Fairness in the workplace and its role in strengthening the economy will form the basis of a presentation by TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady when she visits Bristol next week. Ms O’Grady, pictured, will argue that Britain is at a crossroads and, despite tentative signs of improvement, the economy...
Bishop Fleming Independent Financial Advisers, part of fast-growing West accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, has appointed Darren Steadman as a financial planning consultant to serve clients across Bristol and Bath. Mr Steadman, who was educated in Bristol, spent 20 years with AXA Sun Life in the city, rising to implementation...
Sixteen students from the recently-opened Bristol Technology and Engineering (BTE) Academy gained a unique, behind-the-scenes glimpse of the world of hi-tech aircraft design and manufacturing when they visited GKN Aerospace’s Severnside plant. The students were taking part in the See Inside Manufacturing initiative aimed at encouraging young people to...
Accountants Grant Thornton’s automotive advisory team has recruited former General Motors UK chairman Bill Parfitt as a consultant. Mr Parfitt, pictured, one of the UK car industry’s most respected figures, is now working with team members including director and automotive manufacturing specialist Neil Barrell, who is based in the...
Archery GB, the sport’s national governing body, has appointed McCann Bristol’s PR team to raise its profile ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics. McCann will specifically promote the performance and development aspects of Archery GB across the UK with the main aim for its athletes to reach...
Synergy Creative, the Bristol-based design and marketing communications agency, has further expanded its creative team with the appointment of Zoe Grimes as creative manager and James Jenson as senior designer. Zoe, who has more than 10 years’ experience in branding, product launches and advertising, joins as creative manager from...
Young entrepreneurs are to benefit from a new support and advice service launched yesterday as a partnership between Virgin and Business West, the organisation that runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce. Virgin StartUp will offer financial support, mentoring and business advice to thousands of young people across the country who...
Further evidence of a marked improvement in Bristol’s commercial property market emerged today with a report showing that 2013 is on course to far exceed the city’s five-year average annual take up of office space. The research from leading property agent Jones Lang LaSalle shows that, so far this...
Bristol-based Mubaloo has claimed the title of App Developer of the Year for the second year running. The fast-growing firm, launched by Bristol serial entrepreneur Mark Mason, won the accolade at the Appsters, the national awards for the burgeoning UK app industry. Mubaloo was also highly commended in the...
A four-company consortium led by Yate-based building group ERH has retained its a place on a regional construction framework agreement covering projects valued at £1m-plus. The Builders Consortium South West (BCSW) was formed in 2009 to compete on the first phase of the Construction Framework South West. It is...
The revolutionary online service meals.co.uk, which delivers food from upmarket restaurants direct to customer’s homes, is launching in Bath following a year of success in its home city of Bristol. meals.co.uk uses cutting-edge technology, a sophisticated user-friendly website and delivery logistics to allow customers to place orders from their...
Bristol’s reputation as a centre for creativity and innovation has been recognised through a new technology partnership in the Middle East’s equivalent of Silicon Valley. The UK Jordan Tech Hub was launched in Amman this week to help drive economic growth through a technology and innovation partnership between the...
The multi-billion pound funding gap in the £16bn Hinkley C nuclear power plant project could be filled by investment from Gulf state governments, according to media reports. A consortium led by French energy giant EDF was given the go-ahead on Monday to build two reactors at Hinkley Point in...
