A biotech company developing treatments for autoimmune diseases and a scientific consultancy are among the first businesses to take space in Bristol & Bath Science Park’s Innovation Centre, which opened last Monday. Apitope, a company which focuses on the discovery and development of treatments for autoimmune and allergic diseases,...
Simon Moore, one of the region’s leading bankers, has joined accountants and business advisers Grant Thornton as a senior consultant, one of two top-level appointments made by the firm as it embarks on a new phase of growth in the South West. Simon, pictured right, joins from Barclays Corporate...
Accountants Grant Thornton’s Bristol-based corporate finance team has advised on the acquisition of Security Partnerships, one of the country’s leading IT security service companies, by Bytes Technology Group, the parent company of Bytes Software Services. Reading-based Security Partnerships, which supplies IT security to the corporate and public sector, employs 30 people...
Flagship Bristol city centre office development The Paragon has been sold for £26.5m in a deal described as the most significant investment transaction in the city of the past 12 months. Bristol Cubex Land developed the 75,373 sq ft building in Victoria Street two years ago backed by London-based...
Bristol could get a direct high-speed rail link to Heathrow Airport under a scheme being considered by the Government. Transport Secretary Philip Hammond, pictured, is understood to have drafted fresh plans to build a spur line from the Great Western main line at Reading Station into the airport, possibly...
Renewable energy company Your Power has a new operations manager. Nick Spicer will be responsible for managing the day to day operations and logistics of the business, with a particular focus on co-ordinating the installation of solar power systems for property-owners across the region. Nick joins from regional civil...
The shortlist has been announced for the prestigious CIPR West of England PRide Awards. The awards are the only ones of their kind to showcase the best PR work in the regions of the UK. Winners of the West of England awardsd will be announced at a black-tie dinner...
Student accommodation firm Unite has said its annual profits could beat market expectations as it continues to expand in the face of challenges in the higher education sector. The Bristol-based firm, which manages properties for 40,000 students across the UK, is also in exclusive talks to acquire further sites...
Bristol Zoo’s Wow! Gorillas project goes global this weekend with the zoo’s logo appearing on the nosecone of a Formula One racing car taking part in the Belgian Grand Prix. Marussia Virgin Racing’s team car, driven by Timo Glock and Jerome D’Ambrosio, will be emblazoned with the logo when...
Eastern Airways is adding additional flights from Bristol Airport to Aberdeen and Leeds Bradford to attract more business and leisure travellers. The regional airline, the UK’s second-largest regional carrier, will increase services from two to three each weekday to both Aberdeen and Leeds-Bradford from October 3. Eastern Airways’ commercial...
They came with queries on marketing, business plans and finance. For Bristol’s budding entrepreneurs last week's visit by the StartUp Britain bus – its first stop on a nationwide tour – was just the ticket to help them get on the road to business success. Business mentors were on...
Two opportunities have arisen for new talent to work on a feature film due to be shot in Bristol this autumn. The two positions, for a production office trainee and a camera/DIT (digital image technician) trainee, are being organised by MicroLights, a scheme enabling young people to get hands-on...
An innovative method of tackling youth crime comes to Bristol today with the first finals of Street20 cricket taking place at the City Academy. Youngsters from Bristol are competing against teams from Birmingham, Newcastle, Essex and Sussex in the fast, super-short form of cricket. Part of cricket charity The...
