Some 58% of South West manufacturers expect to increase sales over the next six months, up 7% on the last quarter and 10% higher than in the same period last year, according to the latest South West Barometer from the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS). Manufacturers’ confidence is further reflected in...
Passengers on the first bmi regional service from Aberdeen were met by a band of bagpipes as they disembarked at Bristol Airport today. The airline has launched a twice daily direct jet service linking the South West with the Scottish city – one of the first new routes announced...
The Regional Growth Fund (RGF) is a £2.4bn Government fund to which businesses across England can apply for grants and loans. The RGF, which was launched in 2011 and will run until 2015, supports projects offering significant potential for sustainable economic growth and which will create new jobs –...
The final hotel in the Von Essen’s portfolio, Ston Easton Park in Somerset, has been sold to former Dragon’s Den investor James Caan. The 22 bedroom hotel located near Bath was sold by Christie & Co to Caan’s private equity firm Hamilton Bradshaw for a reported £3m on behalf...
A training workshop called Introduction to Enterprise Mentoring is to take place in Bristol next month to help businesses realise the potential benefits of mentoring at work. The event, held at the Hilton in Bristol and run by training and learning specialist Get Mentoring, will encourage participants to take...
Independent builders merchant Kellaway Building Supplies has been chosen as sponsor of this year's Saturday Night Glow at the 34th Bristol International Balloon Fiesta. The Bristol-based company has been a supporter of the fiesta for many years and a member of its 100 Club since 2009. Each year premier sponsorships...
The Bristol office of DTZ has completed the sale of a 4.69 acre development site in Somerset to portable modular building contractor, Portakabin. The land at Isleport Business Park in Highbridge was sold to Portakabin on behalf of a regional property company, represented by DTZ. BNP Paribas acted on...
Lucille Barnes, personal assistant to law firm Thrings managing partner Thomas Sheppard, has been named as the first winner of the South West PA of the Year award, staged by Bristol Business News.
BRC, the Bristol-based independent recruitment specialist for public, private and third sector clients, has been accredited with two ISO standards. Quality marks ISO 9001:2008, the globally recognised standard for an organisation's internal quality management, and ISO 14001:2004, the environmental management standard, were awarded to the business, which operates throughout the South West and Wales....
Bristol-based accountancy and investment management group Smith & Williamson has been named among the Top 25 accountancy firms in the UK. The firm appears in the prestigious Private Client Practitioner’s list which is produced from a survey of 100 private client accountancy firms. The accolades, now in their third...
Bristol law firm Osborne Clarke and accountants Smith & Williamson staged a reception for Kenya’s National Olympics Committee, including two-times Gold medal winner Kip Keino. Kenya’s 40-strong team of athletes and officials are based in the city to train for the London Olympics. Kenyan dignitaries, members of Bristol’s Kenyan...
Independent business consultancy Jelf will move into Hillside Court, Bowling Hill in Chipping Sodbury, following one of the largest office lettings in North Bristol for the past two years. In a deal negotiated by Alder King and Burston Cook, Jelf has taken the whole of the recently refurbished 24,350...
Business leaders have lauded the further £24m investment to improve the West's local transport system, which is a key element in boosting the economy of the West of England. Speaking on behalf of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership, the group that provides a platform for business and local councils to work...
