Animation, film and journalism students from UWE Bristol swept the board at the RTS West of England Student Awards 2016, claiming the top prizes in all four categories. The winners will now progress to the national finals. Arty Hunt was the winner in the Animation category for his environmentally...
M4 corridor commercial law firm Thrings has advised the shareholders of specialist timber importer and merchant T Brewer on its acquisition by UK and Ireland-based building materials business Grafton Group. T. Brewer has been supplying timber to the London and the Home Counties construction markets since 1888. It trades...
A high-profile employment tribunal ruling against Starbucks for victimising a dyslexic worker has thrust the condition into the spotlight – but Bristol designer Ian Richmond says his dyslexia is actually beneficial at work. Ian, pictured, a graphic designer with online marketing company GWS Media, believes it helps him to...
Filwood Green Business Park, which was constructed for Bristol City Council to mark the city’s status as European Green Capital 2015, is in the running for a European environmental award. The business park has been nominated for the BREEAM Awards 2016 which recognise the finest examples of sustainable buildings...
Independent brewery Bath Ales has reintroduced its popular seasonal light ale Golden Hare on draught as spring approaches. The brewery – based at Warmley near Bristol – describes the beer as having ‘fresh and zesty flavours’ to coincide with the lighter evenings. It said sales of Golden Hare were...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has again called on the Government to do more to tackle youth joblessness and the skills crisis following another fall in unemployment. Figures released earlier this week by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show unemployment in the South West is now the...
Bristol City Council has appointed the UK arm of international construction group Bouygues as preferred bidder to build the city’s long-awaited £90m Bristol Arena. Bouygues UK, which has an office at Bradley Stoke, is one of the country’s top construction and development companies. It has a long track record...
Bristol business leaders are being urged to enter one of the top business awards schemes recognising excellence and enterprise in the region’s boardrooms. The annual Institute of Directors’ South West Director of the Year Awards showcase outstanding leaders and entrepreneurs and focus UK-wide attention on success in the region. Over recent...
A Bristol-based market researcher and business consultant specialising in China and other fast-growing markets has been appointed to the board of the Bristol and West of England China Bureau. Pete Read, chief executive officer of Global Growth Markets, has taken up the voluntary post of director of market insights...
