 aircraft at airshow

June 23, 2011
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European planemaker Airbus has won business worth $72.2bn for a total of 730 aircraft at the Paris Air Show – a record for any commercial aircraft manufacturer at any air show. The commitments comprise memorandums  of understanding for 312 aircraft worth $28.2bn and firm orders for 418 aircraft worth around...

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Bristol landmark building acquired for £7.6m

June 22, 2011
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Colston Tower, the landmark 15-storey office building which dominates Bristol city centre, has been sold by the HSBC Pension Fund for £7.6m to two London-based property development companies. Development Securities, an investment and development company, will have a 75% stake with recently-formed Ellandi holding 25% of the building, which...

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Airbus sales top £16bn in two days at Paris Air Show

June 22, 2011
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European planemaker Airbus has outsold American rival Boeing by a large margin in the first two days of the Paris Air Show, notching up orders worth around £16bn ($26bn), mainly of its revamped single-aisle A320neo whose new engines will deliver fuel savings of 15%. The tally of single aisle...

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Bristol coffee chain opens its ninth outlet

June 22, 2011
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Boston Tea Party, the Bristol-based coffee shop chain launched by serial entrepreneur Giles Clarke, has opened its ninth outlet. The group, which started in 1996, has restored and renovated the 700-year-old Grade I-listed former George Inn in Salisbury, creating 20 jobs. Managing director Sam Roberts said: "We are thrilled...

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Businesses already zoning in on enterprise area

June 21, 2011
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Bristol’s Temple Quarter is already reaping benefits from this month's decision to grant it Enterprise Zone status, according to property agents. Commercial property specialist Simon Price says inquiries for space in award-winning waterfront office building The West Wing off Avon Street have increased since the news was announced. “There...

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UK bids for more business as Airbus orders soar

June 21, 2011
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Business and Enterprise minister Mark Prisk has met his counterparts from France, Germany and Spain at the Paris Air Show to pitch for a bigger UK role in the next generation single-aisle airliner, the fuel-efficient Airbus A320neo.  Mr Prisk has also met representatives from Boeing to discuss the expansion of US...

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Thatchers toasts cider deal with Bath Rugby

June 21, 2011
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Thatchers Cider has signed a three-year deal with Bath Rugby as the club’s official cider partner. The North Somerset cider maker's logo will be displayed on Bath team jerseys and there will be branding at the Recreation Ground including the re-naming of the north stand as the Thatchers Stand. Thatchers...

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High-speed rail depot plan could create 200 jobs

June 21, 2011
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  The £1bn plan to electrify the rail route between Bristol and London could create 200 jobs at a new rail maintenance depot in Stoke Gifford, close to Bristol Parkway Station. Hitachi Rail Europe is reported to be in talks with South Gloucestershire Council about using land owned by...

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Paris Air Show – Bristol Business News is at the leading edge

June 21, 2011
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With the Paris Air Show in full swing, announcements from major aerospace companies are being made thick and fast. Bristol Business News is leading the regional coverage of the show, the largest gathering of the global aviation industry, with value-added reporting by our team of experienced business journalists. Yesterday...

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Rail lobby group attacked over campaign for Portishead link

June 20, 2011
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Campaigners fighting to reopen the Portishead-Bristol rail line to passenger trains have been accused of jumping the gun over a bid for funding. The Transport for Greater Bristol Alliance (TfGB) has also been criticised by councillor Elfan Ap Rees, North Somerset's deputy leader, for unfairly attacking the area’s local...

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