Bristol’s former General Hospital is to go head to head with 11 other conservation projects from across the UK in the final of a major national property award scheme. The project by Essex-based specialist developer City & Country, pictured, topped the Building Conservation category at the 2017 RICS Awards,...
A skills revolution is needed in the West of England to solve the recruitment problem now hitting many of the region’s firms, Metro Mayor Tim Bowles has been told. The message was delivered to him by the head of national business support service GetSet for Growth, who said ‘hard-to-fill’...
Bristol-based creative and tech communications consultancy Purplefish has won five new clients and appointed a new account executive in the run up to its fifth birthday. The agency, set up by experienced Bristol PR figure Joanna Randall in 2012, has signed new contracts with clients including recipe sharing platform...
Ideas have always flowed in and out of Bristol, taking on a new life here. Through our airports and harbour; through our world-class universities and businesses; and through our unique arts and cultural scene. Bristol is a place where ideas flourish. From Clifton Suspension Bridge and Banksy to Massive...
TEDxBristol – the UK’s largest event of its kind – has launched a Community Partnership Programme offering free tickets to groups and individuals who would otherwise be unable to attend. The programme aims to build bridges between the game-changing ideas of TEDxBristol and communities around the city who may...
Pioneering Bristol tech firm XMOS has developed world-leading technology which could lead to a new generation of voice-enabled consumer products. The firm, which last month received $15m (£11.4m) in an investment round led by German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon, has become the first European chip company to release technology to...
Engine Shed, the Bristol innovation hub, is to host an ideas pitching event to help decide the winner of a project that encourages and inspires young people from diverse backgrounds to consider careers in the tech and digital sectors. Eight groups are to take part in the Call for...
Nine firms from the Bristol area are going head to head to win the title of the happiest workplace in the West of England. Triodos Bank, Signature Recruitment, Heat Recruitment, Ghyston, Signs & That, PES, Springfield Papers, ISL Recruitment and Shiner – 2015’s winner – are competing against five...
Global online recipe sharing and cooking community Cookpad, which plans to reach 100 countries within the next three years from its new Bristol-based global HQ, has embarked on a major recruitment drive for developers and engineers. As revealed by Bristol Business News in July, the tech company has moved...
Employment agency Juice Recruitment has launched a division to specialise in management positions across finance and accountancy, HR, commerce and business. The new division will be headed by Juice business manager Ali Watson, pictured, who has been with the agency for 13 years and managed its permanent division for...
Bristol businesses that care about their city are being urged to step up their philanthropy and offer support for organisations that prevent local people suffering mental health crises. The plea comes from the Quartet Community Foundation, the independent charity that works across the West of England to support local...
Firms in Bristol and across the West of England are continuing to miss out on millions of pounds of research and development (R&D) tax credits, according to regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming. R&D tax specialists at the firm, which has its largest office in Bristol, say that even though...
International architecture and building consultancy practice AHR has appointed Natasha Spooner as business development manager based in its Bristol office. Natasha, pictured, will work across the firm’s architecture and building consultancy practices, covering the South West, South Coast and South Wales. Natasha brings more than 10 years’ experience working...
