The campaign to get a new motorway junction on the M4 east of Bristol was officially launched today with supporters saying it would bring a massive boost to the city’s economy. Kingswood MP Chris Skidmore kicked off the Gateway2Growth campaign two days after he secured the backing of the...
Bristol’s Engine Shed innovation hub has added £8m to the local economy after being in operation for just over a year, according to a new study. The centre, which is home to the Bristol SETsquared university business incubator and Invest Bristol and Bath, the West of England’s inward investment...
THE start of work on North Somerset Enterprise and Technology College’s (NSETC) new campus has been marked by a turf-cutting ceremony. The development, at Weston-super-Mare’s Junction 21 Enterprise Area, will be the UK’s only new-build enterprise and technology school in an enterprise area. It will feature a three-storey building...
Global management, engineering and development consultancy Mott MacDonald is to become the latest tenant at the showpiece 10 Templeback office development in Bristol city centre. Mott MacDonald hopes to move its 100-strong team from its Prince Street office in June. The consultancy is taking 10,000 sq ft on the...
South Gloucestershire brewery Severn Vale Brewing Co is raising a toast to one of its beers, which has been named the best standard bitter in the country. Nibley Ale, made by Severn Vale brewer Steve McDonald, scooped a gold award at the national BeerX run by SIBA (Society of...
Burges Salmon, the Bristol-based national law firm, has been appointed to the legal panel of construction and engineering group Costain for three years. The firm will provide legal advice across its business including in relation to engineering & construction, insurance, real estate, corporate, IP (intellectual property)/IT/data protection and employment...
Shares in specialist IT group SciSys continued to fall today after its chairman warned that its performance this year would be “flat”. Dr Mike Love, pictured, who co-founded the group, which has a base in Bristol, admitted the business faced challenges last year but insisted its 2014 financial results,...
Innovative law firm Temple Bright has advised YOO Hotels & Resorts on a strategic alliance which gives the international hotels group a foothold in the South American market. As a result of the deal between YOO Hotels and InterCity Hotels, five hotels will be developed in Brazil over the...
By Adam Powell, director of skills, West of England LEP Businesses in our region continue to face the challenge of a skills gap, impacting on growth and stifling productivity and future innovation. However, how can we ensure that the skill demands of the business community can be met now...
