Bristol business leaders joined the city’s Chinese community to welcome the Year of the Snake at a special banquet. Hosted annually by Bristol and West of England China Bureau, the celebration at Wong’s Restaurant on Denmark Street included traditional Chinese lion dancers, who welcomed guests to their tables. Bureau...
The Bristol Bears Community Foundation has launched its 2025 charity tag rugby tournament, giving firms the chance to put commercial rivalries to one side and raise much-needed funds for its inspiring programme. Supported this year by headline sponsor, office design and fit out firm Morgan Lovell. the annual event not...
Ed Rowberry, the founding chief executive of impact investor BBRC (Bristol & Bath Regional Capital) has been appointed as president of Bristol Chamber & Initiative. Ed, pictured, has been the driving force behind the success of BBRC since he launched it nearly a decade ago with a mission is to...
A Bristol food tour company that stages bespoke experiences for businesses to impress their clients in city centre eateries is expanding into Somerset. GOOD: Stories in Food’s afternoon ‘hidden gem’ tours have developed a reputation for providing a unique and memorable way to thank clients. From burgers to cocktails,...
Two flagship 1990s office blocks in Bristol city centre are to be redeveloped as much-needed prime modern workspace while retaining the shells of the existing buildings. The schemes – EMBARQ, formerly Redcliff Quay, overlooking the Floating Harbour and the international law firm Osborne Clarke’s former office at Temple Quay...
Time is running out to enter the Michelmores Property Awards, the annual celebration of the best property, development and construction projects from across the South West. Staged by law firm Michelmores and now in their 22nd year, the awards have long-championed sustainability and innovation by placing social, environmental, sustainable...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT is to strengthen its offering to clients in the future energy, infrastructure, public law and planning sectors with the arrival of 29 specialist lawyers. The experts, who include eight partners and 21 associates, are joining from rival Broadfield (formerly BDB Pitmans). Once on board...
Two University of Bristol graduates-turned-entrepreneurs have won major awards for their groundbreaking sustainable technologies. Dr Alicja Dzieciol and Dr Siân Fussell, who both studied for Chemistry PhDs at the university and are now using their expertise to improve the world, have been recognised with Innovate UK Women in Innovation...
Bristol businesses are being asked to help an influential group of MPs and peers from across the West of England and South Wales shape their agenda for change during the year ahead. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Western Gateway – the partnership covering the ‘super-region’ stretching from...
City of Bristol College has launched a new range of Green Skills courses, reinforcing its commitment to sustainability and preparing students to lead the region’s transition to a greener economy. The move, part of the college’s pledge to reach carbon neutrality by 2030, aims to address the environmental challenges...
Detailed plans for a new transport hub at Bristol Temple Meads station have been unveiled, the latest scheme linked to the much-needed but long-delayed regeneration of the area. The Southern Gateway will include a new pedestrian access to the station, a bespoke cycle hub and multi-storey car park. It...
Accountancy group Forvis Mazars has become the latest professional services firm to relocate its Bristol base to one of the city’s latest flagship office schemes. The firm has taken 7,800 sq ft of Grade A, flexible space across the entire eighth floor of Assembly Building C, pictured, on Cheese Lane,...
Zapmap, the fast-growing Bristol-based electric vehicle charge point mapping app, could be launched in international markets while also growing in the UK if its co-owner is acquired by its Dubai-based bidder. Esyasoft, which hopes to acquire renewable electricity supplier Good Energy for £99.4m, said it saw the benefit in...
