Colliers International boosts its Bristol office with four promotions

April 25, 2018
Colliers International boosts its Bristol office with four promotions

Four staff have been promoted in the Bristol office of global real estate services company Colliers International in the latest round of promotions across its UK business. Nick Williams of the project & building consultancy team has been made a director – his third promotion since joining the team....

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Architects reveal first images of UWE’s new engineering building

April 25, 2018
Architects reveal first images of UWE’s new engineering building

UWE Bristol has unveiled how its new state-of-the-art engineering building could look in a series of striking images released by its design team. Subject to planning consents, the multi-million pound building – with a mission to attract and inspire the engineers of the future – will be sited next...

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Smith & Williamson to host Bristol technology briefing

April 25, 2018
Smith & Williamson to host Bristol technology briefing

Artificial Intelligence, the cloud and cyber security will be put under the microscope at a breakfast briefing hosted by the Bristol office of accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson next week. Targeted at owner-managers and senior executives, the Harnessing Technology for Growth event will feature three...

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Union anger as Government waves through £8.1bn GKN takeover

April 24, 2018
Union anger as Government waves through £8.1bn GKN takeover

The union representing workers at GKN’s two Bristol factories called for tougher takeover laws this week after the government gave the green light to engineering group’s £8.1bn takeover. Unite and Bristol politicians had urged Business Secretary Greg Clark to block the move by financial turnaround group Melrose on national...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

April 21, 2018
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Monday April 23 Interims: UBS, Philips Electronics, Alphabet Tuesday April 24 Interims: Anglo-American, SAP, Caterpillar, Coca-Cola Trading updates: London Stock Exchange, St James’s Place Wednesday April 25 Final: Whitbread Interims: GlaxoSmithKline, Metro Bank, Credit Suisse, Boeing, eBay, Twitter, Facebook Trading update: Antofagasta, Fresnillo, Tullow Oil, Thursday April 26 Finals:...

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The LAST WORD: Dominic Hogg, chairman, Eunomia Research & Consulting

April 20, 2018
The LAST WORD: Dominic Hogg, chairman, Eunomia Research & Consulting

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 Dominic Hogg, chairman of Eunomia Research & Consulting, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST:  Film you watched? Brooklyn – I watched it on TV...

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Bristol steps up bid to bring Channel 4 HQ to city as Mayor Rees prepares to meet its chief executive

April 20, 2018
Bristol steps up bid to bring Channel 4 HQ to city as Mayor Rees prepares to meet its chief executive

Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees is to meet Channel 4 chief executive Alex Mahon next week as the campaign to persuade it to locate its new national headquarters in the city is stepped up. Bristol faces intense competition from rivals such as Birmingham, Manchester and Sheffield to bring the...

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Bristol Airport looks to land new routes at major gathering of world’s top airlines

April 20, 2018
Bristol Airport looks to land new routes at major gathering of world’s top airlines

Bristol Airport and the South West’s top tourist attractions are to be showcased next week at a gathering of the world’s leading airlines. Airport bosses and representatives of Destination Bristol will meet more than 30 airlines and other travel organisations at the Routes Europe event in Bilbao, Spain, with...

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Bristol stakes claim as world-leading centre for VR as landmark lab becomes a reality

April 20, 2018
Bristol stakes claim as world-leading centre for VR as landmark lab becomes a reality

Bristol’s position as a world-leading development centre for Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) was underlined this week when its VR Lab officially opened its doors. The landmark new facility, in the Leadworks building in Anchor Square, pictured below left, has been operating for several months following a...

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