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The Bristol business behind one of the city’s top golf courses and the ‘big wheel’ in Millennium Square has signed up waste management firm Grundon as its new refuse partner. Golf & Leisure Group said bringing in Grundon was essential to improve its waste collection activities as its visitor...
Monday February 19 Finals: Moneysupermarket.com Group, Bank of Cyprus Holdings Interims: Wilmington, Transesnse Technologies Tuesday February 20 Finals: Intercontinental Hotels Group, Antofagasta, Barclays, Plus500 Interims: Springfield Properties, Petra Diamonds Q4 result: Gran Tierra Energy Wednesday February 21 Finals: HSBC Holdings, Rio Tinto, Glencore, BAE Systems, Riverstone Credit Opportunities, Conduit...
The Bristol-based developer aiming to transform the city’s Galleries shopping centre is keen to get the public’s response to what it is calling a “once-in-a-generation opportunity to create a world-class, sustainable, vibrant destination”. Deeley Freed is shortly to submit outline plans to Bristol City Council for the scheme, which...
A scheme from Bristol using technology to enable people of all abilities to create music has won a prestigious EdTech award. The Soundbeam Project was shortlisted in the SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) Resources, Products, and Services category of the Bett Awards for Soundbeam, its touch-free device, pictured,...
Fig Power, the Bristol-based energy storage and generation systems developer, is looking to expand further after being acquired by a green investment company. New owner The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), a FTSE 250 investment company which mostly invests in wind and solar power, is to invest £20m into Fig...
Data from advanced computer modelling tools developed by a Bristol firm is to be used to help predict devastating floods in some of the world’s poorest countries. Fathom, which is already a leader in global flood risk intelligence, is to offer its data free of charge for non-commercial use...
Bristol impact investor BBRC (Bristol & Bath Regional Capital) has backed the city’s unique Wake The Tiger immersive visitor attraction with funding worth £350,000 to support the next stage of its ambitious growth. The ‘amazement park’, pictured, opened its long-awaited 1,000 sq m OUTERverse second phase to the public...
Bristol-based e-fulfillment and logistics provider Gillards has outlined ambitious growth plans with a rebrand and the appointment of three non-executive directors. The owner-managed firm described the moves as creating a solid foundation to grow its turnover by 15% and increase its headcount from 20 to 35 ahead of its...
The Bristol offices of international law firm Osborne Clarke and accountants FRP Advisory have teamed up to secure a deal that keeps critical air ambulances operating across a large part of southern England. The team from Osborne Clarke advised Specialist Aviation Services Limited (SAS), and its joint administrators from...
