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...
Bristol businesses are being urged to support a glamorous fundraising ball to mark the 30th anniversary of ChildLine – with all money raised going to the NSPCC. The event has been given an extra sparkle with the donation of a £1,500 necklace for auction by a renowned South West...
Take up of government research and development incentives is set to double in Bristol over the next three years as more businesses use them to boost innovation and stimulate growth. According to research by Bristol-based R&D tax credit consultancy ForrestBrown, the incentives have already had a positive impact on...
Sustainable building and environmental technologies will be in the spotlight at the next Bristol and West of England China Bureau ‘pow wow’, held in conjunction with Low Carbon South West. Pow wow’s are popular business networking events that allow directors from across the region to meet exporters who are...
Digital agency Fat Media, which has an office in Bristol, has received the prestigious Premier Partner badge by global search engine Google. Earlier this year Fat Media digital account director David O’Keefe was invited to Google’s Munich office to find out more about its Channel Partner programme. Google announced...
Businesses around Bristol are being invited to share their efforts to encourage more of their staff to travel sustainably through an awards scheme. Now in their fifth year, the Travelwest Business Awards recognise travel success stories throughout the the West of England. Designed to reward the work that businesses put into staff...
