A Bristol meeting and training venue has achieved Gold in a nationwide quality ‘kite mark’ scheme for its industry. EEF Venues’ Engineers’ House in Clifton gained the stringent Accredited in Meetings (AIM) assessment – one of only 24 venues across the country to currently have the accreditation. These include...
Business leaders have welcomed the government’s historic decision today to go ahead with the £18bn Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, saying it will create a huge economic boost for the West of England and lead to thousands of new jobs. The final decision after years of delays –...
Bristol lawyers once again make up the lion’s share of the regional table of leading individuals named by the Legal 500, the respected annual guide to the UK’s legal firms and individuals. These individuals are regarded as the ‘go-to’ lawyers in their field and many appear on the list every...
Innovative Bristol design consultancy Kinneir Dufort has been bought by its management in a multi-million pound deal that will pave the way for further expansion. The firm, which launched in 1977, is among the UK’s top industrial design agencies and has been responsible for many iconic products over the...
Bristol has been chosen as one of only three places in England to host a free one-day national roadshow of seminars and workshops aimed at helping smaller business owners. The events, staged by Britain’s biggest business representation group, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), will give practical advice and...
Specialist property developer Fusion Students has completed its £30m-plus conversion of a former Bristol city centre office building into high-end student accommodation – the latest in a series of schemes that are transforming the area. The former Froomsgate House on Rupert Street was acquired by Hertfordshire-based Fusion Students in...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Bevan Brittan is taking on its largest number of graduate trainees and apprentices for seven years as its growth continues. Eleven graduate trainees and three apprentices are joining the firm this month in Bristol and across its offices in Birmingham, Leeds and London. A further...
Monday 12 September Interims: Central Asia Metals, EKF Diagnostics, MP Evans, Restore Finals: Abcam, City of London Investment Group, Green Reit AGMs: Conviviality, Microsaic Systems, Subex Trading statement: Associated British Foods Tuesday 13 September Interims: Attraqt Group, Corero Network Security, Escher, Flowtech Fluidpower, Futura Medical, Goals Soccer Centres, Hilton Food, IQE, JD Sports, NetPlay...
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 Karen White, PR consultant and director at JBP Associates, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Sunset Song. The first part of...
Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone is to be increased in a landmark move that paves the way for the city’s highly successful Engine Shed innovation hub to expand into a much-needed second building. The approval this week by Bristol City Council’s cabinet will also trigger the redevelop of the...
Major law firms with offices in Bristol have outperformed their London ‘magic circle’ counterparts in a survey gauging standards of service delivery. International legal practice Osborne Clarke, which was founded in Bristol and has around 400 staff at its Temple Quay office, is number two in the national ranking...
A humanoid robot trained to ‘understand’ emotions is set to make what is believed to be his first public appearance in Bristol. Pepper, pictured, the latest member to join the Bristol-based GWS Robotics team, is a 4ft tall robot which can talk, laugh, dance and even ‘feel’. The public...
UWE Bristol is to launch a pro bono legal service for small businesses in collaboration with Bristol lawyers Gregg Latchams and the city office of international legal firm Osborne Clarke. The support will be provided within the university’s Future Space Centre, part of its new University Enterprise Zone (UEZ) on...
