Nash Partnership, the West of England built environment design, planning and regeneration consultancy, has recruited three experienced members to its team. Ciaran Andrews, Paul Miller and Richard Mather-Jones have joined the practice’s Bath and Bristol studios, bringing with them a wealth of experience of working with public and private sector...
Nearly £34,000 was raised for Bristol hospital charity Above & Beyond by building contractor Dribuild’s annual charity summer afternoon of racing at Bath Racecourse. The Keynsham-based firm hosted the event, which attracted businesses from across the South West, as part of its fundraising programme for Above & Beyond, its...
The bitter EU referendum campaign and fears over its outcome hit Bristol firms’ confidence and impacted on the wider economy even before the result to leave was announced, according to the latest survey by Business West, the region’s largest business organisation. On all major indicators, the poll of more...
Property services firm Ian Williams and bakery Ministry of Cake are the winners of the region’s most coveted business awards. The firms came out top at accountants PwC’s annual West of England Business of the Year Awards, which were announced at a gala dinner in Bristol this week. Chipping...
A new team of 21 regional business figures has been unveiled by UWE to look at how the new Faculty of Business and Law and its new £50m building can best serve the needs of the region and its economy. The advisory board is made up of representatives of...
Caribbean restaurant and bar chain Turtle Bay is marking the opening of its second Bristol outlet today by asking diners to donate to the city’s Malcolm X Community Centre instead of paying their bill. Guests eating in the Cheltenham Road restaurant until 9pm this evening will only be charged...
Bristol’s ultra-fast pure fibre network is now live, CityFibre announced today, and the first businesses are connected and receiving world-class, gigabit speed internet services. The partnership between CityFibre and Triangle Networks has created a powerful alternative digital infrastructure for the city which can help businesses compete on a global...
By James Hinchcliffe, lead political analyst, JBP Associates In the early hours of June 24, 2016, history was made with the EU referendum result that stunned a continent. It was one of those times when people may always remember where they were or what they were doing on the...
UWE Bristol is leading the market for graduate employability, according to a new report, with 96% of last year’s graduates in employment or further study. The latest Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) figures also show 78% are in professional roles. This compares with UK market averages of 94% and...
Bristol PR agency JBP has launched a division to help companies grow and protect their reputations Set up in response to the changing media landscape, the division will be headed by former national BBC presenter and Number 10 media adviser Clarence Mitchell, pictured, who recently joined the agency. The...
West of England artisan meat and drink will take centre stage next month when The Original Sausage and Cider Festival Co. stages its first event in Bristol. More than 30 ciders sourced from the area and beyond will be on sale at the Bristol Sausage and Cider Festival, along...
Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon and Greenhouse PR, also based in the city, were this week among the winners at the prestigious BusinessGreen Leaders Awards. Burges Salmon collected the Law Firm of the Year trophy for the breadth of its work in the green sector while Greenhouse secured the...
British Corner Shop, the specialist online store based near Bristol, has signed a deal with supermarket group Waitrose to sell its own label products across the world. Last year British Corner Shop shipped more than 50,000 orders made up of classic British food and household products to 138 countries worldwide. The...
