Bristol-based outsourcing group Mitie has made a significant increase in its sustainability performance for the ninth consecutive year and strong progress towards strict targets it adopted for 2020. Its Sustainability Report highlights initiatives such as its Women of Work network, launched during the year with the aim to raise...
DAS UK Holdings, the parent company of the Bristol-based legal expenses insurer, has said swift action to adapt to substantial changes in its markets had paid off, resulting in annual pre-tax profits rising by 9% to £12.1m on record income of £199.6m. DAS was the first insurer to completely...
Bristol’s first international ambassador for music has been appointed to promote the city across the globe as a hotbed of musical talent with a vibrant and diverse music scene. Bristol-born jazz musician James Morton is officially appointed to the role today by Mayor George Ferguson – and his first...
West-based luxury brand Mulberry, best known for its £1,000-plus handbags, has promised to launch new products with slightly cheaper price tags after revealing that profits nearly halved in its last financial year. Chairman Godfrey Davis, who is leading a restructuring of the business to restore growth, said it had...
Seven directors running businesses based in and around Bristol will this evening find out if they have been successful in the prestigious South West Institute of Directors (IoD) awards. Competing for the awards, which celebrate excellence in the boardroom, are Nick Sturge, co-founder of the enterprise hub The Engine...
Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei is to open a research and development base in Bristol, it revealed this week. The centre, part of its UK Innovation Programme, will initially recruit 30 high-calibre R&D employees and have a primary focus on researching ICT chips, software, and the analog chip technology...
Bristol aerospace giants Airbus and GKN could face disruption to production schedules after airline Emirates cancelled an order for 70 of Airbus’s new A350 mid-range aircraft. The move, which followed a review of its fleet by the Gulf airline, has dealt an unexpected blow to Airbus and its A350...
Business and financial advice firm Grant Thornton has promoted two managers in its South West public sector assurance (PSA) team to senior positions. Alex Walling and Geraldine Daly have been appointed associate directors in the practice, which provides external audit services to NHS bodies and local authorities. Alex, based...
Bristol-based Imperial Tobacco has confirmed it plans to float off its Spanish distribution business Logista. Madrid-based Logista distributes Imperial’s cigarettes along with other those of rivals and other consumer products across Southern Europe. Last year it recorded revenue of £8.3bn and an adjusted operating profit of £176m. In February...
Mubaloo, the app developer launched by Bristol-based serial entrepreneur Mark Mason, is among four firms competing in this year’s prestigious West of England Business of the Year Awards. The finalists are going head-to-head in the category for businesses turning over up to £25m. There is also an award for...
Bristol is one of the UK’s most successful cities for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) and is helping the South West outperform most other regions in a highly-competitive market, according to new research published today. Bristol is ranked sixth in a list of leading UK cities in global accountants...
Monday 9 June Finals: Falkland Island Holdings, Latchways AGMs: Hansteen Holdings, Straight, Synairgen EGMs: Centaur Media, Straight Tuesday 10 June Interims: Gooch & Housego, Pressure Technologies Finals: Carclo, CML Microsystems, Oxford Instruments, Park Group, Phoenix IT, Sepura Trading statements: Asos, Spirit Pub Company AGMs: DDD Group, Gem Diamonds, Iofina,...
Bristol-headquartered international law firm Osborne Clarke is quietly celebrating one of its largest and highest-profile deals – Apple’s $3bn (£1.8bn) acquisition of headphone and music streaming company Beats Electronics. Tech specialists at Osborne Clarke’s Bristol office teamed up with colleagues in the firm’s California-based team to advise Beats. The...
