Tighter regulations on smoking in Russia and continued violence in the Middle East combined to hit sales at Imperial Tobacco – but the Bristol-based global group said an emphasis on its key brands was paying off in the face of a shrinking worldwide market. The group, which has its...
Independent Bristol property consultancy Williams Gunter Hardwick has broadened its range of business space expertise with the appointment of Mike Woodliffe as senior surveyor. Mike, pictured, has nearly 20 years’ experience in the South West property market having worked with Donaldsons (now DTZ) and, more recently, with Colliers International,...
The Bristol office of BGF, the business growth fund set up to help the UK’s growing smaller and medium-sized firms, has appointed Sarah Ledwidge as an investment manager. Sarah, pictured, will be responsible for identifying investable businesses in Wiltshire, Hampshire and the Thames Valley and working with them to...
Accountancy and investment management group Smith & Williamson has become the latest blue-chip firm to sponsor a Shaun the Sheep sculpture as part of next year’s Shaun in the City charity arts trails in Bristol and London. The campaign, to be launched by Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Appeal, will...
Businesses in Bristol’s world-leading mobile and microelectronics sector are being urged to enter a competition to find the most innovative new wireless technologies and business ventures. The annual Discovering Start-Ups contest is organised by SETsquared, the business incubator programme run from the University of Bristol’s Engine Shed, and Cambridge...
Monday 18 August Interims: Amlin, Bovis Homes, Clarkson, Coalfield Resources, Polypipe AGM: Northern Bear EGM: Chariot Oil & Gas Economics: Rightmove house prices Tuesday 19 August Interims: Cairn Energy, CRH, H&T Group, Mears Group, John Menzies, Persimmon, TT Electronics, Wood (John) Final: BHP Billiton Trading Statement: Imperial Tobacco AGM:...
A shared love of bikes, art and coffee has brought a varied collection of businesses together to turn an empty Clifton Village shopping scheme into a vibrant pop-up community. The venture, called THAT Clifton Pop-up, brings together Bath-based coffee house group Jika Jika, Bath Ales’ craft beer brand Beerd...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Campaigners against the West of England’s Metrobus project were in London today to call on the Government to scrap its funding for the controversial public transport project. The Alliance to rethink Metrobus group delivered a letter, and a cardboard white elephant, to the office of...
The ending of a lucrative contract with school inspector Ofsted helped push Bristol-based education support services group Tribal into a first-half loss of £8.4m. The loss, for the six months to June 30, compares to profit of £4.3m in the same period last year. Sales edged ahead from £62.1m...
Iconic sportswear brand Puma is to open a showroom in Bristol to showcase its new and upcoming collections to retail buyers. The base, which will not be accessible to the public, will be at Bath Road Studios, the landmark former HTV building which has been converted to office and...
North Somerset-based AP Burt, one of the UK’s biggest paper bag manufacturers, is predicting growth after moving premises for the first time in 80 years. The firm has relocated to a 52,000 sq ft property at First Avenue, Portbury, leaving the factory in Harbour Road, Portishead, where it first...
Bristol firms are joining organisers of Cycle to Work Day and encouraging their employees to pledge to bike to work on September 4. Tens of thousands of cyclists across the country took part in last year’s Cycle to Work Day, riding a total of a quarter of a million...
Three innovative small firms from Bristol have been included among 100 from across the country selected to attend intensive business boot camps and compete for support worth thousands of pounds. Wriggle, Grow Bristol and Talking Men’s Shoes were chosen by a panel of expert judges in The Pitch 2014,...
