Monday October 9 Trading announcements: Trinity Mirror Tuesday October 10 Interims: Ted Baker, Domino’s Pizza, BlackRock Trading announcements: BAE Systems, Vedanta, Victrex Economic announcement: UK trade balance (August) Wednesday October 11 Trading announcements: Dunelm, Page Group, Premier Foods, Telford Homes Thursday October 12 Finals: WH Smith Interims: Sky, N...
Pioneering Bristol tech firm XMOS has developed world-leading technology which could lead to a new generation of voice-enabled consumer products. The firm, which last month received $15m (£11.4m) in an investment round led by German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon, has become the first European chip company to release technology to...
Engine Shed, the Bristol innovation hub, is to host an ideas pitching event to help decide the winner of a project that encourages and inspires young people from diverse backgrounds to consider careers in the tech and digital sectors. Eight groups are to take part in the Call for...
Nine firms from the Bristol area are going head to head to win the title of the happiest workplace in the West of England. Triodos Bank, Signature Recruitment, Heat Recruitment, Ghyston, Signs & That, PES, Springfield Papers, ISL Recruitment and Shiner – 2015’s winner – are competing against five...
A major move into export markets has helped Bristol-based advanced engineering specialist Stirling Dynamics lift annual revenues past the £10m mark for the first time in its 30-year history. Overseas sales have grown to now account for more than 82% of turnover at the firm, a leading provider of...
Future Space, the business workspace for science and technology-led companies at UWE’s Frenchay Campus, has exceeded its targets 12 months after opening its doors. The 4,100 sq m facility now has 27 companies, around 130 staff and is more than 60% occupied. When fully operational, it is expected to...
Global online recipe sharing and cooking community Cookpad, which plans to reach 100 countries within the next three years from its new Bristol-based global HQ, has embarked on a major recruitment drive for developers and engineers. As revealed by Bristol Business News in July, the tech company has moved...
Students interested in a legal career focussed on the infrastructure sector will be able to get advice on how the industry works and learn about a typical working day for a lawyer at an event in Bristol next week. The Bristol head office of national law firm Burges Salmon...
Commercial disputes paralegal Florence Lungu, who works in the Bristol office of national law firm Bond Dickinson, has won a major apprentice award for making a ‘substantial contribution’ to her employer. Florence, 20, pictured, who has been with Bond Dickinson for two years, won the Advanced Apprentice of the...
Independent recruitment firm 24-7 Staffing is relocating its Bristol branch to a bigger office after just six months as its expansion continues. The office will move from the Bristol Business Park in Filton to nearby Vantage Business Park at Hambrook to allow space for more staff. Chippenham-headquartered 24-7 Staffing’s...
Employment agency Juice Recruitment has launched a division to specialise in management positions across finance and accountancy, HR, commerce and business. The new division will be headed by Juice business manager Ali Watson, pictured, who has been with the agency for 13 years and managed its permanent division for...
Bristol businesses that care about their city are being urged to step up their philanthropy and offer support for organisations that prevent local people suffering mental health crises. The plea comes from the Quartet Community Foundation, the independent charity that works across the West of England to support local...
Firms in Bristol and across the West of England are continuing to miss out on millions of pounds of research and development (R&D) tax credits, according to regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming. R&D tax specialists at the firm, which has its largest office in Bristol, say that even though...
