Bristol firms’ contribution to more sustainable ways of operating – and the city’s year as European Green Capital – will be recognised next week when Business Green Week takes place. Events during the week will aim to inspire more businesses to adopt sustainable practices in the workplace. The 39...
The world’s aviation industry will descend on the French capital next week for the biennial Paris Air Show – with key Bristol businesses once again demonstrating the city’s strength in the vital aerospace sector. Major companies such as Rolls-Royce, GKN and Airbus will be demonstrating their innovative made-in-Bristol technology...
A former national sales manager with the UK’s leading manufacturer of first aid kits has launched his own business providing life-saving defibrillators and training. Thornbury-based Colin Riddiough previously worked for the Safety First Aid Group, where his national clients included bakery chain Greggs and online store Amazon. Noticing a...
The Bristol office of building surveying, cost consultancy and project management firm Watts is on the lookout for new recruits as it continues to grow. The independent consultancy, which celebrates 21 years in the city this year, says the economic recovery and greater certainty following the General Election has...
New destinations and additional aircraft helped boost passenger numbers at Bristol Airport by 7.8% last month, new figures show. More than 656,000 passengers used the airport in May following similar growth in April. Charter holiday traffic was particularly strong, profiting from two bank holidays and a bumper week during...
Business journalist-turned-PR consultant Paul Mullins will be teaching aspiring entrepreneurs in Bristol how to secure valuable media exposure at a forthcoming event. The founder of PR and digital content agency Sandusky Media Consultants is running his Promote your business with PR workshop at BRAVE Enterprise on July 2. Paul,...
Fledgling businesses in Bristol’s burgeoning creative, digital and hi-tech industries will soon be able to set up home in a new workspace scheme to be made out of 20 shipping containers. Called Boxworks, it will provide additional capacity for the neighbouring Engine Shed innovation hub at Temple Meads, whose...
Undergraduates Megan Peeks and Victoria Gosden have been chosen to represent the South West region at the annual National Association of Women in Property (WiP) National Student Awards. Megan, who is studying architecture and planning at UWE, and Victoria, a landscape architecture student at the University of Gloucestershire, were...
Bristol is emerging as a hot spot for ethical investing, a national conference staged in the city heard. The city was chosen to host this year’s Ethex Annual Gathering because of its role as European Green Capital 2015, and according to the social enterprise’s research Bristol is the UK’s...
