Bristol-based gourmet pie company Pieminister’s appetite for growth outside its West of England heartland continues with the announcement of its 10th outlet – this time in Nottingham. The firm, launched in Stokes Croft in 2003, has ambitious plans to triple its number of restaurants to 30 by 2020. Other...
Property consultancy Alder King has bought two electric bikes for use by staff as part of its legacy from Bristol’s year as European Green Capital. Employees at its Clifton head office will use the cycles as an alternative to their cars for local appointments and property viewings, helping reduce...
Property agency Hartnell Taylor Cook has strengthened its retail team with two senior appointments in its Bristol head office and a new graduate recruit in London. Richard Saunders and James Woodard – who have joined as directors – bring nearly 30 years’ experience between them in the retail market....
Icelandic budget airline Wow air has promised flights between Bristol and the US and Canada from £99 one-way as it prepares to launch services from Bristol Airport next year. Transatlantic passengers taking advantage of its bargain basement fares – which will only be available on a selected number of...
Nick Sturge, director of Bristol’s Engine Shed enterprise hub and the Bristol SETsquared Business Acceleration Centre, has been named as the new South West chairman of the Institute of Directors (IoD). A former Bristol IoD committee chairman and member for more than 10 years, Nick, pictured, will officially take...
Monday 23 November Interims: Bonmarche Holdings, Kainos, Mitie, Sirius Real Estate AGMs: Aeorema Communications, Just Retirement EGM: Mirada Tuesday 24 November Interims: AO World, Babcock International, CML Microsystems, Creston, De La Rue, Immunodiagnostic Systems, IS Solutions, Pets at Home, Record, Scapa, Solid State, Telecom Plus Finals: Cambria Automobiles, Compass,...
An innovative crowdfunding project to raise more than £1m for projects and businesses with positive social and environmental impacts will be launched in Bristol next week. The Better Bristol fund is being set up by Bristol Green Capital Partnership (BGCP), the organisation that helped Bristol win its European Green...
Strong growth in international markets has lifted revenues at Bristol-headquartered global law firm Osborne Clarke, it announced today. According to the firm’s half-year results, its international business achieved a 25% increase in revenue to €111m (£77.6m). UK first-half turnover increased by 14% to £54.6m. The firm employs around 400...
Bristol’s aerospace industry has received an order boost from easyJet as the low-cost airline continues to grow its services from Bristol Airport. The airline has signed a firm order for a further 36 aircraft from Airbus’s A320 family – taking its total orders for the type to 451. Wings...
Businesses are being encouraged to support Bristol’s unique Regional Youth Music Awards (RYMA), which take place next week. The awards, to be presented at an ‘Oscars’-style celebration next Friday, showcase the rich vein of musical talent among Bristol’s young people. They are staged by Bristol’s own soul diva – singer,...
Specialist courier firm Panther Warehousing has opened a depot on the outskirts of Bristol to strengthen its presence in the South West. The 25,000 sq ft unit on the Pucklechurch Trading Estate takes to seven the total number of Panther sites across the UK. More than 25 jobs have...
BRAVE Enterprise, the independent, not-for-profit business advice organisation based in Bristol, stages a comprehensive programme of training courses and workshops. Marketing on a shoestring Date: Tuesday, December 8 Time: 10am – 1pm Venue: The Coach House, 2 Upper York Street, Bristol BS2 8QN Cost: £42 (inc VAT) per workshop This...
Bristol law students’ work in assisting benefit claimants wrongly declared fit for employment has helped secure a nomination for a national award. Students from UWE Bristol and the University of Law have been volunteering at the Avon & Bristol Law Centre advising claimants challenging changes made to their disability...
