YTL, the Malaysian industrial conglomerate, has vowed that its Bristol Arena scheme will give the city a “365-day entertainment destination” as it submitted the much-delayed project for planning permission. The firm, which owns Filton Airfield – where it is developing a major new housing and employment scheme – said...
Bristol-based specialist recruitment firm ISL has introduced a four-and-a-half-day week for its staff in a move it says is already paying off with a marked increase in revenue. The firm launched the scheme as a trial in which its 30-strong team agreed they could ‘earn’ Friday afternoons off if...
Bristol creative agency and video games marketing specialist Diva has opened a new studio space in central Bristol after outgrowing its Queen Square head office. The 4,000 sq ft of loft-style workspace on St Thomas Lane, Redcliffe, will provide additional capacity for its fast-growing creative and client services teams. Diva, which...
Bristol tourist attractions and hotels – as well as a volunteer at one of the city’s biggest museums – were among the winners in a major regional awards scheme last night. Greg Malpas, who volunteers at Aerospace Bristol, won Gold in the Customer Service Superstar category, while BBC Bristol...
Low-cost airline easyJet is to announce new routes from Bristol Airport within the next few weeks following the acquisition of take-off and landing slots formerly owned by defunct travel group Thomas Cook. The airline, the largest operator from the airport, paid £36m for the six summer slot pairs and...
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has advised Channel 4 on legal work linked to its new Bristol Creative Hub. The recently opened 3,200 sq ft office, in the historic Fermentation Buildings at Finzels Reach, pictured, will become a base for key creative decision makers supporting Channel 4’s...
Rapid expansion has continued at international accountancy group EY’s Bristol office with nearly 100 staff recruited over the past year. The group said the headcount in its South West and Wales practice had reached nearly 450 through apprenticeship, graduate and senior hires. This time last year it put the...
Bristol-headquartered strategic communications consultancy JBP landed three awards at a prestigious ceremony to celebrate the South of England’s public relations industry. The agency, which also has offices in Cardiff, London, Manchester and Warwick, landed one Gold and achieved runner-up Silver status in two other categories at the regional Chartered...
Members of the South West Creative Technology Network (SWCTN), the £6.5m project to expand the use of creative technologies across the region, are to get free legal advice from Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT. Under the new professional services support programme, SWCTN members will be able to access legal...
