Bristol radio station Ujima 98fm has won the title of Community Radio Station of the Year at the inaugural National Community Radio media awards. Ujima’s Primrose Granville also won Gold for best Female Presenter. The station – a community interest company – has won a number of accolades over...
Nuts and Bolts, a supplier of fixings and power tools for the construction and engineering industry, is to move to new premises with financial support from Barclays. The six-figure finance package has enabled the firm to buy a 12,000 sq ft site on Weston-super-Mare’s Sunnyside Industrial Estate, giving it...
A Bristol meeting and training venue has achieved Gold in a nationwide quality ‘kite mark’ scheme for its industry. EEF Venues’ Engineers’ House in Clifton gained the stringent Accredited in Meetings (AIM) assessment – one of only 24 venues across the country to currently have the accreditation. These include...
Business leaders have welcomed the government’s historic decision today to go ahead with the £18bn Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, saying it will create a huge economic boost for the West of England and lead to thousands of new jobs. The final decision after years of delays –...
Bristol lawyers once again make up the lion’s share of the regional table of leading individuals named by the Legal 500, the respected annual guide to the UK’s legal firms and individuals. These individuals are regarded as the ‘go-to’ lawyers in their field and many appear on the list every...
Innovative Bristol design consultancy Kinneir Dufort has been bought by its management in a multi-million pound deal that will pave the way for further expansion. The firm, which launched in 1977, is among the UK’s top industrial design agencies and has been responsible for many iconic products over the...
Bristol has been chosen as one of only three places in England to host a free one-day national roadshow of seminars and workshops aimed at helping smaller business owners. The events, staged by Britain’s biggest business representation group, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), will give practical advice and...
Specialist property developer Fusion Students has completed its £30m-plus conversion of a former Bristol city centre office building into high-end student accommodation – the latest in a series of schemes that are transforming the area. The former Froomsgate House on Rupert Street was acquired by Hertfordshire-based Fusion Students in...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Bevan Brittan is taking on its largest number of graduate trainees and apprentices for seven years as its growth continues. Eleven graduate trainees and three apprentices are joining the firm this month in Bristol and across its offices in Birmingham, Leeds and London. A further...
