Bristol microchip design pioneer XMOS has received a $26.2m (£15.3m) investment from a group of international technology businesses which include Huawei, the Chinese telecoms giant. It is understood to be the largest single Chinese investment in a Bristol firm so far and could pave the way for further deals....
Bristol’s thriving digital cluster – and one of its leading up-and-coming businesses – have been championed to an audience of national investors at a Tech City UK event in London. Bristol, along with Bath, was one of five tech clusters from across the UK to be invited to present...
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Bristol Airport has recorded its busiest June ever, handling more than 646,000 passengers during the month. The increase comes as a number of airlines introduce new services to meet growing demand and a new £6.5m central walkway, which opened earlier this month, paves the way for the airport to...
Bristol’s commercial property market is making a strong recovery with a sharp increase in demand in the first six months of this year and signs of further improvements for the second half, a series of upbeat reports out this week show. CBRE Bristol’s latest quarterly report shows demand was...
Bristol may be sweltering in the hottest temperatures of the year so far, but city-based field marketing business eXPD8 is turning its attention to Christmas by embarking on a festive season recruitment drive for 600 retail support professionals across the UK. The jobs, most of which will be temporary,...
Property consultants Alder King’s Bristol office has sold the freehold of a modern warehouse in Avonmouth within two months of bringing it to market – another sign it says of a strong recovery in the city’s industrial market. Corporate House on Portview Road was acquired by Bristol Properties from...
Innovative advanced engineering group Alderley has celebrated its 25th anniversary with a concert and picnic for staff and supporters in the gardens of founder and chairman Tony Shepherd’s home. Mr Shepherd, a fervant supporter of UK manufacturing, formed the business in 1989 with a single workshop and Portacabins offices...
A raft of changes have been announced to the highly-controversial residents’ parking zone (RPZ) planned for Clifton Village by Bristol City Council. The RPZ, will come into operation in October, will now have longer pay and display times, extra permits for businesses and new park and ride bus services....
UWE Bristol’s Research, Business and Innovation department has been selected as a finalist in the prestigious 2014 National Business Awards – the only university to be shortlisted. UWE is in the running for the title of BlackBerry Business Enabler of the Year, one of 17 categories. The finalists...
UWE Bristol has unveiled ambitious plans for a new £50m building for its Faculty of Business and Law – the latest in a series of major investments at the university. UWE said the state-of-the-art building on its Frenchay Campus will fulfil the aspirations of students and the business community...
HSBC’s Bristol-based leverage portfolio team has provided debt facilities to support the acquisition of South Wales electronic cash counter provider Tellermate Group. The group, which products support physical cash management by retailers, banks and food service companies worldwide, was taken over by Brookside Equity Partners (BEP), a US private...
Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has strengthened the building consultancy team at its Bristol office with the appointment of graduate building surveyor Jessica Dabrowski. Jessica, pictured, joins at a time of growth for the national commercial property consultancy, which has won a number of new clients over the past few...
