A shortage of skilled workers in the South West is hitting the region’s construction industry and potentially holding back essential infrastructure and building projects, according to a new report. Some 44% of construction firms in the South West are witnessing a lack of staff with the right skills, triggering...
Bristol-headquartered law firm Veale Wasbrough Vizards (VWV) has continued its growth strategy by taking on a team of 30 commercial lawyers from a firm in Watford. The corporate and commercial property lawyers – whose specialisms include property litigation, intellectual property (IP), IT and employment – have left Matthew Arnold &...
Business West, the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative, has been named as one of the UK’s best employers for the second consecutive year. Business West, which employs around 200 people at its offices at Leigh Court, near Bristol, and in Swindon, appears in the...
Firms across Bristol and the West of England ended 2015 on a positive note with higher domestic and international sales, according to the results of Business West’s latest survey. Almost two thirds also said they were confident for the year ahead. But with slightly fewer firms planning to recruit...
Monday 11 January Trading statements: LHR Airports, Robert Walters, Taylor Wimpey EGM: Telecity Tuesday 12 January Interims: Games Workshop, Ilika Trading statements: Boohoo.com, Debenhams, Greggs, Michael Page International, Saga, William Morrison Supermarkets EGM: MTI Wireless Edge Economics: BRC sales, Industrial production, Manufacturing output, NIESR GDP estimate (December) Wednesday 13...
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 Mark Crook, co-founder and chief operating officer of Henry Howard Finance, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Spectre Book you read?...
An innovative Bristol business and the University of the West of England (UWE) have teamed up to develop a pioneering device which could reduce airlines’ fuel bills and cut their carbon footprints. The unique hand-held scanner, the brainchild of UWE academics and concept design firm Intercede Ventures, can measure...
Bristol mum-of-two Mel Bound, who started a Facebook page aimed at finding other local mums to run with, has turned it into a fully-fledged business after the online community became a runaway success. Mel, pictured, first created the page ‘This Mum Runs’ in September 2014 to reach out to...
The £45m transformation of Bristol’s Colston Hall concert venue is a step closer after Arts Council England said it could make £10m available for the project. Bristol Music Trust, which runs Colston Hall, will immediately receive more than £400,000 from the Arts Council to further develop the design and...
Firms supporting fair and ethical business practices have just over three weeks to enter the coveted South West Fairtrade Business Awards. The unique awards – now in their fourth year – champion firms that put ethical responsibilities at the heart of their business. Last year 76 businesses from across...
Passenger numbers at Bristol Airport soared by nearly half a million last year to reach a record 6.76m – with bosses predicting further growth will lift 2016’s total above 7m. The 7.7% year-on-year increase in 2015 was the sixth consecutive year of growth for England’s third-largest regional airport, which...
Lloyds Bank has bolstered its asset-based lending offering to mid-market South West firms with the appointment of Kelly Henney as director, business development. Kelly, pictured, joins the bank’s global transaction banking division after 16 years at RBS, where she originated and completed new business opportunities for ambitious small and...
Legal experts from regional law firm Ashfords’ Bristol office have worked with colleagues from across the firm to advise on the $51m (£34.8m) sale of a Cornish global leader in IVF (in-vitro fertilisation) to a US medical giant. Research Instruments, based in Falmouth, has specialised in cutting-edge IVF technology,...
