The Institute of Directors (IoD) has appointed former defence electronics industry executive Steve Hill as the new chair of its South West region. Steve, pictured, has been vice-chair since July and succeeds Muir Macdonald following the completion of his three-year term as chair. In his new role Steve will...
Three hundred firms from across the South West are being sought to join the region’s children’s hospice business club and support it in helping make a difference to young people with life-limiting illnesses and their families. The Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) set up the club earlier this year...
Hotel bosses in Bristol have hit out at Chancellor Rishi Sunak, accusing him of offering them nothing but cold comfort for the winter in last week’s Budget. Like many businesses in the hospitality sector, they had hoped for an extension to the reduced VAT rate. But while Mr Sunak...
The Bristol office of management and professional services group Tilney Smith & Williamson has appointed Amanda Smith as a director in its fast-growing risk advisory practice. Amanda, pictured, has nearly 20 years’ professional experience leading on risk, assurance, and controls transformation and has worked across a range of clients...
An insolvency expert has urged Bristol’s directors to seek advice at the first signs of business distress following the release of statistics showing corporate failures have risen by more than 40% over the past year. Philip Winterborne, South West chair of trade body R3, made the plea after third...
The group that provides a voice for business on planning and transport infrastructure issues in the Bristol area has a new co-chair. Jonathan Foster-Clark, pictured, senior transport strategy advisor in the Bristol office of consulting engineering group Atkins, is co-chairing the Business West Planning, Transport and Climate Group, working...
Monday November 1 Finals: K3 Capital Group, Lok’N Store Group Q3 results: Argo Blockchain, Gran Tierra Energy Economic announcement: PMI manufacturing Tuesday November 2 Finals: Oncimmune Holdings, Up Global Sourcing Holdings Interim: FD Technologies Q3 results: BP, Standard Chartered Trading announcement: Flutter Entertainment Wednesday November 3 Final: Nanoco Group...
Another filmed-in-Bristol TV drama gets underway this weekend as new figures from the city’s film office reveal it bounced back quickly from the impact of Covid on the industry last year. Set in Bristol as well as being shot in the city, Showtrial was made by the production team...
Bristol charity Empire Fighting Chance, which uses a combination of non-contact boxing and intensive personal support to challenge and inspire young people, has been given by boost by law firm Foot Anstey’s office in the city. Foot Anstey, a long-standing supporter of the charity, has donated £8,000 so its...
A Bristol sustainable housing development that demonstrates the innovation of the city’s residential property development industry is to go on show at COP26. Hope Rise, pictured, in St George will form the centrepiece of a virtual exhibition called Build Better Now at the landmark conference. The scheme, which provides...
A powerful symbol of the need for urgent action on the climate emergency has appeared alongside one of the West of England’s most iconic tourist attractions – the result of collaboration between a Bristol architect, businesses, an artist and a council. The 5.5m by 3.5m wooden house appears to...
Finance group BGF’s Bristol office has successfully exited an in-car technology business described as the ‘fitbit for cars and vans’ having more than tripled its initial £3.2m investment in three years. BGF backed Exeter-based Lightfoot in October 2018, with its funding used to drive growth in the pioneering fleet...
Innovative bioplastic food packaging made from seaweed is a step closer to supermarket shelves after the firm behind it secured funding from a group of Bristol investors. Sustainable biotech business Kelpi invented the compostable material to replace single-use fossil fuel plastics, which take hundreds of years to decompose. Over...
