Alan Bennett, a partner at West of England law firm Ashfords, has become the new for the South West & Wales chair of R3, the insolvency trade body. In his new role Alan, pictured, a partner in Ashfords’ restructuring and insolvency team, will provide support to R3 members in...
Monday 25 January Interim: 1pm Finals: Porvair, SThree Trading statements: Cranswick, Petra Diamonds AGMs: Avacta, Elegant Hotels, Sinclair Pharma Economics: CBI trends total orders, selling prices, business optimism Tuesday 26 January Interim: PZ Cussons Final: Crest Nicholson Trading statements: Card Factory, Carpetright, Dixons Carphone, easyJet, Intermediate Capital, Stock Spirits...
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 Emma Stenning, chief executive at Bristol Old Vic, which celebrates its 250th anniversary this year and is in the final phase of its fundraising to complete its redevelopment,...
Bristol’s tech and creative sectors will spark a revolution in the city’s commercial property market this year as their fast-growing firms look for a new generation of trendy offices, according to agents JLL. Demand from the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector continues to dominate the market with around...
Bristol-based retail management software firm Brightpearl is poised for another period of rapid growth after raising $11m (£7.67m) in its latest round of financing. The firm, which launched nine years ago in Bristol’s highly successful SETsquared innovation incubator, will use the funding to accelerate the growth of its sales...
Commercial property agents JLL’s Bristol office invited guests to their annual South West Property Market Review 2016 at At-Bristol last night. Pictured below, from left: JLL’s speakers at the event Hannah Waterhouse; futurologist Dr Ian Pearson; Jeremy Richards; Cathy Francis; Paul Baker and Ben Burston Pictured below: Ross Wigley...
Getting around Bristol can be cleaner, cheaper and more efficient if reliance on fossil fuels is reduced, according to a new transport strategy for the city. Produced by Bristol-based cycling and walking charity Sustrans, the Good Transport Plan sets out a vision for the future of travel in Bristol....
Turtle Tots, a baby and toddler swimming licensing company based in Backwell, is aiming to make a splash overseas from Canada to China after taking part in a new government-backed export awareness contest. The firm was among 10 small firms from across shortlisted from more than 400 for the...
Quantum computing will fundamentally change our lives, society and the economy in less than a decade, according to a University of Bristol professor’s talk to the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. It has the capability to unlock answers to some of humanity’s most pressing questions that are...
Plans for a new footbridge to make it easier for pedestrians and cyclists to enter and leave the Bristol Arena site have been submitted. The bridge will link to Albert Road, which will be used as a taxi and coach pick-up and drop-off point for visitors to the 12,000...
The first TEDx talks at the University of the West of England (UWE) are being staged tomorrow by the Student Union with 10 guest speakers sharing their ideas on the topic of The Innovative Attitude. The speakers – who range from academics conducting ground-breaking research at UWE to those...
Law firm Temple Bright, which has offices in Bristol and London, has advised Hackajob, a technology recruitment business backed by the leading accelerator Techstars London, on a second round of financing led by Downing Ventures and including Mayor Boris Johnson’s London Co-Investment Fund (LCIF). Launched in November 2014, Hackajob...
Bristol business support organisation BRAVE Enterprise is advising record numbers of aspiring entrepreneurs as new figures reveal the city has become a hotbed for start-up businesses. The not-for-profit body, which has helped thousands launch successful ventures, has had to double the number of free Thinking about Business workshops it...
