Bristol Business News wishes all its readers, advertisers and supporters a happy, and prosperous, 2012. During our first six months we have become essential reading for many thousands of business people in the UK’s most exciting and innovative city. Over that time we have covered the stories that matter...
Businesses with a conscience are being urged to enter the UK’s first Fairtrade business awards, which are being staged in Bristol. The awards, sponsored by The Co-Operative and supported by Bristol Business News, will highlight and promote efforts being made by firms across the West of England to incorporate...
House prices in Bristol have defied the slump and risen faster than the national average this year new figures show today. Property values in the city rose by 4% in the final three months of this year compared to the same period in 2010, according to latest research by...
Last minute Christmas shoppers gave Bristol’s Cabot Circus retail centre a boost with visitor numbers during the week to Christmas Eve up by almost a fifth (19%) against the same period last year, which was itself a record. Footfall over the previous weekend – Saturday 17 and Sunday 18...
Bristol-based commercial property agent Williams Gunter Hardwick has been appointed by Bath & North East Somerset Council to let retail units in the historic city’s main shopping thoroughfare. The Williams Gunter Hardwick team is working with the council’s property services department and joint agents Carter Jonas to fill two...
Five priority areas to boost the West of England’s economy in 2012 have been highlighted by Business West, the area’s lobbying and advice group. It has pledged to lobby hard for businesses in the area – with its priorities being promoting exports, boosting transport, tackling youth unemployment, reaping the...
A concerted effort is needed to tackle the serious imbalances which sparked the UK’s legacy of debt and faltering growth, CBI Director-General John Cridland says today in his New Year message. While there are no quick fixes for the UK economy, this offers the best chance of securing a...
Bristol-based ethical food business Essential Trading, one of the UK’s largest and most successful worker co-operatives, has marked its 40th year in business by securing a £100,000 investment to install a solar energy system. It brought in North Somerset experts Solarsense to fit the PV system at its Fishponds...
With rising unemployment, continued wage freezes and further job losses, the world of work in 2012 will be a challenging place for both employers and employees. James Crass, South West director of employment relations organisation Acas, has pinpointed four likely workplace issues. Here he explains what is behind these...
Players past and present have launched a £50,000 appeal to boost the work of the Bath Rugby Foundation next year. David Flatman, Danny Grewcock and Matt Perry are among those to have pledged their support to help raise funds and promote the Foundation. Established in 2003, it works with...
Many West entrepreneurs are missing out on Government-funded help with research and development costs, with just one in 20 claiming the tax relief in the region and 15% unaware it exists. Research and development (R&D) tax relief is potentially available to any business carrying out technological advancements in products...
A major online retailer is poised to sign a deal for a large distribution warehouse in the West, part of a growing trend on the back of the dramatic rise in internet shopping this Christmas. Commercial property specialists Colliers International has witnessed similar developments across the country as shoppers...
Bristol Business News wishes a very merry Christmas to all our readers, advertisers and supporters. Our website will continue to be updated with breaking business news over the festive period, including the latest Christmas sales figures from Bristol’s retail centres. Our indispensable e-bulletin will also appear as usual next...
