Three self-employed businesswomen working from their respective homes in Bristol are using International Women’s Day tomorrow to highlight the informal skill-sharing support network they have developed. Friends, graphic designer and illustrator Ruth Burger of TinCat Design, Marion Gillet of Marion Gillet_Design Management, and Liz Mitchell of Movementor, began sporadically...
Bristol’s cultural champions have been recognised by Arts & Business, the national body encouraging stronger ties between the corporate and cultural worlds. Representatives of the seven Bristol organisations among the South West ‘champions’ received their certificates at a ceremony in Bath's Holburne Museum from Bath MP Don Foster. Mr...
What is described as a 'shy fountain' is the latest example of the on-going public art programme at Crest Nicholson’s £300m Harbourside development in Bristol. The fountain, at the intersection of Millennium Walk and Cathedral Walk, is intended to amuse passers-by as well as staff from nearby offices including those...
South West law firm Ashfords has merged with London-based Rochman Landau under the Ashfords LLP brand to form a practice with nearly 500 staff, annual turnover of more than £30m together and an international network of legal firms covering more than 80 countries. Ashfords chief executive Ian Daniells described...
It has been a year of strong progress for 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. Announcing pre-tax profits up from £2.4m to £2.5m, CEO Steve Hides said the group delivered a solid...
Dozens of business leaders attended a Chinese banquet in Bristol to learn about a major opportunity to trade with the Far East. During the special reception at the city’s Zen Restaurant, they heard about a a week-long Bristol and South West Institute of Directors (IoD) trade mission to China this November which will allow South West...
From Bristol 24-7 UK sales of organic food fell by 3.7% last year as supermarkets cut back on own-brand organic labels. However, global sales rose by 8%, according to the Soil Association. This increase follows an 8.8% rise in 2010. The Bristol-based association’s organic market report also found that...
Airbus says the main and nose landing gear test bench for its new wide-body, longe range A350 XWB airliner is ready for service at Filton. It marks the latest step in the A350 XWB’s progress more than one year before the aircraft’s first flight and two years before its entry...
Accountants and business advisers Grant Thornton have won the contract to perform work for the public sector across the South West now carried out by the Audit Commission. The five-year contract, awarded on the basis of audit quality and value, will begin in September. The Government is dismantling the...
A pioneering project to create a memory bank of stories linked to some of Bristol’s most historic and iconic buildings is to be launched by the city’s Architecture Centre. The centre wants to hear from people linked in some way to the 10 buildings, which range from St James...
Bristol businesses are being urged to give their branding and reputation a unique lift by joining the city’s International Balloon Fiesta 100 Club. The prestigious club’s 2012 launch earlier this week, staged at Cameron Balloons headquarters in Bedminster, highlighted the benefits of membership. For an investment of just £2,000,...
School and college students taking part in the Bristol Young Student of the Year Awards have this week been learning how to dress to impress. The masterclass, hosted by The Mall at Cribbs Causeway, demonstrated to the students how to coordinate colours and styles before tasking them with buying...
Accountants and business advisers BDO are holding a free seminar in Bristol next Tuesday for family lawyers dealing with the protection and preservation of their clients’ assets. The seminar, at the Mercure Bristol Holland House Hotel, will consider options available to clients and discuss how to plan a cost-effective...
