Bristol tech entrepreneur Ian Johnson, who owns Clifton Observatory, has donated more than £100,000 to city hospital charity Above & Beyond to help fund an innovative project to reduce patient anxiety in the emergency department of Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI). The BRI’s adult emergency department has been fitted with...
Big-hearted staff at Bristol-based legal expenses insurer ARAG have been recognised in a national awards scheme that promotes payroll giving to charities. The 2017 Payroll Giving Platinum Award was presented to the firm by the Charities Aid Foundation. The accolade can only go to companies where more than 20%...
Bristol-based builders’ merchants Kellaway Building Supplies has continued to invest in its branch network by relocating its long-established Ashton outlet to a larger site less than a mile away. The new premises in Bedminster, pictured, have a larger yard, warehouse and shop, enabling privately-owned Kellaway to provide a large...
Orega, the privately-owned serviced office provider, has appointed Bristol-based Morton Property Consultants to acquire a number of offices for it across the South West and South Wales. The London-based firm, which already has a centre on Bristol’s Victoria Street, is expanding as corporate requirements change to a more flexible...
Organisers of The Downs Festival, which returns to Bristol on Saturday September 2, are offering businesses the chance to snap up VIP tickets – with access to its backstage bar – for the same price of a normal ticket. The all-day festival, which was staged for the first time...
The outlook for the global economy is “highly uncertain”, a top Bank of England official has warned Bristol business leaders, but he insisted that Britain’s financial services industry is in far better shape to cope with any sudden shocks than it was ahead of the last recession. China’s huge...
Branding, exporting and the challenges of being a woman boss in the male-dominated world of professional football are among the issues that will be showcased at this year’s Festival of Female Entrepreneurs in Bristol. The event, staged by small business support group Enterprise Nation on October 20, has become...
Regional law firm Ashfords has announced its 2017 round of promotions, which include a number in its Bristol office. Bristol-based Chris Coughlan (data protection) and Christopher Freeman (commercial litigation) are among five lawyers promoted to senior associate along with Exeter-based colleagues Morwenna Pestell (real estate), Gemma Essex (construction) and...
The University of Bristol has appointed Martin Sadler OBE, an acclaimed tech industry and cyber security expert, as its first special advisor on industrial strategy. Martin, pictured, has a long and illustrious career at the leading edge of industrial research and development, particularly in fields related to digital and...
Annova, the German mediatech firm acquired by specialist IT group SCISYS earlier this year, has landed its second major contract in just over two weeks. SCISYS, which has an office in Brislington, paid €11.35m (£10.45m) upfront in cash for Munich-based Annova in January. Earlier this month it secured a...
Bristol recruitment consultancy Paratus People has beaten its first-year turnover target by more than 300%, achieving £2.2m and opening an office in Amsterdam. The firm, which was launched in April last year, is now expanding its European client base and hoping to grow its sales to £6m in the...
Bristol design agency Green Chameleon has collaborated with the iconic 6 O’Clock Gin brand to create an eye-catching bottle for its limited-edition Brunel Gin. The design on the black bottle takes inspiration from Brunel’s pioneering SS Great Britain – the world’s first propeller-driven iron ship when it entered service...
International law firm Osborne Clarke has welcomed teenage school and college students to its Bristol office as part of a work and skills programme aimed at improving social mobility. The Legal Social Mobility Partnership (LSMP) is a collaboration between law firms and their clients, as well as commercial organisations...
