Budget airline Ryanair is to introduce a twice-weekly service from Bristol Airport to the Italian city of Bologna from April 1. The service will be the third to Italy operated by Ryanair from Bristol, joining its flights to Milan (Bergamo) and Venice. The flights will operate on Tuesdays...
Accountants Grant Thornton have been appointed to deliver the Investors In People (IIP) standard across the South of England following a competitive tender process. Grant Thornton, which covers the West region from its office in Bristol, will hold the licence from April 1 for a three-year period. This appointment...
Prime Minister David Cameron’s pledge today to scrap or amend thousands of rules affecting business has been welcomed by Business West, the organisation behind the Bristol Chamber of Commerce. In a speech to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Mr Cameron said more than 3,000 rules would be dropped...
Firms with a conscience are being urged to enter the South West Fairtrade Business Awards 2014 before this Friday’s deadline. Now in their second year, the awards recognise and showcase the efforts of businesses across the region which use Fairtrade products and support fair and ethical business practices. Each...
Bristol is today confirmed as one of the strongest performing major English cities outside London, in a new national report. The Cities Outlook 2014 by urban think tank Centre for Cities shows Bristol performing better than most cities on a range of economic indicators, and the only city to...
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Bristol is poised for “significant” economic expansion over the next five years, out-performing even London in the pace of its growth, new research shows. The city’s burgeoning information and communications technology (ICT) sector and its established role as a centre for professional, scientific and technical expertise will pave the...
Most law firms in Bristol have increased their profits over the past year – but they need to refocus on ensuring their long-term financial stability, new research shows. Fee income for legal firms in the city increased by an average of 4.1% last year, according to the research by...
Building services and facilities management company Inviron has opened an office in Bristol as part of a strategy to expand into the South West. The office at Aztec West will be responsible for supporting existing clients in the region such as Land Securities, the UK’s largest commercial property company...
Bristol-based language training company Living Learning English is on its way to Brazil as it continues to tap into a large and growing global demand for personalised English. Living Learning English (LLE) arranges for people wanting to learn English to stay with a tutor in their home, immersing them...
A healthy intake of orders at the end of last year has given specialist software and IT group SciSys a “solid opening” to 2014, it said today, while also signalling that it would look for further acquisitions. The international group, which works with governments, media groups, defence companies and...
The Bristol office of accountancy firm Grant Thornton has advised on the £117m sale of Wiltshire fuel distribution business Watson to US-based global fuel logistics group World Fuel Services. Family-owned Watson, which employs 670 people, will now be combined with World Fuel Services’ existing UK operations. Watson, based at...
Plasterboard manufacturer and supplier Siniat has opened a £250,000 state-of-the-art laboratory at its flagship Portbury manufacturing plant. The lab – the latest step in a long-term vision to improving the site, formerly owned by Lafarge Plasterboard – provides a modern, high-spec environment for Siniat’s production, maintenance and quality assurance...
