Commercial property consultant GVA, which has an office in Bristol, has welcomed the Government’s decision to water down planning reforms that threatened unrestrained building across swathes of the English countryside. The National Planning Policy Framework replaces 1200 pages of planning statements with a slim 49-page document. It still includes...
The first Bristol Young Student of the Year Awards, held on Monday, provided a showcase for the talent in the city's schools and colleges with a glittering prize-giving ceremony. The Awards, the brainchild of Bristol businesswoman Elaine Smith, had the objective of giving young people real business experience so...
On Sunday March 25 a team from SACO, the serviced apartment specialist, abseiled down its flagship Bristol Broad Quay property to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Staff from various SACO offices came together in Bristol to congregate on the roof of SACO’s flagship 72-apartment property at Bristol Broad...
French oil giant Total will have to pay more than its initial suggestion of around £72m if it wants to buy Wessex Exploration, the Bristol-based hydrocarbon prospecting company which has a 1.25% working interest in the Zaedyus discovery – potentially a multi-billion pound oilfield off the coast of South America. Wessex, which floated...
From Bristol247 Bristol hotels had little to cheer this Christmas at what was the end of a “concerning” year, according to a new survey. During December, occupancy levels in Bristol hotels dipped 0.7% from 59.5% in 2010 to 59.1% in December 2011, while room rates experienced a drop of...
A new contract win boosted shares today in Hydro International, the Clevedon company which has developed a range of technologies to control urban run off, treat stormwater, combined sewage overflows and municipal wastewater. The company, which reported pre-tax profits up from £2.4m to £2.5m earlier this month, has won a £1m contract...
A team from Bristol fireworks company Skyburst is back in Britain after mounting a cutting edge, computer-programmed display to mark the end of the Chinese New Year in Liuyang, Hunan Province – the fireworks capital of the world. The show – which was mounted at the personal invitation of...
On Monday a group of young people will be recognised at the Bristol Young Student of the Year Awards for their achievements in developing the business skills they need to help them find work when they leave school. It has been a long journey and an often challenging one...
Creating opportunities for young people will be the key theme of this year's Bristol Chamber of Commerce annual dinner. While celebrating business in the Bristol area, the event will also act as a platform for an appreciation of how firms can help young people and those on the fringes...
Want to know where to find the best high street men’s suit, or how to pick up a Dolce & Gabbana look-a-like design at a fraction of the price? Bristol Business News feature writer Anne Gorringe did. So when the opportunity came to go along to Bristol Fashion Week...
Arron Banks, chief executive of Bristol-based specialist internet insurance broker Brightside, today announced the company's ninth successive record year of growth with a 35% rise in pre-tax profits, a 39% rise in earnings per share and 31% growth in policy numbers. He said: "We have made great strides towards...
Four staff from four different departments at property agents CBRE in Bristol have been promoted. James Broome, who heads the residential and development land team, has been promoted to director. Guy Mansfield in the agency and development team and has been promoted to associate director. Tom Morris from...
The pirate ship from Bristol-based Aardman Animations' new pirate-themed movie -The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists – is to drop anchor in the Harbourside foyer of M Shed, a move certain to boost the number of visitors to Bristol's newest museum which is housed in the landmark...
