More than 300 people from Bristol’s creative and digital sectors came together to mark Bristol Media 10th birthday – with the party acting as a celebration and showcase of the city’s rich vein of talent. Some of the best work produced in Bristol over the past decade was captured...
Bristol-headquartered law firm TLT has advised Canadian investment management company Fengate Capital on the acquisition of two UK solar parks. The sites – a 7.1MW park at Roanhead, Cumbria, and a 38MW park at Raventhorpe, Scunthorpe – are the first UK projects in Fengate Capital’s renewable energy portfolio. Together...
National law firm Clarke Willmott, which has its main office in Bristol, is predicting further growth next year after achieving a 10% increase in turnover in 2015. Turnover at the firm, which took on an additional 50 staff this year and opened an office in Cardiff, came in at...
Partnerships between schools and businesses, a key issue for firms across Bristol, can have significant benefits, according to the results of a national survey of education chiefs and company bosses. Some 3,500 teaching staff and business leaders took part in the research run by the British Chambers of Commerce...
Accountancy firm EY plans to almost double the size of its South West & Wales financial services practice next year as it targets the key sector for further expansion. The regional financial services team has already grown by nearly 70% over the past year and now employs 80 people...
BOXARR, the Bristol-based specialist software firm which works with global aerospace and defence groups, has made a strategic senior appointment as it aims for further growth in international markets. Martin Hamilton has joined the firm, the world’s leading provider of Interdependent Systems Management (ISM) software, in the newly created...
BRAVE Enterprise, the independent, not-for-profit business advice organisation based in Bristol, stages a comprehensive programme of training courses and workshops. Promote your business with PR Presenter: Paul Mullins Date: Thursday February 11 Time: 10am – 1pm Cost: £42 (inc VAT) per workshop This workshop is for anyone who wants...
Triodos Bank has bought its showpiece Bristol head office for £11m in a move the ethical lender says demonstrates its long-term commitment to the city. Triodos moved into the 30,500 sq ft Grade A office building in Deanery Road in February 2012 – part of an award-winning mixed-use scheme...
Bristol-based specialist recruitment firm Rosemont is expanding with the appointment of Mark Hooper and Andy Cooper to the team. Mark Hooper joins as an associate in the construction practice to support Rosemont’s continued presence in the construction and built environment sector. Andy Cooper will head up the firm’s new consulting engineering...
Monday 7 December Interims: Evgen Pharma, ReNeuron, Plastics Capital AGMs: Avanti Capital, BWA, Eclectic Bar, Parallel Media EGMs: Ixico, Restore Economics: CBI trends, selling prices, total orders Tuesday 8 December Interims: Daily Internet, Hornby, Vianet Finals: Caretech, OMG, RWS, Servoca, Treatt, Victrex, Zytronic AGMs: Billing Services, C4X Discovery, Ten...
Bristol tech businesses are to have access to a £10m specialist investment fund launched in the city this week. Great Western Ventures will back small, fast-growth tech firms with seed funding – so plugging a widely acknowledged gap in the city’s otherwise high-quality business support ‘eco-system’. The fund, backed...
Aerospace giant Airbus has confirmed a £14m investment in research and technology at its giant Filton plant to help to develop the aircraft of the future. The funding was announced by Business Secretary Sajid Javid and Airbus president and chief executive officer Fabrice Bregier on a visit to the...
Changes to the plans for Bristol’s long-awaited arena – including road closures and extra trains for major events – have been announced. The revised plans were this week submitted to Bristol City Council for approval following public consultation. The council said there was strong support for the 12,000-capacity arena...
