Record Easter bookings have been registered by Bakers Dolphin as economy-conscious people switch from air to coach travel for their holiday break. The company, based in Weston-super-Mare, say its top-of-the-range Gold Coach packages to Lake Garda and the Black Forest have done particularly well. “I think the fact that travellers can just...
Upmarket clothing distributors Toll Global Forwarding have acquired a 10,276 sq ft unit on the Hazelmere Industrial Estate off Third Way, Avonmouth. It includes 412 sq ft of office accommodation along with external car/ lorry parking. Headquartered in Hong Kong, Toll Global Forwarding offers services ranging from traditional freight forwarding...
Young people aged 18-24 now make up nearly a third of all West of England claims for job seekers allowance (29.6%), giving added urgency to a Backing Young Bristol campaign supported by The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and the Bristol Partnership. A special launch event is to...
Fast-growing Bristol-based payment technology company CreditCall has completed a management buy-out (MBO) for an undisclosed sum. The firm, whose achievements include developing the world's first Chip and PIN card processing application for smartphones, supplies innovative transaction processing services and secure payment technology to international customers. It does this via...
An unnamed local entrepreneur has paid £610,000 for a 1.77-acre site within the Bristol's new Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone. The Silverthorne Lane, St Philips, site is close to the Feeder Canal and includes 10,000 sq ft of offices and warehouse buildings occupied by scaffolding specialists Deborah Services. Commercial property...
The government's new mortgage indemnity scheme is good news for Bristol's economy, say property consultants Jones Lang LaSalle. The NewBuy scheme, which will help banks lend up to 95% of the value of new homes, will enable more first-time buyers to get on to the property ladder thus encouraging...
Top 20 chartered accountants UHY Hacker will celebrate next month the first anniversary of their office at Aztec Business Park in north Bristol. It has four partners and is the newest of the accountancy network's 19 UK offices. Bristol managing partner Paul Byett said: "The city has a vibrant...
Healthy growth is on the agenda at THE Medical, a Bristol-based business which specialises in relieving muscle and joint pain. It has just opened a new clinic at Temple Quay and is planning to open a further branch at Aztec West on April 2. This expansion builds on the success of...
Former Barclays Bank regional chairman Simon Moore has been appointed CBI South West regional director. He will act as the voice of business in the region, will be responsible for all CBI South West member companies, and will represent the region’s business leaders on key policy and regulatory issues....
A record number of businesses and individuals who have helped young people in Bristol raise their aspirations, attainment and achievement are to be honoured at a special ceremony next week. They will receive awards from the education charity Ablaze, which links local firms with schools and arranges business volunteers...
With less than two weeks to go to Rabbit South West, the region’s most dynamic B2B networking event and exhibition, a competition has been launched to win one of the last exhibition stands on offer. Rabbit takes place on March 20 at Brunel’s Old Station, Temple Meads, and delegates,...
Bristol ethical firm The Bishopston Trading Company was today crowned Best Fairtrade Business at the UK’s first awards championing business commitment to Fairtrade. Bristol ethical firm The Bishopston Trading Company was today crowned Best Fairtrade Business at UK’s first awards championing business commitment to Fairtrade. The firm, which has...
Regional business support service Business West has urged Chancellor George Osborne to help young people into work, in advance of the Budget later this month. In the letter, Business West has called on him to maintain consistency on key growth messages, and consider action on three initiatives: Incentivise and...
