Gleeds’ inter-city bike race pulls in cash for hospices

September 30, 2015
Gleeds’ inter-city bike race pulls in cash for hospices

Staff from the Bristol office of international property and construction consultancy Gleeds battled it out against their counterparts from Cardiff to raise money for two local charities by cycling 50 miles against the clock. They were among 1,500 staff from Gleeds’ 56 international offices who volunteered one working day...

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Key appointments at Bristol city centre’s DoubleTree by Hilton hotel

September 30, 2015
Key appointments at Bristol city centre’s DoubleTree by Hilton hotel

The DoubleTree by Hilton, Bristol City Centre hotel has taken on Kasia Nowak and Agnieszka Czapiewska as head of housekeeping and front office manager respectively. Their appointments follow improved occupancy levels and increased bookings for conferences and events at the four-star, 200-bedroom on Redcliffe Way. This has resulted in...

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Bond Dickinson works with Piper on £6m investment in natural pet food maker

September 29, 2015
Bond Dickinson works with Piper on £6m investment in natural pet food maker

Law firm Bond Dickinson’s Bristol office has advised longstanding client and specialist consumer investor Piper on its £6m deal with Forthglade Foods, the Devon-based natural pet food company. Forthglade products have been manufactured on the edge of Dartmoor National Park for more than 40 years. The independently owned firm...

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New energy efficiency rules could sound death knell for hundreds of Bristol buildings, warn experts

September 29, 2015
New energy efficiency rules could sound death knell for hundreds of Bristol buildings, warn experts

Almost a fifth of Bristol’s commercial buildings could be deemed unlettable within three years unless they comply with tough ‘game-changing’ energy efficiency regulations. The warning was made to property landlords and occupiers at a recent event staged in the city to underline the possible impact of the Government’s recently...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

September 27, 2015
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Monday 28 September Interim: Flowgroup Finals: MJ Gleeson AGMs: Max Petroleum, Pinewood Group, Redhall Group, Zoo Digital EGMs: MediaZest, Optimal Pay Economics: Nationwide house prices Tuesday 29 September Interims: boohoo.com, Crawshaw, Ergomed, Globo, Moss Bros, Outsourcery, Personal Group Holdings, Venture Life Group Finals: MySale Group, Netcall, Revolution Bars, ScS...

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The LAST WORD: Laura Rawlings, co-presenter, BBC Radio Bristol Breakfast show

September 25, 2015
The LAST WORD: Laura Rawlings, co-presenter, BBC Radio Bristol Breakfast show

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 Laura Rawlings, co-presenter of BBC Radio Bristol’s Breakfast show, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Pride. It’s one of the few...

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Bristol group leads campaign to end scourge of discarded single-use plastic bottles

September 25, 2015
Bristol group leads campaign to end scourge of discarded single-use plastic bottles

Businesses across Bristol are being urged to join a pioneering campaign to slash the number of single-use plastic bottles that end up littering the city’s streets and waterways. Refill Bristol wants firms to encourage their staff to buy multi-use water bottles – which it is selling for £10 –...

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National Diversity Award for Bristol’s Ujima Radio as it goes from strength to strength

September 25, 2015
National Diversity Award for Bristol’s Ujima Radio as it goes from strength to strength

Bristol community radio station Ujima, which less than a year ago was battling to stay on the air, has landed a National Diversity Award. The station won the outstanding contribution to diversity in the race, faith and religion category in the awards, which celebrate the achievements of grass-root communities that...

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Northern expansion and more staff for top Bristol environmental consultancy Eunomia

September 25, 2015
Northern expansion and more staff for top Bristol environmental consultancy Eunomia

Eunomia, the Bristol-based environmental consultancy, is to open an office in Manchester as it continues its rapid rate of growth. Staffing levels at the firm, which works with governments, local authorities and major businesses, have soared from 25 in 2010 to 60 today – with a further 10 once...

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