Nearly £9m is to be invested in three projects aimed at boosting practical skills across the West of England, including in two new centres for construction and health. Some £3.3m will go towards a new Infrastructure Construction Skills Centre and £5.4m for a new Health and Active Living Skills...
Innovative Bristol food project 91 Ways and its founder Kalpna Woolf have won a major national award for inspiring food writers across the UK. The Guild of Food Writers 2017 Inspiration Award celebrates an individual or group whose work in food touches the writing community. It is only the...
Bristol-based research and development tax credit consultancy ForrestBrown has recruited its 50thstaff member less than four years after it was set up. The firm has experienced rapid growth with turnover doubling each year and is now the largest team of chartered tax advisers specialising solely in research and development (R&D)...
Directors at facilities management group Almeda are anticipating record sales for its latest financial year following a string of high-profile client wins and partnerships. The Keynsham-based company recently secured a contract with English Heritage to handle mechanical and engineering maintenance on 23 of its historic sites including the coastal castles...
The Bristol office of regional law firm Ashfords has advised cloud-based platform Form3 on its innovative partnership with Starling Bank, the first mobile-only bank to launch a current account in the UK. The tie-up will enable Starling Bank clients to make and receive faster payment cost-effectively, quickly and reliably...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT increased annual fee income by 4% to £74.6m for 2016/17, its fifth consecutive year of revenue growth. The rate of growth has slowed from the previous financial year, when revenues climbed by 15%, partly as a result of the firm securing key mandates on...
One of Bristol’s most prominent property agents, Philip Morton, has launched his own niche independent consultancy after more than 25 years working for some of the region’s largest agencies. Morton Property Consultants is providing advice predominately on office agency, both transactional and advisory, with services spanning office relocation, workplace...
UWE has appointed Dr Noordin Shehabuddeen as director of its newly created Bristol Business Engagement Centre to strengthen its links with the city’s fast-growing sectors and start-up scene. Dr Shehabuddeen, pictured, has worked at the interface between industry and academia at Cambridge and Liverpool universities and had a stint...
Businesses and training providers will come together at an event next month to look at practical ideas to meet some of the skills needs across the West of England. The half-day Future Skills Exchange is being staged by Business West, the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the...
