Easy Bean, the innovative Somerset one-pot food company, today won the top award at the first regional Fairtrade Business Awards. Sponsored by The Co-operative, the awards were presented by entrepreneur and chef Levi Roots at a ceremony at Bristol’s Colston Hall today. Levi, best known for his Reggae Reggae...
The law and the media was the key theme of the University of Bristol’s Inaugural Law Conference. The event showcased some of the best academic, professional and student legal minds and the aim is now to host an annual world-leading conference that inspires debate among aspiring lawyers from across...
Bristol City Council is to buy an £18m office block as part of its cost-cutting plans to consolidate staff into two buildings. The council has exchanged contracts on 100 Temple Street near Temple Meads with owners Aviva Investors Property Trust. The deal will allow it press ahead with plans...
The first regional Fairtrade Business Awards, sponsored by The Co-operative, will be presented by entrepreneur and chef Levi Roots at a ceremony at Bristol’s Colston Hall today. Levi, best known for his Reggae Reggae sauce, has recently visited Fairtrade cocoa farmers in Ghana and is inspired by the difference...
Bristol and Bristol have teamed up for the first time to jointly promote themselves as a single prime inward investment destination. A new brand called Invest in Bristol and Bath is to be launched next Tuesday at MIPIM, the world’s highest-profile international property and development showcase. The new approach...
For the second week running a survey among West manufacturers has highlighted their positive outlook. The latest survey – from EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, and accountancy firm BDO – forecasts that output and order intake over the next quarter are expected to increase to a balance of plus 28%,...
Law firm Clarke Willmott, which has a major base in Bristol, and Gloucestershire County Cricket Club have extended their sponsorship package to cover the 2013 season. Clarke Willmott’s logo will continue to appear on the collar of the team's playing shirts for all LV= County Championship and Yorkshire Bank...
Bristol law firm TLT enjoyed double success at the Managing Partners' Forum (MPF) Awards for Management Excellence, winning the award for Best Managed National Firm and the award for Best Community Engagement. Beating competition from professional services firms across Europe, TLT was named Best Managed National Firm for demonstrating...
Paul Wilson, the former chief marketing officer of US software company SunGard, has been appointed as the first chief executive of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). Mr Wilson, who relocated to Bristol from Geneva 18 months ago, has leadership experience in international business and the third...
Property agent Savills has promoted three key staff in its Bristol office. Ben Taylor of the development team has been promoted to director. With more than 14 years’ experience in the property sector, Ben provides development agency advice and consultancy working mainly with residential developers. Nick Matthews of the Bristol...
The likely impact on Bristol of the Government’s controversial Localism Act is the theme of a major conference in the city tomorrow. Staged by the Constructing Excellence Bristol Club, the event entitled Local Heroes will outline the implications of the 2011 Act and look at how it will be...
Barclays is hosting two clinics near Bristol later this month which will highlight the benefits of exporting, particularly to China, and provide know-how on doing it successfully. Taking place on March 22 at Thornbury Golf Club, the clinics will be in the form of two identical sessions running from...
Bristol is to be put at the forefront of the drive for equality of women and men on Friday when it becomes the first UK city to commit to the European Charter for Equality of Women and Men in Local Life. Mayor George Ferguson will sign an historic declaration...
