Las Iguanas heads to English Riveria for its latest outlet as expansion continues

February 20, 2015
Las Iguanas heads to English Riveria for its latest outlet as expansion continues

Bristol-based Latin American restaurant chain Las Iguanas is continuing its national roll-out by opening its 39th outlet in Torquay. The restaurant, in the English Riveria resort’s £12m Abbey Sands development, will create 50 jobs ahead of its April opening. Licensing aspects of the deal were handled by Bristol-headquartered law...

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Expanding Bishop Fleming takes carbon footprint reduction in its stride

February 20, 2015
Expanding Bishop Fleming takes carbon footprint reduction in its stride

Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has an office in Bristol, has continued to shrink its carbon footprint despite growing its staffing levels. The firm has added 75 people to its workforce and won more 1,000 clients over the past year yet its average consumption of electricity and gas...

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Bristol Airport adds three more European city flights to its expanding route network

February 19, 2015
Bristol Airport adds three more European city flights to its expanding route network

Three new routes to key European cities are to be introduced from Bristol Airport as it continues to expand its network on the Continent. The flights to Paris, Düsseldorf and Nantes will be operated by bmi regional. The move comes as Ryanair prepares to add direct flights to cities...

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Business West welcomes another fall in unemployment – but calls on politicians to focus on full recovery

February 18, 2015
Business West welcomes another fall in unemployment – but calls on politicians to focus on full recovery

Bristol firms are greeting positive economic news, such as the latest fall in unemployment, with “faint alarm bells rather than celebratory cheers”, according to the region’s largest business organisation. Business West, which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative, said politicians should now focus on the “significant...

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Solicitors warned of looming tax disclosure deadline

February 18, 2015
Solicitors warned of looming tax disclosure deadline

Solicitors with tax affairs which are not up to date, including those with undisclosed taxable income, have less than three weeks to notify HMRC of their intention to take part in its disclosure facility. The warning comes from the Bristol office of accountancy and investment management group Smith &...

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Bristol robotic hand pioneer Open Bionics makes it onto prestigious ‘ones to watch’ list

February 18, 2015
Bristol robotic hand pioneer Open Bionics makes it onto prestigious ‘ones to watch’ list

Open Bionics, the fledgling Bristol firm developing a 3D-printed robotic hand, has been named with Dyson, Google, and Panasonic as one of the Top 50 robotics companies to watch in 2015. The international RBR50 list is chosen by the robotics community through the Robotics Business Review. Companies are included...

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General manager appointed to Bristol’s new Hampton by Hilton hotel ahead of summer opening

February 18, 2015
General manager appointed to Bristol’s new Hampton by Hilton hotel ahead of summer opening

The Hampton by Hilton hotel, which is due to open in Bristol in June, has appointed Imran Ali as its general manager. Work on the 186-room hotel is now under way in a converted former office building on the corner of Bond Street and York Street close to the...

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TLT advises on $1.8m venture capital funding for fast-growing software-as-a-service provider

February 16, 2015
TLT advises on $1.8m venture capital funding for fast-growing software-as-a-service provider

TLT, the Bristol-headquartered law firm, has advised venture capital firm Sussex Place Ventures on its investment in expanding UK firm Kimble Applications, one of Europe’s leading professional services automation (PSA) providers. The investment, part of a $1.8m (£1.2m) equity fundraising, will allow Kimble Applications to further expand its international...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

February 15, 2015
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Monday 16 February Finals: Acacia Mining, Fidessa, Hammerson Trading statement: Infinis Energy Economics: Rightmove house prices Tuesday 17 February Interims: Hargreaves Services, Monitise, Sinclair IS Pharma Finals: Brammer, InterContinental Hotels, John Wood Group, Pendragon AGM: Medicx Fund EGM: WANdisco Economics: Consumer price index, Retail price index, Producer prices, ONS...

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