Boeing upped its challenge to arch-rival Airbus today by sealing its largest-ever commercial aircraft order – a potential $26bn deal which gives it the lead in the lucrative global market for wide-bodied commercial airliners. The US planemaker signed the agreement with Emirates for 50 365-seat 777-300ER jets with an...
Alterian, the Bristol-based marketing software company which is considering an improved £68.4m takeover offer from Maidenhead-based SDL, has appointed Christopher John Humphrey as an independent non-executive director. This is in line with last week's announcement that it was considering the appointment of a new non-exec to stand in for...
Crest Nicholson, the developer responsible for Bristol's Harbourside development (pictured), has been named Sustainable Housebuilder of the Year. The award recognises companies which demonstrate a real commitment to innovation in the housebuilding industry. Harbourside is one of the country’s largest mixed use developments and has transformed a derelict, 16-acre...
Activity levels among South West firms rose last month, although the rate of expansion due to new business slowed, new figures show today. The latest Lloyds TSB South West Business Activity/PMI Index survey, which tracks factors such as output, new orders, employment and prices, shows October’s rate of growth...
The business model which has powered Bristol-based wealth managers Hargreaves Lansdown from a back bedroom to a £2bn-plus FTSE-100 listing in 30 years continues to pay dividends not just for investors but also employees and, in particular, its long-serving directors – many of whom are now multi-millionaires. Indeed, co-founder...
Creating the right culture, communicating effectively with staff and having fun are among the key elements for a successful entrepreneurial business. These points were highlighted by three Bristol-based entrepreneurs – each at different stages in their business growth – at an event last night. The speakers – Griff Holland,...
A record order book of £61.4bn and underlying solid growth in first half profits has allowed aero enginemaker Rolls-Royce to shrug off turmoil in the world's financial markets. Chief executive John Rishton says the company has continued to perform well in the third quarter and expects a continued flow...
Upmarket clothes store Aubin and Wills this week opened a shop offering cut-price designer clothes to South-West customers within former Mulberry chief Roger Saul’s Kilver Court complex in Shepton Mallet. The shop is the first independent company to move into the historic centre, housed in a former mill, and...
Jelf, the Yate headquartered insurance, employee benefits and financial planning group, has opened its first London office as it pursues a strategy to organically build a presence in the capital. The group has grown has grown rapidly through a spate of acquisitions in recent years and now has more...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Bristol-based MITIE Group’s chief executive Ruby McGregor-Smith has been named as the Orange Leader of the Year at the National Business Awards. One of a small number of women holding the position of CEO in the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250, Ms McGregor-Smith was voted...
Demand for office space in Bristol city centre was slightly down in the third quarter and also below the same period last year, according to property specialists Knight Frank. Third-quarter take-up fell from 81,000 sq ft to 70,000 sq ft, with a total of 311,000 sq ft office space...
Staff at national recruitment organisation Resource Solutions Group, based in Bristol, have raised almost £13,000 this year for charity – smashing an initial target of £10,000 set at the beginning of 2011. RSG consultants from across the 160-strong organisation have trekked, cycled, climbed and run more than 500...
Combined total orders on the books of Airbus for its commercial jetliners now stand at 11,291, new figures show. The figures are good news for the European planemaker’s giant Filton plant where its wings – and range-enhancing ‘sharklet’ wingtips – are designed and partially made in association with GKN....
