Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, welcomed Chancellor Philip Hammond’s assertion in his Spring Statement that he would continue to “support British businesses” – but it insisted that his actions had to speak louder than words. The £80m pledge to help small firms take on apprentices and the...
CBI chief economist Rain Newton-Smith said the Chancellor was rightly backing British business to secure the UK’s future prosperity in a new economy. “It’s great to see an upgrade in the state of our public finances and rightly sensible to set more aside for a rainy day with Brexit...
A small Bristol firm that imports bags, aprons and tea towels made in India from 100% Fairtrade-certified organic cotton has landed one of the region’s top business awards. Cotton Smiles, based in Easton, was founded by husband-and-wife team Jim Hayman and Vineeta Gupta to support the Fairtrade movement, providing...
Business West – the group behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce – city-based R&D tax credit consultancy ForrestBrown and The Soil Association have been named among the UK’s 100 best organisations to work for. The Soil Association appears in 24th place in the prestigious table of the 100 best not-for-profit...
A major emphasis on green values at regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming has continued to slash its paper usage, energy bills and mileage costs despite another year of business growth. The firm, which has the largest of its seven offices in Bristol, introduced an environmental management programme seven years...
Another co-working office for start-up and scale-up businesses is to open in Bristol as the demand among the city’s entrepreneurs for creative space continues to grow. Origin Workspace is to open this autumn in 42,000 sq ft at 40 Berkeley Square, a 1970s office block last used by property...
Time is running out for Bristol’s best business leaders and entrepreneurs to enter the region’s top awards for boardroom excellence. This year’s Institute of Directors (IoD) South West Director of the Year Awards 2018 have already proved the most successful yet, with a record number of registrations to enter....
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has strengthened its position in the solar power sector by advising prominent market player NextEnergy on 10 acquisitions. The deals – on ground-mounted solar projects stretching from Cornwall to Yorkshire – have a total value of £58.5m with the capacity to generate a massive...
Work has started on preparing the former sorting office next to Temple Meads railway station for demolition – paving the way for the University of Bristol’s planned £300m Enterprise Campus. Contractor Kier Construction began work earlier this month on the 2.1-hectare gateway site, one of the landmark developments in...
The University of Bristol has sold all its shares in fossil fuel businesses after calling in ethical investment experts based in the city. The university’s landmark decision to review its holdings in the most carbon-intensive sectors came after a campaign by the university’s Fossil Free Society, which praised the...
Bristol’s SETsquared incubator has chosen Ashley Community Housing and Up Our Street as research partners for its innovative upcoming diversity and inclusion research project. The project aims to improve and increase the inclusion and representation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) business founders applying to the incubator. Research...
Bristol Wood Recycling Project has relocated to an industrial unit in the St Philips area of the city – ending the social enterprise’s anxious search for a new home. The Bristol office of property agents JLL acquired the William Street premises on behalf of the project, which has been...
Long-standing Bristol marketing and communications agency Proctor & Stevenson has completed its move to a former industrial printworks in Easton following a near £1.5m refurbishment project. The agency, founded by managing director Roger Proctor in 1979, said the relocation from Cave Street, St Pauls, was enabling it to be...
