Blog Archives

Green light for work to start on architects’ ground-breaking community-led development

October 21, 2024
By
Green light for work to start on architects’ ground-breaking community-led development

Architecture and placemaking consultancy Nash Partnership, which has an office in Bristol, has secured full planning permission for a scheme in the city that will be one of the UK’s largest community-led development projects of its kind. The approved proposals represent the first build phase of the ground-breaking masterplan...

Read more »

Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

October 19, 2024
By
4246855-calendar3-150x15011111111111111211111111111211211111

Monday October 21 Final: Tristel Tuesday October 22 Finals: Nanoco Group, Virgin Wines UK, Aptamer Group, The Revel Collective Q1 result: Petra Diamonds Trading announcements: InterContinental Hotels Group, Gear4music (Holdings), System1 Group, Sosandar Economic announcement: Public sector net borrowing Wednesday October 23 Interim: B. P. Marsh & Partners Q3...

Read more »

The LAST WORD: Kristal McNamara, director, Bristol Women in Business Charter

October 18, 2024
By
thumbnail

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 HR director and director of Bristol Women in Business Charter, Kristal McNamara, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST:  Film you watched? School of Rock. My daughter has just started...

Read more »

TV producers give Bristol top billing as filming location for their ‘unabashedly risqué’ drama Rivals

October 18, 2024
By
TV producers give Bristol top billing as filming location for their ‘unabashedly risqué’ drama Rivals

The production team behind new TV drama series Rivals, which starts streaming this evening after being shot in Bristol last year, have praised the city as the perfect filming location. The highly anticipated and “unabashedly risqué” – according to the Daily Mail – dramatised adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s celebrated...

Read more »

Welcome for Channel 4′s pledge to invest more in the West by boosting its Bristol creative hub

October 18, 2024
By
Welcome for Channel 4′s pledge to invest more in the West by boosting its Bristol creative hub

Channel 4 has vowed to step up investment in its Bristol creative hub as part of a new plan by the broadcaster to increase its footprint in the regions. London-headquartered Channel 4 said since opening its bases in Leeds, Bristol and Glasgow five years ago it had built an organisation...

Read more »

Funding for Bristol healthtech on a mission to tackle eye diseases that affect millions worldwide

October 18, 2024
By
Funding for Bristol healthtech on a mission to tackle eye diseases that affect millions worldwide

A Bristol-based start-up has secured £860,000 to help get its groundbreaking eye imaging chip technology onto the market in a move that could help address the UK’s most common cause of sight loss. Siloton will use the funds to further develop its Akepa optical coherence tomography (OCT) chip technology...

Read more »

Link-up with smart home firm Hive puts Zapmap on the road to further expansion

October 18, 2024
By
Link-up with smart home firm Hive puts Zapmap on the road to further expansion

Bristol-based electric vehicle app and data provider Zapmap is powering up its aim of making EV charging hassle-free by partnering with energy-saving tech firm Hive. The link-up will allow Hive customers to make charging their EVs easier at, or away, from home.  Under the first phase of the partnership...

Read more »

City of Bristol College and The Guild of Guardians become official partners of The Welcome Party

October 18, 2024
By
City of Bristol College and The Guild of Guardians become official partners of The Welcome Party

Organisers of The Welcome Party, which will celebrate the cultural and economic contributions of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Bristol, have announced two significant new supporters – The Guild of Guardians and City of Bristol College. The pair join a list of sponsors for the high-profile event, which...

Read more »

New partner appointments at financial advice firm following big rise in demand from clients

October 18, 2024
By
New partner appointments at financial advice firm following big rise in demand from clients

Bristol financial advice specialist The Aspire Partnership has promoted two of its most experienced financial planners to partner. Naomi Keith and Ken Hall, pictured, have been appointed to the roles as the firm looks to strengthen its senior leadership team following a 20% increase in demand from clients who...

Read more »

Bristol Law Society annual awards to showcase city’s top-performing regional and boutique firms

October 18, 2024
By
Bristol Law Society annual awards to showcase city’s top-performing regional and boutique firms

Boutique and regional law firms will be recognised in this year’s Bristol Law Society annual awards with new categories introduced to reflect their roles in the city’s ever-expanding legal sector. Previously, the respected awards scheme divided all law firms entering the contest into two categories – Law Firm of...

Read more »

Funding now available to help innovative Bristol businesses protect their intellectual property

October 17, 2024
By
Funding now available to help innovative Bristol businesses protect their intellectual property

Small and medium-sized firms in the innovation hotspot of the West of England can tap into funding worth thousands of pounds to protect their intellectual property (IP), such as trademarks, patents and designs. Under the scheme, launched by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), businesses that meet a...

Read more »

Arcade machine and disco ball add some sparkle to Knight Frank’s ‘wellbeing-focused’ new Bristol base

October 17, 2024
By
Arcade machine and disco ball add some sparkle to Knight Frank’s ‘wellbeing-focused’ new Bristol base

Global property consultancy Knight Frank has taken the wraps off its new Bristol office, the latest in the city centre to emphasise staff wellbeing, collaborative working and client events – including a spin room with colour LED lights and a disco ball. The 4,500 sq ft base, which takes...

Read more »

Four new trainee solicitors are taken on by Barcan+Kirby to start their legal careers

October 17, 2024
By
Four new trainee solicitors are taken on by Barcan+Kirby to start their legal careers

Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby has continued to strengthen its professional reputation with the appointment of four new trainee solicitors. Abbie Priggis, Caleb Kay, Jack Agates and Tegenn Holloway, pictured, started their contracts last month with the firm, which has five offices across Bristol and South Gloucestershire.  The four trainees...

Read more »

ADVERTISE HERE

Reach tens of thousands of senior business people across Bristol for just £120 a month. Email info@bristol-business.net for more information.