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Firms invited to have their say on region’s 20-year planning blueprint

December 4, 2020
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Firms invited to have their say on region’s 20-year planning blueprint

Bristol businesses have less than two weeks to give their views on the type of employment spaces, vital transport links and homes the region needs over the next 20 years. The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) has already received almost 1,000 responses to the survey it is running...

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Wessex Water working with investigators on cause of treatment plant blast that killed four people

December 4, 2020
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Wessex Water working with investigators on cause of treatment plant blast that killed four people

An investigation has started into the explosion yesterday at an Avonmouth wastewater treatment plant that killed four people. A fifth person was injured in the incident at Wessex Water’s Bristol Wastewater Recycling Centre at Avonmouth but is not thought to be in a life-threatening condition.  Three of those killed...

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Chamber of Commerce backs Bristol Zoo’s relocation to city’s outskirts

December 4, 2020
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Chamber of Commerce backs Bristol Zoo’s relocation to city’s outskirts

Bristol Zoo’s shock decision to quit its iconic Clifton site and relocate to the city’s outskirts has been supported by Bristol Chamber of Commerce. The 12-acre Bristol Zoo Gardens near The Downs has been home to the Bristol Zoological Society for nearly two centuries and is one of the...

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Marketing agency’s staff to get business coaching as it moves away from traditional line management

December 3, 2020
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Marketing agency’s staff to get business coaching as it moves away from traditional line management

Bristol-based customer relationship marketing agency Armadillo, which works with big-name brands such as McDonald’s, Disney, P&O Cruises and Cunard, is offering employees external coaching as it moves away from a traditional line-managed structure. This move aims to give its staff the opportunity to work through their challenges, ambitions, frustrations...

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New lead partner for PKF Francis Clark’s Bristol office as it continues to expand

December 3, 2020
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New lead partner for PKF Francis Clark’s Bristol office as it continues to expand

South West accountancy group PKF Francis Clark has appointed a new head of its Bristol office to spearhead its continued expansion in the city and surrounding area. Paul Bray, pictured, has taken over as lead partner following the retirement of Mike Lea.  He will be working closely with corporate...

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Bristol TV firm behind world-leading natural history shows snapped up by industry giant

December 3, 2020
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Bristol TV firm behind world-leading natural history shows snapped up by industry giant

Silverback Films, the Bristol-based world-leading independent producer of landmark natural history series, has been taken over by one of the UK’s largest TV production groups in a major deal for the industry. Silverback’s acquisition by All3Media means it has joined a stable of 40-plus production and distribution companies across...

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Promotion for five key staff in Cushman & Wakefield’s Bristol office

December 1, 2020
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International commercial property agency Cushman & Wakefield has made five promotions in its Bristol office. Chris Yates, pictured, who works in the logistics & industrial team, and Sophia Sham, pictured, from its healthcare team, have both been made up to partner.  At the same time Kasia Glaz, also part of the...

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National Friendly urges Bristol’s digital innovators to come to aid of city’s literacy charity Ablaze

December 1, 2020
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National Friendly urges Bristol’s digital innovators to come to aid of city’s literacy charity Ablaze

National Friendly, the Bristol-based insurer, has stepped in to support city literacy and schools charity Ablaze with a new fundraising campaign. Under the initiative, the mutual insurer – a long-term partner of Ablaze – will use its influence to urge Bristol firms to contribute to the charity as well...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

November 29, 2020
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Monday November 30 Finals: Barloworld, Tharisa, Zambeef Products Interims: Civitas Social Housing, Discoverie Group, Draper Esprit, Foxtons, Omega Diagnostics group, St James House, Victoria Tuesday December 1 Finals: Gooch & Housego, Hyve Group Interims: Bilby, Ince Group, Iomart, Mercia Asset Management, Sosandar, Tekmar Group Economic announcement: PMI manufacturing Wednesday December 2 Finals: Avon Rubber, Ixico,...

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Bristol’s burgeoning tech sector shrugs off impact of Covid-19 to become city’s biggest industry

November 27, 2020
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Bristol’s burgeoning tech sector shrugs off impact of Covid-19 to become city’s biggest industry

Tech has overtaken engineering to become Bristol’s dominant industry, boasting the most jobs and higher-than-average salaries, according to a new report. There are currently 1,965 IT-related job openings in the city, the highest of any industry, with logistics and warehouse coming in second with 1,840, and a total of...

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Business groups and Mayor warn of bleak winter as Bristol prepares to enter Tier 3 when lockdown ends

November 27, 2020
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Business groups and Mayor warn of bleak winter as Bristol prepares to enter Tier 3 when lockdown ends

Bristol’s Tier 3 restrictions when it comes out of the national lockdown next week will have a “chilling impact” on its economy, with much of its hospitality sector remaining “frozen” in the vital run-up to Christmas, business groups and the city’s mayor have warned. Mayor Marvin Rees, pictured, said...

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Covid-19 bank loan from Triodos helps Bristol e-bike retailer turn its electric dreams into reality

November 27, 2020
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Covid-19 bank loan from Triodos helps Bristol e-bike retailer turn its electric dreams into reality

A Bristol firm on a mission to bring two-wheel electric transport into the mainstream has received a six-figure business loan to overcome the impact of Covid-19. EcoMove opened its flagship store on Hotwell Road in June as the first lockdown was eased to sell a range of zero-emissions electric...

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Powerful rooftop solar scheme launched with backing from Thrive Renewables

November 27, 2020
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Powerful rooftop solar scheme launched with backing from Thrive Renewables

Bristol-based specialist energy investment company Thrive Renewables has joined forces with a renewable energy developer to enable businesses to install solar panels and use the power they generate. The firm has developed a new financing framework which provides the funding for Olympus Power to install hundreds of commercial solar...

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