Impact investor Bristol & Bath Regional Capital (BBRC) is to expand its homes division to finance 1,500 quality new homes for key workers across the West of England by 2028. The move, which follows an equity investment in BBRC from London-based specialist impact investor Zamo Capital, will help it...
Bristol-based independent digital marketing agency Flourish has made a key appointment to its senior leadership team to strengthen its capabilities and future-proof its offering to its clients. Rob Manley, pictured, joins as technical director to lead its delivery of CRM (customer relationship management) programmes across its client portfolio. His...
Independent commercial bank Unity Trust has appointed Steven Lovell as its relationship manager for the South West to support and develop its customer portfolio in the region. Steven, pictured, has more than a decade of experience in financial services having worked in Bristol for The Co-operative Bank, NatWest and,...
Bake sales, sweepstakes and a pub quiz were among the fundraising efforts by staff at Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby that helped it raise £10,000 for local charity Jessie May. One member of staff ran the Great Bristol 10K, adding £1,000 to the total while other activities included raffles, cheese...
Bristol media centre and cultural hub Watershed has joined an international training and transformation programme that empowers artists and cultural professionals to take action on the climate and ecological crisis. Run by pioneering not-for-profit organisation arts and culture group Julie’s Bicycle, the Creative Climate Leadership (CCL) programme will give...
National law firm Clarke Willmott, which has one of the largest of its seven offices in Bristol, has made three senior appointments as it looks to build on its most successful year ever. The firm’s 2021/22 revenues rose by 12% to £59.6m on the previous 12 months while it...
Business West is to mark International Women’s Day with an event celebrating the region’s female entrepreneurs and focusing on the importance of promoting gender equity in business. A panel of five inspirational women from the region will discuss a range of topics at the event on 8 March, such...
Monday February 20 Finals: Bank of Cyprus Holdings, Lunglife AI, Georgia Capital Interims: Wilmington, Tristel Tuesday February 21 Finals: Standard Chartered, HSBC Holdings, InterContinental Hotels Group, Antofagasta, Gran Tierra Energy Interims: Finsbury Food Group, Blancco Technology Group, Springfield Properties Trading announcement: Safestore Holdings Economic announcements: PMI Composite, PMI Manufacturing, PMI Services Wednesday February...
Loungers, the highly successful Bristol-based café-bar chain, is toasting a triple boost with the launch of its first roadside restaurant, the relocation of one of its first Lounges and the opening of another. The Brightside concept aims to fill what Loungers’ directors see as a gap in the market...
Precision measurement firm Third Dimension, which works with manufacturers such as Airbus and Rolls-Royce, is targeting further expansion as it prepares to relocate its Bristol base a matter of feet to a neighbouring unit. The move, which will keep it on the Brabazon Office Park in Filton, will allow...
Four years on from starting as an apprentice accountant, I want to share my story and give advice for school leavers thinking about their first career steps. I’m lucky that I knew early on what I wanted to do for work as I’ve always been good at maths and...
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Mike Dodd, Bristol-based development director of impactful developer Socius, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched: The Banshees of Inisherin. A fantastic, if slightly unusual, black...
Bristol Airport bosses are looking ahead to a year of solid growth this year as a raft of new destinations take passenger numbers back to their pre-pandemic levels. The airport expects to handle around 9.9m passengers during 2023 – nudging its current capacity of 10m for the first time...
