Regional law firm Ashfords, which has an office in Bristol, has launched a service to give top-level advice on safety, food, environment and trading standards. The regulatory consultancy will support clients by aiming to achieve significant cost savings, bolster their brand and improve efficiencies. It will set up and...
Aerospace giant Airbus has continued to win new orders at the Paris Air Show as the world’s largest aviation industry gathering entered its third day. The European group signed a memorandum of understanding with an unnamed Asian airline for 60 of its A320neo (new engine option) short-haul aircraft family....
Bristol’s economy will get a £12m boost this year from its biggest-ever Harbour Festival, organisers said this week as they unveiled more details of the ever-popular event. The festival, which takes place from July 17 to 19, is forecast to attract more than 250,000 visitors to the city –...
Bounders cider, which is made just outside Bristol, has won an international award as it prepares to go on sale to thirsty music lovers at festivals this summer for the first time. Medium-dry Bounders, which is produced by Bath Ales entirely from Somerset apples, secured a bronze medal at the...
Aerospace giant Airbus has the Paris Air Show to launch a ‘regional’ version of its top-selling long-haul aircraft, adapted to plug a gap in the market for airlines operating popular, short-haul routes. The firm, which designs wings for all its aircraft at Filton, said the revised A330-300 could up...
Hundreds of small cider producers across the West of England could be put out of business if they are forced to pay excise duty under a new EU ruling, campaigners claim. Cider makers who produce less than 70 hectolitres a year – around 33 pints a day – and...
More than 90 key business figures enjoyed some 3D star-gazing and top leadership advice when they attended Bristol recruitment firm Moon Consulting’s 15th anniversary party. Moon, which provides strategic consultancy services to some of the region’s top businesses, treated guests to the unusual combination at the newly renovated Planetarium...
Bristol firms’ contribution to more sustainable ways of operating – and the city’s year as European Green Capital – will be recognised next week when Business Green Week takes place. Events during the week will aim to inspire more businesses to adopt sustainable practices in the workplace. The 39...
The world’s aviation industry will descend on the French capital next week for the biennial Paris Air Show – with key Bristol businesses once again demonstrating the city’s strength in the vital aerospace sector. Major companies such as Rolls-Royce, GKN and Airbus will be demonstrating their innovative made-in-Bristol technology...
The Bristol office of building surveying, cost consultancy and project management firm Watts is on the lookout for new recruits as it continues to grow. The independent consultancy, which celebrates 21 years in the city this year, says the economic recovery and greater certainty following the General Election has...
New destinations and additional aircraft helped boost passenger numbers at Bristol Airport by 7.8% last month, new figures show. More than 656,000 passengers used the airport in May following similar growth in April. Charter holiday traffic was particularly strong, profiting from two bank holidays and a bumper week during...
Bristol is emerging as a hot spot for ethical investing, a national conference staged in the city heard. The city was chosen to host this year’s Ethex Annual Gathering because of its role as European Green Capital 2015, and according to the social enterprise’s research Bristol is the UK’s...
Resource Solutions Group (RSG), the Bristol-based recruitment firm, has launched its second office outside the UK in Amsterdam – less than three months after opening its first in Munich. The office, part of RSG’s Europe-wide expansion programme, will operate under the Sanderson brand, one of the group’s specialist resourcing...
