UWE Bristol pro vice-chancellor Donna Whitehead has won the inaugural New Director Award at the region’s top award scheme showcasing boardroom excellence. Donna, pictured receiving her award from IoD South West chair Nick Sturge, is also executive dean of the university’s Faculty of Business and Law. She scooped the title...
The first European Certificate of Origin to be processed with Blockchain technology has taken place using expertise from Bristol – potentially giving the city a head start in a global market expected to be worth $20bn within six years. The request was submitted by South Gloucestershire global engineering group...
Revolutionary software that streamlines estimating, designing and project managing for small builders has been developed by Bristol firm HBXL. Called BuildingWorks, the subscription-based platform offers a range of user-friendly features and is aimed at builders, quantity surveyors, architects, small scale developers and designers. The software was in development for...
Lawyers at Bristol-based commercial firm Meade King have advised on the acquisition of one of Bristol’s oldest vegetarian eateries. The Royce Rolls Cafe in St Nicholas Market, which has been serving the people of Bristol since 1979, has been acquired by Evie Gkatzioufa and Marilo Torres Pedrosa. The enterprising...
Bristol’s reputation as a centre for the video gaming industry will get a boost later this month when the city’s first gaming market takes place. The event on June 24 is set to draw around 2,500 fans from across the South West and Wales. It is being staged by...
One of the UK’s leading school uniform suppliers has hit the acquisition trail for the third time in less than three years with help from the Bristol office of international law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD). A team led by Bristol-based WBD corporate partner Tom Fitzpatrick advised Trowbridge-based Banner...
An exclusive hands-on science and engineering event aimed at secondary school students and their families is being staged by Brunel’s SS Great Britain next Tuesday. Called Explore Engineering, the free drop-in event is open to all, but is particularly aimed at providing a space for secondary school girls to...
Father-and-son football managers Gary and Lee Johnson will talk about their life on and off the pitch when they appear at an exclusive event for charity Above & Beyond in Bristol next month. Cheltenham Town boss Gary is an official ambassador for the charity’s £830,000 Bristol Heart Institute (BHI)...
Pioneering aviation museum Aerospace Bristol has landed its second major architectural award in as many months. The museum, which houses Concorde as well as tracing Bristol’s lead role in the history of powered flight, won the Leisure and Hospitality Project of the Year category at the Michelmores South West...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has been re-awarded Gold accreditation against the new Investors in People (IiP) Standard, demonstrating its commitment to high performance through good people management. The international standard for people management, IiP defines what it takes to lead, support and manage people effectively to achieve...
Regional law firm Ashfords has continued to boost the expertise in its Bristol office with another two lateral hires from rivals in the city – this time taking on two partners from TLT. Neel Mehta joined this week as a partner in the firm’s construction and infrastructure team while...
BRAVE Enterprise, the Bristol-based not-for-profit business advice organisation, is running a wide range of training events this summer to help start-up and established businesses to grow and prosper. The workshops – which are being held at BRAVE’s offices in Upper York Street, Bristol – will offer practical advice to...
Aero-engine giant Rolls-Royce yesterday confirmed that workers based at its major Bristol plant will be among the 4,600 to lose their jobs over the next two years. In what the engineering giant described as a “fundamental restructuring”, 3,000 mainly middle-management and administrative posts will be shed by mid-2020 from...
