Burges Salmon, the Bristol-headquartered law firm, has advised Bristol City Council on the transfer of its waste collection and street cleaning to a new, wholly owned business. Bristol City Council and contractor Kier (formerly May Gurney) mutually agreed to end their existing £96m contract in June less than half...
Specialist training firm Bristol Management Centre, which launched 40 years to help Royal Navy personnel re-train when they left the service, has been sold to a newly established company that plans to expand its offering. Bristol Management Centre, based in Armada House in the city centre, now provides project...
Global accountancy group KPMG has appointed Andrew Hodgson as its office senior partner in Bristol. Andrew, pictured, has worked for KPMG for 25 years, having started his career in the South East where he worked in the firm’s London and Gatwick offices. He moved to Bristol 12 years ago...
The Bristol office of property consultancy Bruton Knowles has added to its growing team with the appointment of James Vowles as building surveyor. James joins from Somerset County Council, where he was involved with the full range of building surveying services including design and specification, contract administration, surveys, planning...
The small rise in unemployment in the South West announced this week demonstrates how fragile economic growth is in the region, Business West has warned. The region’s largest business organisation – which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative – said “fundamental weaknesses” remained to be tackled,...
A high-profile office building in Bristol city centre is now fully occupied for the first time since before the recession. The two new lettings at 10-22 Victoria Street – a five-storey building with 47,000 sq ft of grade A office space near Bristol Bridge – reflect spiraling demand for...
Bristol-based marketer and executive coach Janine Woodcock has been appointed as a non-executive director of Business West, the organisation that runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative. Janine, pictured, has almost 20 years’ experience at board level with global marketing agencies, across a broad range of sectors....
Links between Bristol’s creative sector and UWE will be strengthened by the large-scale redevelopment of its Bower Ashton campus. The university said the city’s growing reputation as a cultural and creative hub – with its internationally-renown filmmaking, animation and visual art – was making it a magnet for students...
Electric car charging points have been installed at Bristol Airport as it strengthens its green credentials and meets the growing demand for sustainable travel. The points – in the short stay car park and near the airport’s administration building – can be used by passengers and staff and are...
The chief financial officer of derivatives trading group IG is to join Bristol fund management giant Hargreaves Lansdown in the same role. Chris Hill, pictured, who has worked at IG for four years, is expected to take up his new post at Hargreaves Lansdown next March. In the meantime...
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Bristol Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone’s record in attracting 2,000 jobs in just over three years has earned ministerial praise. Communities and local government minister James Wharton recognised the achievement as he was shown around the site yesterday. The landmark figure includes jobs in a range of sectors including engineering,...
Bristol video production agency Mendip Media has up-scaled its operations by building a state-of-the-art filming and photography facility. The investment milestone coincides with its 10th year in business and is part of a project supported by Barclays and the West of England Growth Fund. The new 800 sq ft...
