Business West has called on Chancellor George Osborne to use today’s Budget to focus on youth employment, training and enterprise – all crucial to securing future growth and avoiding a ‘lost generation’ as the UK economy continues to recover, it says. In its 2014 Budget submission, the business support...
Bristol community radio station Ujima Radio is back on air after the utility company which pulled the plug last week agreed to reconnect power to its studio. The Utility Warehouse disconnected the electricity following a dispute over unpaid bills with CEED, the community organisation which leases the building in...
Directors in Bristol firms have less than two weeks to enter the region’s top business awards that recognise boardroom excellence and enterprise. The South West Institute of Directors (IoD) Awards 2014 are open to anyone working at director level in any type of business or organisation – they do...
Bristol community radio Ujima looks set to be back on air within days after the Mayor of Bristol stepped in to help get its electricity reconnected. The station’s power was cut off last Tuesday after a dispute with the landlords of its Wilder Street, St Paul’s, studio. Leaseholders Ceed...
Monday 17 March Interims: Regenersis, Tracsis Finals: Brady, Forbidden Technologies, Hydrogen Group, Smart Metering Systems EGMs: Costain, Interserve Economics: Rightmove house prices Tuesday 18 March Interim: Quoram Finals: Antofagasta, Bango, Bioquell, Cairn Energy, Capital Drilling, Clarke (T), Gem Diamonds, Mears, Mecom, Resolution, SDL, Source Bioscience, UTV Media, Xaar, Zotefoams...
Major international property firms and investors have shown “fantastic” interest in Bristol’s development sites – with one poised to bring 50 new jobs to the city’s Enterprise Zone. A high-profile team from the city has spent the week at MIPIM, the world’s largest commercial property industry gathering this week...
Directors of Bristol independent radio station Ujima are confident they will be back on the airwaves soon following widespread support for its plight after its electricity was cut off. A demonstration this morning outside its studio in Wilder Street, St Paul’s, showed the level of backing for the urban...
The chairman of Bristol finance firm Clifton Asset Management has played the lead role in a unique collaboration launched this week between the UK’s main alternative business funders which aims to help small firms access funding. The web portal – alternativebusinessfunding.co.uk – is the result of a link-up between...
A book of remembrance has been opened in Bristol’s City Hall for former Labour cabinet minister and Bristol MP Tony Benn, who has died aged 88. The book is in front of the bust in the building's lobby of Mr Benn who served the city as MP for Bristol...
Three global advanced engineering firms have expanded into larger offices in Filton, helping raise the profile of the area as a hub for innovation in aerospace, defence and related sectors. The firms – missile developer MBDA, Airbus parent group EADS and innovation and engineering consultancy Altran UK – have...
Work has started on Bristol’s £11.6m Filwood Green Business Park – a key part of the city’s preparations for its role as 2015 European Green Capital. Designed by Bristol architects Stride Treglown, the South Bristol development will provide 40,000 sq ft of workshop and office space and is expected...
An up-and-coming Bristol business is being offered the chance to trade for free at this year’s Grillstock BBQ and music festival in the city. Organisers of the festival, which returns to Bristol’s Harbourside for its 5th year on June 7 and 8, want to support an entrepreneurial brand which...
Bristol-headquartered fleet management firm ALD Automotive has reported its fourth consecutive year of record growth with turnover for 2013 up by 19% to £334m. The firm delivered more than 35,000 new vehicles across the UK, a 14% increase on 2012, and now funds more than £1bn of assets. ALD...
