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 Juliet Gellatley, founder and director of charity Viva!, answers our 10 questions: What was the LAST: Film you watched? Last week it was my turn to...
Robert Bourns, President of The Law Society of England & Wales, last night received the Bristol Law Society President’s Outstanding Achievement Award for his contribution to the legal sector in the city and across the country. His 30-year plus career has taken him from trainee in Bristol – where...
Bristol Airport has unveiled plans to address congestion in arrivals following a major overhaul of the security search area for departing passengers. The £2.3m project will increase the number of passport control points from 10 to 17 when it opens next spring, including 10 of the latest ePassport gates...
The largest speculative industrial development in Bristol for 20 years got underway this week, with construction starting on 580,000 sq ft of prime space. The building work marks the first phase of Horizon38, a 65-acre, £120m business park on the former Rolls-Royce East Works site at Patchway. The scheme’s...
Bristol’s Bottle Yard Studios – whose recent productions have included Poldark, Sherlock and Wolf Hall – have secured a £692,000 investment boost from owners Bristol City Council. The capital investment, approved at the council’s cabinet earlier this month, will pay for improvements to the site, including new roofs, production offices...
Michelin-starred chef Josh Eggleton has teamed up with former Butcombe Brewery managing director Guy Newell and their families to take over a popular Bristol pub. The Kensington Arms in Redland is already one of Bristol’s best-known gastropubs. It will now undergo a short refurbishment to give it a more...
The UK’s largest and most prestigious collection of contemporary watercolour paintings travelled to Bristol recently where it was exhibited at accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson’s offices in the city centre. Clients and guests were invited to attend a private viewing of the 76 paintings shortlisted...
Facilities management group Almeda has won a cleaning contract with Bath Spa University at its new Green Park House student accommodation development. The newly refurbished city centre building has 461 rooms, all of which Almeda’s soft services department will be keeping clean. It also includes a laundry room and...
Construction company Beard has recruited Sean Franks as contracts manager for its expanding Bristol office. Sean, pictured, will be responsible for managing Beard’s building contracts across the city and surrounding area, controlling costs and keeping projects on track. Swindon-headquartered Beard opened its Bristol office last year and has since...
