Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has hired four new legal apprentices – the second year running it has taken on students looking for an alternative route into the legal profession. The firm has been involved in the Trailblazers initiative since March 2014. Trailblazers is a cross-party initiative to...
Bristol-headquartered legal expenses insurer DAS UK has added to its marketing team with the appointment of experienced innovation specialist Matthew Vamplew. Matthew, pictured, joins from global management consultancy Sia Partners, where he was responsible for developing and implementing innovation propositions targeting the insurance sector. Based in DAS UK’s London...
BRAVE Enterprise, the not-for-profit business advice organisation based in Bristol, is holding a series of training workshops during October for those who are just starting in business and established firms looking to grow. All courses are held at The Coach House, 2 Upper York Street, Bristol BS2 8QN, and...
Monday October 2 Finals: James Halstead Trading announcement: Daily Mail & General Trust Tuesday October 3 Finals: Ferguson, St Ives Group, ITE, SCS Group, Revolution Bars Trading announcements: Electrocomponents, Greggs Wednesday October 4 Finals: Topps Tiles, Ceres Power Interims: Tesco, Walker Greenbank Trading announcement: International Consolidated Airlines Thursday October...
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Laura Pye, head of culture at Bristol City Council, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? I honestly can’t remember. I watch a lot of stuff...
Bristol Business News and law firm Thrings have teamed up to launch Bristol Property Pop-ups, a series of events celebrating and showcasing some of the city’s ground-breaking property developments. The inaugural event took place with guests drawn from among the city’s property professionals at CARGO, the innovative retail scheme...
Recent graduates who have a bright idea for a hi–tech business are being invited to apply for a free residency at UWE’s Launch Space incubator. The residency will provide the start-up with one year of free desk space and business support from the end of October. Start-ups at Launch...
Experts in artificial intelligence, machine learning and virtual reality are among the successful candidates selected for the inaugural Oracle Startup Cloud Accelerator (OSCA) program in Bristol. The five start-ups, chosen from hundreds of applicants, will leverage US tech giant Oracle’s mentoring, global ecosystem and customer relationships, and Oracle Cloud...
Two Bristol city centre office buildings are now fully occupied as the market continues to strengthen and available quality space falls to a new low. The Ardstone Regional Office Fund has signed its fourth and final tenant at 90 Victoria Street, resulting in 100% occupancy at the high-quality refurbished...
Further speakers for this year’s TEDxBristol – the UK’s largest event of its kind – were last night announced at its official launch party. Among the largest TEDxs in Europe, TEDxBristol will take place over two days in November following the success of the inaugural one-day event in 2015. ...
UWE Bristol will next week officially open its Envirotron – a sophisticated greenhouse that will transform teaching, research and partnerships in the areas of biodiversity and conservation, global environmental change and food security. The university has made a significant investment in the building, which features LED lighting that minimises...
Bristol hospital charity Above & Beyond has appointed former media group boss Paul Kearney as its new chief executive officer. Paul, pictured, will be responsible for driving forward the charity’s operational and strategic direction, working closely with University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. He will also ensure that the...
Ellen Green, the managing director of Bristol-based independent lifestyle products firm Blue Badge Co, has been named as one of 12 most inspirational women in the UK retail sector. Ellen, pictured, who has grown Blue Badge Co from a company run from a friend’s bedroom to a £500,000-turnover business,...
