A video produced by Bristol creative agency Workbrands to show the benefits of carbon offsetting has been launched at the Paris climate change talks. The video, made for the International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA), features nine business leaders explaining why offset strategies make good business sense. They...
Bristol-based café group Boston Tea Party is opening its second outlet in Bath later this month to meet growing demand. The outlet – the 17th to be opened by the group since it was founded in 1996 – is in a sensitively restored Grade II building close to the...
The corporate deals market has bounced back in the South West and is on course for its strongest year since 2010, according to an analysis of recent mergers and acquisitions published by accountancy firm Grant Thornton. Some 142 deals – ranging from acquisitions to management buyouts and flotations –...
Bristol-based property consultancy Alder King is to donate a Christmas tree inspired by Bristol’s year as European Green Capital to St Mary Redcliffe Church’s second annual Treefest event. Alder King’s tree will be festooned with natural decorations including flowers, fruits, twigs and berries and will take its place among...
Monday 30 November Interims: Acal, Cranswick, Great Eastern Energy, KCOM Finals: Aberdeen Asset Management, Intelligent Energy Trading statements: African Petroleum, IG AGMs: Petra Diamonds, Victoria Oil & Gas EGMs: Ascent Resources, Bango, Xeros Technology Economics: Net consumer credit, Net lending secured on dwellings, Mortgage approvals, M4 money supply Tuesday...
Cyclists from Bristol are on their way to Paris to present the city’s manifesto for action on climate change at next week’s COP21 summit. The four-day ride, backed by a hugely successful Crowdfunder campaign, has been organised by Love The Future, the not-for-profit social and environmental behaviour change organisation....
SunLife’s social media and outreach manager Sam Gillies has been named Young Marketeer of the Year while the Bristol-based insurer also beat off stiff competition from Aviva and others to win the Content Marketing prize in the Financial Services Forum Awards. SunLife created an entertaining content marketing campaign which...
Commercial law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bristol, has completed the sale of Avonmouth-based builders’ merchants Ashmead Building Supplies to Bradfords, one of the industry’s largest operators. Ashmead, which also has a branch in Devon, has been trading for more than 35 years and specialises in supplying...
Major reforms included in the Chancellor’s spending review carry “significant risks” for nursing and allied healthcare provision, UWE vice-chancellor Prof Steve West has warned. Although he welcomed many aspects of the review Prof West, pictured, said it was vital to recognise and mitigate the risks that will arise. UWE...
Bristol-based video marketing agency Hurricane has won a third award for its animation for charity Together for Short Lives. The team picked up a regional Media Innovation Award last night for its short film We’re Having a Baby in the animation category. The accolade follows a Digital Entrepreneur Award...
Bristol-based exhibition stand design and build firm Clip has invested £120,000 in new machinery as the final stage in an ambitious two-year project to replace of all of its printing devices and position the company at the cutting edge of digital technology. Its new Durst Omega 2 digital printing...
Bristol-based structural engineers Clarkebond have been appointed to help design a student accommodation development which will be the tallest building in Wales. A planning application for the 42-storey building in Cardiff’s new city centre enterprise zone has just been submitted. Called Custom House, it will also be the tallest...
Marguarita Tyne, a personal injury partner in law firm Clarke Willmott’s Bristol office, has been appointed to the AvMA (Action against Medical Accidents) specialist clinical negligence panel. AvMA works with patients injured as a result of medical mistakes and its panel is made up of highly experienced specialists who...
