Aerospace giant Rolls-Royce’s Bristol plant has started work on harnessing world-beating composite technology to develop a new generation of jet engines that could transform air travel by slashing emissions. The historic plant at Filton has long been associated with leading-edge engine development and over the decades has been responsible...
Iconic Bristol specialist food and restaurant firm Pieminister has achieved double-digit sales growth for the fourth year running. It also returned to profit after falling into the red in 2018 – a turnaround it said it had achieved without easing back on its journey to further establish itself as...
Bristol’s burgeoning film industry is celebrating three nominations for this year’s British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) – with Aardman Animations’ latest cinema release joined by the debut feature from one of the city’s small independent production companies. Mark Jenkin’s Bait is the first full-length theatre release feature from Totterdown-based...
Bristol businesses are being invited to take part in a major initiative that aims to make the city the UK’s first to go smoke-free. Cigarette smokers are being helped to quit or switch to alternative products marketed as having a lower risk in the project being staged by international...
Regional accountancy group Bishop Fleming has become the latest professional services firm to announce it is relocating its Bristol base to one of the city’s flagship office schemes. The firm is to move from Queen Square to take 13,000 sq ft in 10 Templeback, pictured, including the whole top...
MEET South West 2020, the region’s only trade show dedicated to the events industry, has announced its full list of its sponsors and partners. Ranging from media outlets to specialist technology firms and from destination marketing organisations to signage manufacturers, the roster reads like a who’s who of the...
Global enterprise technology company NCR Corporation has been advised by the Bristol office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson on its £100m acquisition of Zynstra, the Bath software pioneer. Zynstra has developed innovative ‘edge virtualisation’ software that helps retailers strengthen customer and employee experiences and reduce costs. ...
Citywealth, the magazine for private wealth management professionals, has named Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon as a finalist in both its annual Magic Circle and Powerwomen awards. Burges Salmon’s private wealth team is shortlisted in the Law Firm of the Year – London category in the 2020 Magic...
The Royal Mint, one of the UK’s longest-established institutions with a 1,100-year legacy, has appointed communications agency McCann Bristol on a two-year contract to help shape its future. The government-owned Royal Mint is best known for making coins and its extensive range of collectable medals and commemorative coins. But...
Financial and professional services firm Smith & Williamson has unveiled the latest group of new faces in its Bristol office –bringing to 30 the number of new joiners over the past six months. Nearly half of the new recruits, who range from graduates and trainees through to directors, are in the firm’s business tax...
Leading figures from Bristol’s business community will gather next month for the city’s annual banquet to mark the Chinese New Year. Organised by the Bristol and West of England China Bureau, the high-profile event not only celebrates the most important date in the Chinese calendar but acts as a...
Bristol Airport has become the first in Europe to offset all road journeys made by its passengers. The carbon offsetting scheme, which came into effect on New Year’s Day and covers trips to and from the airport, forms part of its ‘carbon roadmap’ published last year. Offsets will be...
Mid-market private equity investor LDC has further strengthened its Bristol-based South West & Wales team with the appointment of Oliver Schofield as an investment director. Oliver joins LDC from Goldman Sachs in London, where he was part of its leveraged finance team, supporting clients across the TMT (technology, media...
