Bristol Zoological Society, the organisation which runs Bristol Zoo Gardens, has appointed James Kitto as head of guest services. Kitto, pictured, takes up the role at the 180-year-old zoo, bringing with him almost 20 years of management experience as a former theatre manager at the Royal Shakespeare Company and...
The Bristol-based compulsory purchase and infrastructure team of property agency BNP Paribas Real Estate has continued its expansion with the appointment of Alasdair Lowe as associate director. Alasdair is an experienced valuer and CPO (compulsory purchase order) surveyor. He joins the office after two years at Birmingham-based Hamer Associates. Alasdair...
Danielle Kirk, director of property management in property agents Lambert Smith Hampton’s Bristol office, has been shortlisted for a prestigious national industry award. Danielle, pictured, aged 33, is one of just six to make it onto the final shortlist in Property Week’s Rising Star of the Year award, which...
Monday 8 August Interim: Telit Communications Trading statement: Mimecast AGM: Obtala Resources Tuesday 9 August Interims: Amec Foster Wheeler, Legal & General, Regus, SIG, Spirax-Sarco Engineering, Standard Life, Synthomer, Worldpay Group Final: Hargreaves Services EGMs: Faroe Pertoleum, Lakehouse Economics: BRC like-for-like sales, Industrial production, Manufacturing output, Trade figures, NIESR GDP estimate (July) Wednesday 10...
Reach Robotics, the company behind the world’s first gaming robot, is to become the first occupier of UWE’s Future Space innovation centre. Currently undergoing high-grade refurbishment after internal remodelling, the former Hewlett Packard building at Filton will provide job-creating incubation space for start-ups and early-stage firms, helping them get...
Bristol-based airline safety software specialist Vistair has won a contract with Middle East airline Eastern SkyJets for its innovative e-document management product DocuNet. The Dubai-based non-scheduled operator, which stages pilgrimage charter flights and lease services, chose DocuNet following a competitive tender process. The system will ensure that Eastern SkyJets...
Fifty young entrepreneurs, who beat unemployment with help from youth charity The Prince’s Trust, will be showcasing their achievements at a summer fair next week. Businesses taking part in Thursday’s fair in Bristol Cathedral will include bakers, fashion designers and artists. There will also be performances from talented young...
Bristol-based Blue Badge Company, the innovative firm that designs and makes a range of stylish living aids, is officially opening its new base this afternoon as it prepares for more growth. The 1,200 sq ft facility at St Gabriel’s Business Park, Easton, will give the firm room to expand,...
Unseen, the Bristol-based charity supporting victims of human trafficking and modern slavery, has been selected by the city office of national law firm Clarke Willmott as its charity of the year. Unseen was chosen from a shortlist of four worthy causes, winning a staff ballot by a clear margin....
Bristol-based legal costs specialists Paragon Costs Solutions has promoted Claire Bullock to the newly-created position of legal director. Claire, pictured, is an experienced costs lawyer who formed Paragon with managing director Nick Lee in 2011. She will now assume greater responsibility for the firm’s growth by continuing to develop...
Seven new graduates and junior staff have joined Bristol-based commercial property agency Hartnell Taylor Cook. Four are now employed at the firm’s Bristol headquarters with three in its London office. Hartnell Taylor Cook has enjoyed a substantial increase in business over the past 24 months with growth across all...
The Bank of England today cut interest rates from 0.5% to 0.25% – their lowest ever level in the UK – and warned that unemployment will rise by a quarter of a million as Brexit hits the economy. Bank governor Mark Carney described Brexit as “a very large identifiable...
Telecoms firms Pure Comms has made a number of new appointments, including former Weston College director of business growth Jane Vivian, who has joined as business development director. Jane, pictured, the wife of Pure Comms founder and CEO Rob Vivian, spent two years at Weston College and was previously principal...
