Monday 21 August Interims: CyanConnode, Global Ports, Headlam, TBC Bank Final: BHP Billiton Economics: Rightmove house prices, Public sector borrowing Tuesday 22 August Interims: Antofagasta, Cairn Energy, Empresaria, Hostelworld, Inspired Energy, John Wood Group, Kenmare Resources, Persimmon, Secure Trust Bank Economics: CBI trends – selling prices, total orders Companies...
Work is underway to design a railway station close to Portway Park & Ride site near Avonmouth – the first new station in the Bristol area for more than 20 years. Over the next month rail engineers will survey the development site on the Severn Beach line to assess...
One of Bristol city centre’s most sought-after business addresses, 40 Queen Square, is now fully occupied following the letting of the last office to construction recruitment firm Kingston Barnes. GVA and JLL, agents for the 38,300 sq ft Grade-A office building, have secured six lettings totalling just under 25,000...
Work with the National Trust and Virgin Media Business has earned Bristol-based strategic UX design agency Nomensa three nominations in the prestigious Wirehive 100 awards 2017. It has been recognised in the Best User Experience, Best B2B Website and Digital Innovation categories in the awards, which champion outstanding creative and...
Fast-growing Bristol recruitment firm Opus Professional Services Group has opened an office in Manchester – its sixth – as it continues to expand its global network. The office, in the city’s Spinningfields business district, will be home to Opus Recruitment Solutions, the founding brand within the group. Additional services...
Above & Beyond, the charity that raises funds for Bristol’s city centre hospitals, has appointed four new co-opted trustees from the city’s diverse business community. Lee Aston, Steve Bluff, James Fox and Samantha Hawkins bring with them a wealth of experience from the retail, legal, and financial sectors. All...
Rugged Interactive, the innovative exercise equipment firm that appeared on Dragons’ Den earlier this year, has become the latest business to move into Bristol’s new tech and science hub Future Space. It has taken space in the new facility on UWE’s Frenchay campus, to expand its commercial team and...
A ‘lab’ where new websites and online marketing campaigns can be tested by clients before going live, including monitoring their facial expressions and body language, has been installed by digital agency Fat Media at its new Bristol office. The findings from the sessions will be used to form the...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has appointed one of the South West’s top marketeers as its new chairman. Iain Wolsey, pictured, said he wanted Business West to ensure the region “punched a bit above our weight” and competed against the likes of the Northern Powerhouse and the...
Facilities management firm Almeda has scooped two awards at the prestigious National Family Business Awards. Managing director Brady George, pictured, won the Entrepreneur of the Year title while the Keynsham-based company itself received the Big Heart award for improving corporate social responsibility (CSR). Almeda was recognised in this category...
Gaps in Bristol and the West of England’s digital infrastructure are to be identified in a major new study aimed at improving its digital connectivity and boosting the economy. The project, to be launched in the autumn, will also identify the skills gaps in the digital sector that are...
National PR agency Grayling’s Bristol office has been appointed by Bath Spa University to handle a wide-ranging public relations brief over the next year. The core public relations strategy includes a focus on the sector-leading research emerging from the university’s expertise in art, sciences, education, social science and business....
Procurement and state aid specialist Stephanie Rickard has joined Bristol-headquartered law firm VWV’s commercial team as a partner. Her arrival comes as Brexit and its implications for state aid put a new focus on procurement work. Stephanie, pictured, joins from Burges Salmon, where she was a legal director. She...
