Upmarket student accommodation scheme for former Bristol tax office

March 16, 2015
Upmarket student accommodation scheme for former Bristol tax office

Work has started on a £5.3m refurbishment project to convert a former tax office in central Bristol into high-specification student accommodation. Swindon-based construction firm Beard is working with Bristol architects Stride Treglown and Stamford Goldhawk to convert 4,500 sq m Norfolk House in Water Lane into 152 studio apartments...

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Bristol’s top TV talent championed in prestigious regional awards

March 16, 2015

The BBC’s Bristol-based operations emerged as the biggest winner at The Royal Television Society (RTS) West of England Awards with its Natural History Unit scooping five and BBC Features winning two. The world-renowned Natural History Unit landed its awards for shows such as Hidden Kingdoms and Wonders of the...

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From the West to Westminster. Map charting Bristol’s innovation presented to Government

March 16, 2015
From the West to Westminster. Map charting Bristol’s innovation presented to Government

Bristol’s strength in innovation and its high quality of life has been put on the map in Westminster at a high-powered gathering of MPs and key Government figures aimed at challenging the so-called Northern Powerhouse. A giant map charting some of the area’s success stories and future opportunities was...

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Research will study how Bristol can become a global winner in the high-growth virtual reality industry

March 16, 2015

Bristol’s ambitions to become a world centre for gaming, animation and visual effects – and benefit from the huge opportunities that could bring – will be analysed in a major new piece of research. The survey follows the successful staging in the city of the first SouthWest VR Conference,...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

March 15, 2015
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Monday 16 March Finals: Brady, EKF Diagnostics, Global Ports Investments, Smart Metering Systems, Tribal Group AGMs: CVC Credit Partners European Opportunities, Electra Private Equity Economics: Rightmove house prices Tuesday 17 March Interims: Gfinity, Regenersis Finals: Antofagasta, Gem Diamonds, Good Energy Group, Fairpoint, French Connection, Just Eat, Mears Group, OneSavings...

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Hub will offer city’s entrepreneurs a chance to hatch their start-ups into fully-fledged firms

March 13, 2015
Hub will offer city’s entrepreneurs a chance to hatch their start-ups into fully-fledged firms

Bristol entrepreneurs are being invited to apply for a place on a free accelerator programme offering support, mentoring, networking and office accommodation in the city. Entrepreneurial Spark, which is backed by NatWest, will open the hub for start-up businesses from all sectors this summer. Applications are now open. Up...

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Senior sales appointment adds to Midlands expansion for Bibby Financial Services

March 12, 2015
Senior sales appointment adds to Midlands expansion for Bibby Financial Services

Bristol-based specialist funder Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has boosted its trade finance team with the appointment of Robin Crouch as head of sales for its central region. Based at its offices in Leicester and Birmingham as well as Bristol, Robin, pictured, has 20 years’ experience in commercial banking and...

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Three Star rating for recruitment consultancy in ‘Best Companies’ table

March 11, 2015
Three Star rating for recruitment consultancy in ‘Best Companies’ table

Recruitment consultancy Thorn Baker, which has an office in Bristol, has been awarded the coveted Three Star Accreditation from Best Companies after making significant improvements across all areas of the business. The accreditation, judged solely on confidential employee engagement surveys, is widely recognised as the most academically rigorous measure...

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Merged breweries toast expansion with move to new site

March 11, 2015
Merged breweries toast expansion with move to new site

Two award-winning breweries that merged last year are consolidating their operations onto a single new site in South Gloucestershire as part of an ambitious expansion plan. Combined Brewers, formed from the tie-up between Severn Vale Brewing in Cam and Chipping Sodbury-based Cotswold Spring Brewing, plans to more than double...

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