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CBI calls for emphasis on skills, 5G and transport to spur South West’s post-Covid recovery

November 18, 2020
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CBI calls for emphasis on skills, 5G and transport to spur South West’s post-Covid recovery

Boosting skills and developing the physical and digital infrastructure will be vital for South West to build back better from the economic ravages of coronavirus, the CBI said today in a major new report. Called Reviving Regions, the paper highlights long-standing regional inequalities across England which have inhibited growth, opportunity and...

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Major investment for Bristol video tech firm One Big Circle as serial entrepreneurs come on board

November 13, 2020
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Major investment for Bristol video tech firm One Big Circle as serial entrepreneurs come on board

Two pioneering Bristol tech entrepreneurs have made a significant investment in city-based ‘intelligent video’ and AI innovator One Big Circle to prepare it for a new phase of rapid growth. David Harris and Toby Hughes have also joined One Big Circle’s board as executive chairman and non-executive director respectively as...

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Time has ‘almost run out’ to prepare for Brexit transition on January 1, Business West warns

November 13, 2020
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Time has ‘almost run out’ to prepare for Brexit transition on January 1, Business West warns

Bristol firms trading in Europe have been told that it is ‘almost too late’ if they have not planned for a worst case scenario following the end of the Brexit transition on January 1. The 50-day countdown to that date was on Wednesday and Business West, the region’s largest...

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Bristol team advises on sale of Welsh holiday cottage firm as staycations continue to grow

November 13, 2020
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Bristol team advises on sale of Welsh holiday cottage firm as staycations continue to grow

Bristol-based professional advisers have overcome turbulent times in the domestic tourist sector to complete the sale of a long-established Welsh holiday cottage business to one of the UK’s leading vacation lettings agencies. The Bristol office of accountancy group Smith & Williamson worked with the corporate team from law firm...

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New non-executive chairman at Hydrock as it looks ahead to further growth

November 12, 2020
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New non-executive chairman at Hydrock as it looks ahead to further growth

Hydrock, the Bristol-based multi-disciplinary engineering, energy and sustainability consultancy, has appointed former KPMG partner Ronnie McCombe as its non-executive chairman. Ronnie, pictured, will work with Hydrock’s board to drive forward the next stage of the company’s growth, drawing on his wide experience of working with innovative and fast-growth companies...

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Bristol Business Blog: Malindi Myers, regional agent, Bank of England. How we are providing further support for the economy

November 12, 2020
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Bristol Business Blog: Malindi Myers, regional agent, Bank of England. How we are providing further support for the economy

The Covid pandemic has reduced levels of economic activity across the UK this year. Households and businesses have generally been spending and investing less than they were before the pandemic struck.  This fall in spending and investment risks significant job losses as many businesses face much lower demand for...

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Leading Bristol costs law specialists join forces to launch new alternative dispute resolution service

November 11, 2020
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Leading Bristol costs law specialists join forces to launch new alternative dispute resolution service

A service offering legal clients an alternative approach to resolving expensive and time-consuming costs disputes has been started by a team of Bristol-based specialists. The range of services supplied by Legal Costs Resolutions’ (LCR) is designed to eliminate issues between disputing parties and help achieve a quicker, more efficient...

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Leading Bristol organisations join forces to accelerate action on climate change

November 10, 2020
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Leading Bristol organisations join forces to accelerate action on climate change

Bristol businesses are being urged to join a new group which launched today to help make the city carbon neutral within 10 years by sharing experiences and best practice. Fifteen leading organisations from across the city have already signed to become members of the Climate Leaders Group, ranging from...

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Global HR group snaps up Bristol specialist communications firm to spur its UK expansion

November 6, 2020
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Global HR group snaps up Bristol specialist communications firm to spur its UK expansion

Bristol-based pensions and employee benefits communications firm Concert Consulting, which works with blue-chip clients such as the AA and Nationwide, has been sold to a US-based global HR benefits and consulting group. Concert, which was founded by managing director Peter Walsh in 2004, specialises in communicating to more than...

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Multi-million council programme to help Bristol become carbon neutral by 2030

November 6, 2020
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Multi-million council programme to help Bristol become carbon neutral by 2030

Businesses will be advised on how they can help Bristol achieve its ambitious target of being a carbon neutral city by 2030 as part of a £4m, three-year programme approved by the city council’s cabinet this week. The financial package will fund a combined Climate and Ecological Emergency Programme....

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Government U-turn over end of furlough scheme welcomed by business groups

November 5, 2020
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Government U-turn over end of furlough scheme welcomed by business groups

Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has welcomed the latest extension to the governments’ furlough scheme, but urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to come up longer-term measures to protect firms. Mr Sunak, pictured, this afternoon announced the furlough scheme would now run until the end of March, with the...

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Unique partnership helping make Bristol greener and fairer hits 1,000 membership mark

November 5, 2020
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Unique partnership helping make Bristol greener and fairer hits 1,000 membership mark

Bristol Green Capital Partnership, which was founded in 2007 with just 12 organisations, has passed the 1,000-member mark – demonstrating, it says, the city’s ambition to become greener, fairer and more resilient. Already thought to be the largest partnership of its kind in the world, the unique network brings...

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Major UK energy generation deal powers ahead with help from TLT

November 4, 2020
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Major UK energy generation deal powers ahead with help from TLT

Lawyers from Bristol-headquartered national firm TLT have advised on the sale of a UK energy generation portfolio which has created the country’s largest generating firm of its kind. The acquisition of Birmingham-based Viridis Power by Conrad Energy adds a generation mix of more than 320MW of renewable power and...

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