Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

October 7, 2018
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Monday October 8 Trading updates: RPC Group, XP Power Tuesday October 9 Interim: LVMH Finals: Greggs, Ferrexpo Wednesday October 10 Final: WHSmith Interims: BlackRock, Delta Airlines Trading updates: Marston’s, PageGroup, Telford Homes Economic announcements: Trade balance (August), GDP (August) Thursday October 11 Interims: N Brown, Walgreens Boots Alliance Trading...

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The LAST WORD: Sue Turner, chief executive, Quartet Community Foundation

October 5, 2018
The LAST WORD: Sue Turner, chief executive, Quartet Community Foundation

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 Sue Turner, chief executive of Quartet Community Foundation, answers our 10 questions What was the LAST:  Film you watched? Mamma Mia! Here we go Again. I went...

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Bristol’s green leap forward towards carbon neutral status attracts interest from across the globe

October 5, 2018
Bristol’s green leap forward towards carbon neutral status attracts interest from across the globe

More than 180 ideas from across the world have been submitted to Bristol’s pioneering City Leap project, which aims to encourage new ways of helping the city become carbon neutral by 2050. Bristol City Council aims to attract investment of up to £1bn into the city’s energy infrastructure over...

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International firms help Bristol take centre stage for next Global Parliament of Mayors summit

October 5, 2018
International firms help Bristol take centre stage for next Global Parliament of Mayors summit

Businesses from across the world have signed up to support the Global Parliament of Mayors Annual Summit, which takes place in Bristol later this month. Global development consultants Mott MacDonald and Arup and transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson are among the sponsors while IT provider NEC Corporation –...

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Mad Hatter’s tea party serves up list of region’s most disruptive firms

October 5, 2018
Mad Hatter’s tea party serves up list of region’s most disruptive firms

Micrima, the innovative Bristol firm developing technology that could revolutionise breast cancer detection, has been named as the region’s top disruptive business. The health tech diagnostic imaging company secured the prestigious top spot on the unique DisruptSW 2018 index, which names the South West’s 25 most innovative businesses.  Micrima’s...

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TV star backs Bristol Giving Day with promise to visit firms dancing, baking and climbing to raise funds

October 5, 2018
TV star backs Bristol Giving Day with promise to visit firms dancing, baking and climbing to raise funds

TV presenter Miranda Krestovnikoff is to join in the fun during the first Bristol Giving Day, the city-wide fundraising event hosted by Quartet Community Foundation next Wednesday.  Miranda, pictured, known for her natural history and archaeological programmes including BBC2’s Coast series, will visit firms as they raise funds for city...

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Bristol Rovers draw is a win for Meade King as it gets to sponsor stand at Memorial Stadium

October 5, 2018
Bristol Rovers draw is a win for Meade King as it gets to sponsor stand at Memorial Stadium

Bristol Rovers have officially opened their new South West Stand, sponsored by city-based commercial law firm Meade King. Meade King beat 60 other Bristol businesses in Rovers’ 1883 Club draw to win the chance to have its branding on the newly-refurbished stand at the Memorial Stadium. The stand forms...

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TLT’s consumer goods sector strength earns it place on soft drinks giant’s first legal panel

October 5, 2018
TLT’s consumer goods sector strength earns it place on soft drinks giant’s first legal panel

Soft drinks group Lucozade Ribena Suntory (LRS) has appointed Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT to its first legal panel to provide specialist legal advice and support to the company across the UK. TLT was one of 10 firms chosen from a shortlist of 23 based on the strength of...

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Creative designer joins JBP as agency enters new phase of growth

October 5, 2018
Creative designer joins JBP as agency enters new phase of growth

Bristol-headquartered strategic communications consultancy JBP has appointed Marcus Lange as a senior creative designer as it continues to pursue a growth strategy. Marcus, pictured, has been working in design for 10 years with start-ups and well-established businesses across a range of industries.  He joins JBP after completing the re-launch of global...

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