Bristol-based Tileflair, southern England’s largest privately-owned wall and floor tile retailer, has opened its 10th store and plans an 11th later this year as it steps up its expansion. The new store, a 4,000 sq ft outlet in Oxford, is the first Tileflair has opened since 2015. The firm,...
Firms across the West of England will be left on the wrong side of the ‘digital divide’ unless the government takes action to improve connectivity and pave the way for powerful 5G networks. The warning came this week from the CBI, which fears that, with Brexit dominating the political...
Businesses will be able to celebrate the Chinese New Year and look ahead to building improved trade links with the country at the Bristol and West of England China Bureau’s annual banquet later this month. The gala on February 27 has become a key event in Bristol business calendar...
Even the biggest brands need to play by the rules – and they don’t come much bigger than McDonald’s. The global burger chain has thousands of trade mark registrations worldwide and spends an eye-watering amount each year maintaining and enforcing them. But in a recent dispute with Irish burger...
Bristol-headquartered commercial property consultancy Hartnell Taylor Cook (HTC) has appointed two more people to its fast-growing property management and facilities management teams. Ricky Jones, pictured, joins as a senior associate director in HTC’s Bristol head office. He arrives from CBRE’s Bristol office, where he headed the management of Milton...
National property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has strengthened its South West team with the appointment of senior planning specialist Alan Pearce. Alan, pictured, joins LSH’s Bristol office as director of planning and development for the South West and Wales. In his new role he will focus on developing...
Monday February 4 Interims: Ryanair, Alphabet Trading update: AVEVA Economic announcement: Construction PMI (January) Tuesday February 5 Finals: Ocado, St Modwen Properties Interims: BP, Walt Disney, Snap Economic announcement: Services PMI (January) Wednesday February 6 Interims: GlaxoSmithKline, Redrow, Barratt Developments, Chipotle, General Motors Trading updates: Imperial Brands, Grainger, Electrocomponents,...
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 John Courtney, founder and chief executive of Boardroom Advisors, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? The Favourite. Great fun and I hope Olivia Coleman wins the...
Bristol will become one of Europe’s fastest-growing cities for job creation over the next three years with thousands of new posts in the digital and creative sectors, according to a new economic forecast. Bristol is ranked seventh in a Europe-wide table for jobs growth between 2019 and 2022 –...
