The IoD South West Director of the Year Awards have grown over the years to represent the pinnacle of leadership and business excellence across the region. The 2018 awards ceremony took place earlier this month at Sandy Park, Exeter, where winners of the seven categories were announced. Guests enjoyed...
Accountancy group Smith & Williamson has bolstered its corporate practice in Bristol with the appointment of Tom Clamp as a partner. Tom joins from HSBC where over the past seven years he has held a number of senior roles, including director, providing debt finance to support a wide range...
Monday June 25 Interim: Carnival Tuesday June 26 Trading Updates: Capita, Carpetright, Northgate, Petrofac Wednesday June 27 Trading updates: Whitbread, Bunzl, Tullow Oil Thursday June 28 Finals: Stagecoach, Greene King Interims: Walgreen Boots Alliance, Nike, Accenture Trading Update: John Wood Group Friday June 29 Trading updates: Circo, Reach, John...
Crisis talks between Airbus bosses and government officials were taking place this afternoon after the aerospace giant warned the future of its Filton plant would be at risk from a ‘no-deal’ Brexit. Airbus employs around 4,000 people at Filton, which is its UK centre for wing design. This morning...
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 Donna Whitehead, UWE Bristol pro vice-chancellor, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? I LOVE watching films. My favourites include Commando, Predator,...
Global engineering giant Renishaw was last night named as the ‘winner of winners’ as the prestigious PwC West of England Business of the Year Awards marked their 30th – and last – year. Launched in 1988 by accountants PwC to showcase the region’s top large businesses, the awards have...
Plans to develop office space for Bristol’s burgeoning tech, creative and media sectors in one of the city’s most iconic former industrial buildings have been given the go-ahead. The Generator Building, with its characteristic red brick and stone façade overlooking the Floating Harbour, originally housed the generator for the...
Bristol lawyers and accountants have been praised for their roles in the acquisition of animation software firm Sparkol by its chief executive. Zoe Taylor took over the 10-year-old company behind the VideoScribe whiteboard animation software last month. It now aims to build on the success of VideoScribe with new...
A Bristol coffee roasting firm that started life as a small coffee cart at markets and festivals has marked its 11th year in business by opening a barista training facility in London. St Werburghs-based Extract Coffee Roasters has built a strong reputation in the capital and currently supplies more...
