Green/sustainable business

Bond Dickinson’s renewable energy team powers up UK’s largest battery storage deal

July 11, 2017
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Bond Dickinson’s renewable energy team powers up UK’s largest battery storage deal

Bristol-based legal experts working at national law firm Bond Dickinson have advised longstanding client global renewable energy company RES on the sale of a major battery storage project. The 35MW Port of Tyne project was acquired by the Foresight Group, the independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager. This...

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Trio of Bristol firms among front runners for region’s most sought-after business awards

July 6, 2017
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Trio of Bristol firms among front runners for region’s most sought-after business awards

Three firms from the Bristol area have been named among the finalists for the coveted PwC West of England Business of the Year Awards – the region’s most prestigious business accolades. Recruitment specialist Resource Solutions Group (RSG), advanced engineering group Viper Innovations, and Bodywise (UK), which trades under the...

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Top award celebrates Bristol’s ‘inspirational’ 91 Ways food project

June 30, 2017
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Top award celebrates Bristol’s ‘inspirational’ 91 Ways food project

Innovative Bristol food project 91 Ways and its founder Kalpna Woolf have won a major national award for inspiring food writers across the UK. The Guild of Food Writers 2017 Inspiration Award celebrates an individual or group whose work in food touches the writing community.  It is only the...

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Work experience programme to help Bristol firms tap into city’s young creative talent

June 29, 2017
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Work experience programme to help Bristol firms tap into city’s young creative talent

Firms in Bristol’s creative and digital sectors are being urged to offer work experience to aspiring young people from the city’s less advantaged communities to help them pursue their professional ambitions. The call has gone out from Babbasa, the Bristol-based social enterprise and established provider of professional mentoring schemes,...

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Developer looks to deliver another expansion to its popular CARGO indie retail hub

June 28, 2017
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Developer looks to deliver another expansion to its popular CARGO indie retail hub

Bristol’s successful CARGO indie retail hub at Harbourside could be expanded again with the addition of eight more converted shipping containers. Developer Umberslade announced the plan just weeks after officially opening CARGO 2, the second phase of the scheme at its Wapping Wharf mixed-use neighbourhood that is now home...

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Support for The Prince’s Trust from RSG as part of major push to get more young people into work

June 23, 2017
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Support for The Prince’s Trust from RSG as part of major push to get more young people into work

Bristol-based RSG, the UK’s largest independent recruitment group, has named The Prince’s Trust as it’s chosen charity partner. The Prince’s Trust aims to support 60,000 new young people across the UK, helping give them the skills and confidence needed to get a job. With five centres across the South,...

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Andrews Property Group’s charitable shareholders receive £0.5m dividend payout

June 22, 2017
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Andrews Property Group’s charitable shareholders receive £0.5m dividend payout

The two charitable trusts that own West estate agency and property group Andrews are to share nearly £500,000 in annual dividend payments. Andrews Charitable Trust (ACT) and the Christian Book Promotion Trust are the sole shareholders of Keynsham-based Andrews Property Group, which has 56 offices across the South of...

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Two more organisations sign up as Engine Shed business lounge members

June 2, 2017
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Two more organisations sign up as Engine Shed business lounge members

Bristol Property Agents Association and the School for Social Entrepreneurs have become the latest organisations to become members of the business lounge at Bristol innovation hub Engine Shed. The School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE), a charity supporting people using entrepreneurial approaches to tackle social issues, has signed up for...

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Fast-growing ethical firms underpin South West’s role as UK’s social enterprise hotspot

June 1, 2017
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Fast-growing ethical firms underpin South West’s role as UK’s social enterprise hotspot

The South West has strengthened its position as the top UK region for ethical business, with social enterprises here having a faster average growth rate than those in other parts of the UK. The NatWest SE100, the biggest annual survey of the UK social enterprise sector, shows social enterprises...

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Leaving EU with no deal would harm region, Business West warns in its General Election manifesto

June 1, 2017
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Leaving EU with no deal would harm region, Business West warns in its General Election manifesto

Business West, the region’s largest business group, has warned that leaving the EU without a deal would cause “considerable damage” to many businesses. The organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative said avoiding this outcome “must be a priority” for all General Election candidates standing in...

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Business Charity Award for Andrews’ pioneering social housing project

May 30, 2017
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Business Charity Award for Andrews’ pioneering social housing project

Estate agents and property group Andrews and its principal shareholder Andrews Charitable Trust have received a prestigious national award for their work to support young people leaving the care sector. The group topped the Charity Partnership: Fashion and Retail category of the Business Charity Awards, staged as part of...

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Prestigious IoD director of the year awards won by Bristol bosses

May 26, 2017
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Prestigious IoD director of the year awards won by Bristol bosses

Bristol bosses have swept the board at this year’s South West IoD Awards, which celebrate outstanding talent in the region’s boardrooms. Directors from city firms won four of the five main awards at the ceremony, which took place at Ashton Gate last night. The winners were: Director of the Year:...

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Bristol’s indie food and drink firms get bigger slice of market with opening of CARGO 2

May 26, 2017
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Bristol’s indie food and drink firms get bigger slice of market with opening of CARGO 2

CARGO 2, the latest extension of Bristol’s Wapping Wharf indie food and drink hub, is being officially opened this evening with its eclectic mix of retailers offering tasters and samples, offers and discounts. The festivities take place from 5pm to 8pm to mark the opening. Entertainment is also planned...

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