Event: The US & UK outlook for venture capital funding

June 10, 2016
Event: The US & UK outlook for venture capital funding

Engine Shed, Bristol’s innovation hub, is staging the second in its finance series later this month with accountancy group PwC gauging the outlook for venture capital funding. This is a must-attend event for those wishing to understand the venture capital landscape in both the UK and US and will be especially...

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Trio of Bristol firms vying to land coveted title of region’s happiest workplace

June 10, 2016
Trio of Bristol firms vying to land coveted title of region’s happiest workplace

Three very different Bristol organisations are among the finalists in a unique competition to find the region’s happiest workplace. Representing the city on the shortlist are Rethink Recruitment, Paper and Shiner. They will now line up against two other firms – one each from Swindon and Bath – in...

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Russian orchestral debut in Bristol sponsored by Smith & Williamson

June 10, 2016
Russian orchestral debut in Bristol sponsored by Smith & Williamson

Around 60 clients and guests of the investment management, accountancy and tax group Smith & Williamson attended a drinks reception at the Colston Hall in Bristol before being treated to a special performance by the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra. The performance, sponsored by the firm’s Bristol-based private client team,...

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Successful year for Bond Dickinson’s recruiters as school leaver projects take off

June 10, 2016
Successful year for Bond Dickinson’s recruiters as school leaver projects take off

Law firm Bond Dickinson’s Bristol-based recruitment team is celebrating after climbing two national employment rankings and being shortlisted for two awards. Bond Dickinson, which has offices in seven cities across the UK including London, has been lept 103 places to rank at 126 in the top 300 graduate employers...

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LEP employer skills survey goes live to help shape Bristol’s future workforce

June 10, 2016
LEP employer skills survey goes live to help shape Bristol’s future workforce

The views of employers in Bristol and across the West of England are being sought on recruitment experiences, skills gaps and more to influence the area’s future skills strategy. The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership’s (LEP) Annual Employer Skills Survey, is aligned to its vision to develop a...

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New letting and management area manager takes up role at Andrews

June 9, 2016
New letting and management area manager takes up role at Andrews

Property group Andrews has appointed Ellie Donaghy to the role of area manager for its letting and management business across Bristol, Bath and Midsomer Norton. Ellie, pictured, has worked at Keynsham-headquartered Andrews for nine years, having joined as a trainee negotiator. She was most recently district manager for Gloucestershire while...

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Strong start to this year draws line under IT firm SciSys’ woes of 2015

June 9, 2016
Strong start to this year draws line under IT firm SciSys’ woes of 2015

A spate of new contract wins this year have boosted specialist IT firm SciSys as it continues to recovery from a disastrous 2015. A year ago the  firm, which has a base at Brislington, was rocked by serious problems with a major fixed-price contract. The crisis pushed the Chippenham-based...

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Strong demand drives developers to start £43m speculative warehouse scheme at Avonmouth

June 8, 2016
Strong demand drives developers to start £43m speculative warehouse scheme at Avonmouth

Work is to start on a £43m speculative warehouse development at Avonmouth following the sale of the 20-acre site. Midlands-based developer Stoford has acquired land at Delta Properties’ Central Park development. Construction of more than 400,000 sq ft of space is to start later this month, it said, as...

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Sharp rise in highly skilled workers puts Bristol among UK’s best-performing cities

June 7, 2016
Sharp rise in highly skilled workers puts Bristol among UK’s best-performing cities

Bristol has emerged as one of the UK’s skills hotspots in new research, with more than half its entire workforce classified as highly skilled. The city ranks 11th in a national table compiled from Office for National Statistics data, with 51.7% of employees in highly skilled roles such as...

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