Green light for goundbreaking new surgical centre designed by Bristol architects

April 6, 2018
Green light for goundbreaking new surgical centre designed by Bristol architects

Architects from the Bristol office of international firm BDP are behind the design of a major new-generation £79.5m surgical centre, which has just been given the go-ahead by the government. BDP’s Bristol studio was appointed by Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust to design a new surgical and critical...

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60 jobs axed as cash crisis forces long-established Bristol print firm into administration

April 6, 2018
60 jobs axed as cash crisis forces long-established Bristol print firm into administration

Bristol print firm Kingsdown Printers today went into administration with the loss of all 60 jobs. Kingsdown, which has operated for more than 30 years, specialised in designing, producing and supplying lithographic and digital printed materials to clients, including print management companies and blue-chip customers.  Over recent months it...

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Expansion for Bristol PR firm Empica as it teams up with smaller agency

April 6, 2018
Expansion for Bristol PR firm Empica as it teams up with smaller agency

Long-established Bristol public relations consultancy Empica is expanding by joining forces with a smaller Bristol-based PR agency. Empica, which has been in business since 1989, has taken over Inform Media, with Inform’s founder Neil Fraser now heading its business-to-business offering. Neil, an experienced journalist and PR professional, founded Inform...

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Bristol restaurant chain Turtle Bay tastes success in table of UK’s 100 fastest-growing firms

April 6, 2018
Bristol restaurant chain Turtle Bay tastes success in table of UK’s 100 fastest-growing firms

A 70% rise in average annual profits over the past three years served up by Bristol-based Caribbean restaurant chain Turtle Bay has put it among the UK’s fastest-growing firms. The firm, launched by chief executive Ajith Jayawickrema in 2010, appears in the latest annual Sunday Times BDO Profit Track...

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Third major housing development site secured by TLT for Persimmon

April 6, 2018
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Bristol-headquartered law firm TLT has completed its third land acquisition in four months for housebuilding group Persimmon Homes. The latest site – in Tuffley, Gloucester – has planning permission for 250 residential units. Persimmon says the development will go some way to addressing the increasing demand for new homes...

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School bus planning software on route to help councils to save funds

April 6, 2018
School bus planning software on route to help councils to save funds

Bristol transport technology specialist Esoterix Systems has launched an innovative tool with the potential to save local authorities hundreds of thousands of pounds by helping them streamline their home-to-school transport services.  Esoterix has unveiled JourneyBatcher after several months of development and testing. The tool enables councils to cut out...

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Bristol media agency scoops ‘best automotive PR firm’ title for second year in a row

April 6, 2018
Bristol media agency scoops ‘best automotive PR firm’ title for second year in a row

Inside Media, the Bristol-based communication agency, has been recognised as the UK’s best automotive sector PR firm for the second consecutive year. Inside Media to have demonstrated the best levels of creativity, commitment to the client’s needs and most effective results, according to judges for the national Newspress Awards....

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Local approach to UK-wide growth pays off for Loungers as it opens 100th outlet and plans another 16

April 6, 2018
Local approach to UK-wide growth pays off for Loungers as it opens 100th outlet and plans another 16

Bristol-based neighbourhood café-bar operator Loungers has used the opening of its 100th outlet to unveil ambitious plans to invest £10m in further 16 Lounges this year 2018.  The firm, which also owns the Cosy Club bar-restaurant brand, promised no let-up in pursuing its expansion strategy across the UK.  Its...

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Junior surveyor joins Alder King’s graduate programme in Bristol

April 6, 2018
Junior surveyor joins Alder King’s graduate programme in Bristol

South West property consultancy Alder King has appointed Hugh Collins to its highly successful graduate programme in Bristol.  Hugh, pictured, has joined the firm’s award-winning investment and energy teams as a junior surveyor, initially focusing on land acquisition for a number of energy sector clients while also working towards...

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