Business leaders have welcomed the £1bn West of England devolution deal approved by councillors this week, calling it a “strong signal of long-term confidence and investment into this area”. Bristol City and South Gloucestershire councils along with Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES) agreed the package, which transfers funding...
Business leaders have called on councillors to back the £1bn devolution package for the West of England when it goes before Bristol City and South Gloucestershire council meetings this evening. The deal, announced by Chancellor George Osborne in this year’s Budget, would bring essential funding and additional powers for...
Firms across Bristol and the West of England are already cutting jobs, hiking prices and freezing investment as a result of the fall-out from the Brexit vote, according to a snap poll by Business West, the region’s largest business organisation. One company said it was considering moving overseas while...
Firms from Bristol and across the West of England are being asked for their views on the likely impact of Brexit ahead of a series of crunch meetings between business leaders and senior government figures. The first takes place today when Business Secretary Sajid Javid, pictured, hosts a round table...
Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees today insisted that collaboration and creativity would be key to ensuring Bristol’s economy does not suffer as a result of the UK leaving the EU. Speaking after an emergency meeting with business leaders, community groups and his cabinet, Mr Rees said Bristol’s innovation, creativity...
Energy sector experts from Bristol law firm Burges Salmon have advised retail group Marks & Spencer on a new community energy scheme. M&S Energy Society, a joint collaboration between M&S and community energy organisation Energy4All, is designed to generate renewable electricity from solar panels installed on M&S stores across...
Millions of pounds were wiped off the value of Bristol firms quoted on the London Stock Exchange today as they became caught up in the Brexit share price collapse. Manufacturers were hard hit with shares in global innovator Renishaw slumping by more than 5%. The Wotton-under-Edge precision engineering firm,...
Business organisation the CBI, which had lobbied hard for the UK to remain in the EU, called for “strong and calm leadership” from the Government to ensure economic stability as Brexit kicks in. Director-general Carolyn Fairbairn described the vote as a “momentous turning point” in the country’s history. “The...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, called on the government to immediately commit to negotiate the best deal possible for British firms outside the EU following the referendum result. Failing to do that could risk jeopardising new investment from the many overseas firms that have chosen to base...
Bosses running West of England firms are almost three times more likely to vote in favour of remaining in the EU than leave – with the gap between the two views widening over the past three months. The latest snap survey by Business West – the region’s largest business...
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Savita Custead, director of Bristol and Bath Festival of Nature – which starts this weekend – answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you...
Three bosses running businesses in the Bristol area have won Director of the Year awards in the prestigious annual event staged by the IoD. Mark Crutchley, director of Circadian Trust, a social enterprise that delivers sport and leisure facilities in partnership with South Gloucestershire Council, won the Third Sector...
Luis Garcia is to step down as Bristol Water CEO after seven years in the job to rejoin international utility group Suez in a senior role. Luis, pictured, has devoted his entire career to the water industry, most of it working for subsidiaries of Suez. The French-headquartered group owns...
