Measures to address the huge economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic announced this week by Chancellor Rishi Sunak have been welcomed by Business West, the region’s largest business group. Matt Griffith, director of policy at Business West – which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce – described them as impressive...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak kicked-off his economic statement in the Commons by saying the government would do all it could to help prevent job losses in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Key points of the statement were: Government will pay £1,000 to businesses for each furloughed employee they bring...
Business confidence has bounced back stronger in the South West than any other part of the UK, according to a new survey – but many firms remain gloomy and one in 10 expects to stay closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The monthly Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial...
Aerospace giant Airbus has confirmed nearly 300 jobs will be axed at its Filton plant as part of a major group-wide redundancy programme. The European planemaker announced plans earlier this week to reduce its UK workforce by 1,700 by the end of next year as it grapples with a...
A coronavirus business bounce-back campaign to encourage UK food and drink producers to break into overseas markets is being spearheaded by the South West’s largest business organisation. Hampers full of British artisan food and drink are being sent all over the world as part of the Business West-led campaign,...
Bristol’s small businesses are being offered the chance to get free help to manage their finances in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic thanks to a new programme launched by West of England Mayor Tim Bowles. The accountancy support programme is being delivered in partnership with the Institute of...
The University of Bristol has appointed Professor Philip Taylor to the post of pro vice-chancellor for research and enterprise. Prof Taylor, pictured, will be responsible for shaping the university’s research and enterprise activity, ensuring it meets its strategic ambition to be a world-leading, research-intensive university making a positive contribution...
With the grim toll of the coronavirus pandemic on manufacturing jobs becoming clearer, firms in the sector in Bristol are being urged to share how they are coping with the huge challenges by taking part in a key survey. The results of the last quarterly Manufacturing Barometer survey of...
Hundreds of jobs at Airbus’s Filton plant are at risk after the European aerospace giant announced plans to reduce its UK workforce by 1,700. The group said the cuts would fall on its commercial aircraft division, which is likely to be hit hard by the impact of the coronavirus...
A pioneering project involving many of Bristol’s leading creative businesses, alongside both its universities and a number of its arts groups, is aiming to make the South West an international trailblazer in screen-based media. The MyWorld initiative could generate more than 700 jobs across the region through new digital...
Bristol science and tech hub Future Space has teamed up with city-based communications agency Purplefish to launch a programme of advice and support to businesses for businesses across the South West. The free, virtual advisory sessions have been helping firms based at the hub on UWE Bristol’s Frenchay campus...
An online service promising impartial financial advice for Bristol firms on funding options has been launched by Business West, the region’s largest business organisation. According to Business West, which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce, its Finance Hub will be free from confusing jargon or any hard sell, enabling businesses...
Business groups have cautiously backed the reduction of many coronavirus lockdown restrictions announced earlier this week by the Prime Minister. But they also warned that other measures to boost the economy were still needed to avoid widespread business failures and job losses. In a major boost to the West...
