Retail market duo join Hartnell Taylor Cook as directors

November 24, 2015
Retail market duo join Hartnell Taylor Cook as directors

Property agency Hartnell Taylor Cook has strengthened its retail team with two senior appointments in its Bristol head office and a new graduate recruit in London. Richard Saunders and James Woodard – who have joined as directors – bring nearly 30 years’ experience between them in the retail market....

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Fly with us to North America from just £99, says Icelandic airline as it announces services from Bristol

November 24, 2015
Fly with us to North America from just £99, says Icelandic airline as it announces services from Bristol

Icelandic budget airline Wow air has promised flights between Bristol and the US and Canada from £99 one-way as it prepares to launch services from Bristol Airport next year. Transatlantic passengers taking advantage of its bargain basement fares – which will only be available on a selected number of...

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Institute of Directors appoints Nick Sturge as new regional chairman

November 23, 2015
Institute of Directors appoints Nick Sturge as new regional chairman

Nick Sturge, director of Bristol’s Engine Shed enterprise hub and the Bristol SETsquared Business Acceleration Centre, has been named as the new South West chairman of the Institute of Directors (IoD). A former Bristol IoD committee chairman and member for more than 10 years, Nick, pictured, will officially take...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

November 23, 2015
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Monday 23 November Interims: Bonmarche Holdings, Kainos, Mitie, Sirius Real Estate AGMs: Aeorema Communications, Just Retirement EGM: Mirada Tuesday 24 November Interims: AO World, Babcock International, CML Microsystems, Creston, De La Rue, Immunodiagnostic Systems, IS Solutions, Pets at Home, Record, Scapa, Solid State, Telecom Plus Finals: Cambria Automobiles, Compass,...

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£1m crowdfunding scheme aims to build a Better Bristol as part of city’s Green Capital legacy

November 20, 2015
£1m crowdfunding scheme aims to build a Better Bristol as part of city’s Green Capital legacy

An innovative crowdfunding project to raise more than £1m for projects and businesses with positive social and environmental impacts will be launched in Bristol next week. The Better Bristol fund is being set up by Bristol Green Capital Partnership (BGCP), the organisation that helped Bristol win its European Green...

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Osborne Clarke achieves strong global growth in ‘exceptional’ year

November 20, 2015
Osborne Clarke achieves strong global growth in ‘exceptional’ year

Strong growth in international markets has lifted revenues at Bristol-headquartered global law firm Osborne Clarke, it announced today. According to the firm’s half-year results, its international business achieved a 25% increase in revenue to €111m (£77.6m). UK first-half turnover increased by 14% to £54.6m. The firm employs around 400...

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Fast-growth easyJet boosts city’s aerospace sector with order for 36 aircraft

November 20, 2015
Fast-growth easyJet boosts city’s aerospace sector with order for 36 aircraft

Bristol’s aerospace industry has received an order boost from easyJet as the low-cost airline continues to grow its services from Bristol Airport. The airline has signed a firm order for a further 36 aircraft from Airbus’s A320 family – taking its total orders for the type to 451. Wings...

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Businesses urged to back showcase of Bristol’s young musical talent

November 20, 2015
Businesses urged to back showcase of Bristol’s young musical talent

Businesses are being encouraged to support Bristol’s unique Regional Youth Music Awards (RYMA), which take place next week. The awards, to be presented at an ‘Oscars’-style celebration next Friday, showcase the rich vein of musical talent among Bristol’s young people. They are staged by Bristol’s own soul diva – singer,...

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Bristol depot for ‘white-glove’ delivery firm as internet shopping drives growth

November 20, 2015
Bristol depot for ‘white-glove’ delivery firm as internet shopping drives growth

Specialist courier firm Panther Warehousing has opened a depot on the outskirts of Bristol to strengthen its presence in the South West. The 25,000 sq ft unit on the Pucklechurch Trading Estate takes to seven the total number of Panther sites across the UK. More than 25 jobs have...

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