Communications agency McCann Central has appointed former Berkeley Communications director of strategy Pat Southwell to lead its PR and social team in Bristol. Pat, pictured, spent nearly six years at Berkeley in London, where was also a group board director and contributed to significant growth, helping win and consult...
St Peter’s, Bristol’s only adult hospice, has received one of its largest ever corporate donations after the Bristol office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) reached its two-year ambition of raising £80,000. The firm has been supporting the hospice – which cares for 2,000 patients every year...
Monday April 8 Finals: Keyword Studios, Northbridge Industrial Services Trading update: Sirius Real Estate Tuesday April 9 Finals: Anexo Group, The City Pub Group, Destiny Pharma, Luceco, One Media IP Group, Sumo Group, Mission Marketing Group, Property Franchise Group Interims: Avacta Group, Nanoco Group Wednesday April 10 Finals: Central...
A £4m state-of-the-art waste handling centre that will put Bristol at the forefront of the UK recycling industry is set to open on Monday. Bristol-based firm ETM Recycling plans to open the Materials Recovering Facility (MRF) on its existing South Bristol site at Ashton Vale in a move that...
Staff in the Bedminster office of Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby are celebrating its relocation – having moved into the building next door. The firm has been part of the South Bristol suburb’s business community for more than 40 years. its 36 staff are working in new, vibrant, ultra-modern conditions...
Bristol mental health charity Off The Record (OTR) is calling on businesses to support the vital work it does helping the city’s young people. OTR Bristol provides support for 11 to 25-year-olds affected by mental health issues through a variety of projects, including drop-in hubs, workshops and outreach groups...
EasyJet is to increase the frequency on four of its routes from Bristol Airport in a move it says will bring another 18,000 more seats to the market. The the low-cost airline, the largest operator from Bristol Airport, is to add two more flights a week from Bristol to...
Bristol Law Society is to enhance its member benefits through a series of thought leadership workshops and events jointly curated with project management consultancy Nine Feet Tall. Covering topics such as digital transformation, innovation, technology and change management, the events will be open, honest and free from jargon. -based...
More than 900 private firms in the South West have the potential to grow exponentially and create thousands of jobs, according to new research. These 937 businesses have generated £2.8bn of turnover growth and created nearly 13,500 jobs in the past three years, the report by investment group BGF...
Bristol-based Grand Prix Events, a specialist in Formula 1-related corporate hospitality, luxury travel and experiences, has been sold to Exclusive GP in a deal that completed in time for this year’s F1 season. Portishead-based Exclusive GP was itself acquired by US hospitality group QuintEvents last summer, putting Grand Prix Events...
Ethical tea firm Pukka Herbs is to provide herb gardens to 40 schools across England as part of a programme led by Bristol-based the Soil Association to encourage children to connect with nature. Pukka, which moved its headquarters from South Bristol to Keynsham last year, has teamed up with sustainable...
A new style of premium business networking pioneered in Bristol is being extended to Bath next month when the highly successful EVO group holds its first meeting in the area. EVO (Evolution Business Networking) has earned a reputation as the South West’s freshest business networking company since launching three...
A 25-year veteran of the Silicon Valley semiconductor industry has been taken on by Bristol-based mid-air touch technology firm Ultrahaptics to spearhead its expansion into international markets. Alain Bismuth, pictured, who has joined Ultrahaptics as senior vice president global sales and business development, brings a wealth of experience in...
