Somerset-based fashion brand Mulberry has hailed a return to growth in its retail division as it continues to recover from a disastrous attempt to reposition itself at the top end of the luxury market. The global firm, best known for its designer bags, said trading in its retail division...
The Bristol Hotel has become the first in the city to gain national recognition for its commitment to customer service through WorldHost Recognised Business status. Bristol is aiming to become a ‘city of excellence’ for customer service by training 3,000 workers through the WorldHost programme – a customer service...
With just over three weeks until they set off on their gruelling 430km cycle trek to Paris, the 70-strong Above & Beyond fundraising team are training hard to ensure they hit their £100,000 target. The intrepid cyclists, who will set off on May 1 and arrive at the foot...
Specialist legal expenses insurer Temple Legal Protection has appointed Andy Parkinson as head of corporate partnerships in its Bristol office. He joins the base’s team of insurance professionals under the leadership of underwriting director Phil Bellamy. Andy, pictured, has worked in the legal expenses insurance industry since 1986 and...
The West of England’s important life sciences sector is to be boosted by the creation of a new consortium to take over the franchise for Medilink SW, the membership group tasked with stimulating the growth of the region’s life science industry. Business West, the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of...
Restructuring and insolvency advisory firm Quantuma has opened its sixth UK office in Bristol with two former BDO directors at the helm. In January Quantuma, which also has offices in Southampton, Marlow, London, Watford and Brighton, announced that it had recruited BDO Bristol practice head Graham Randall to lead...
Regional accountants Milsted Langdon’s Bristol-based forensic accounting partner Roger Isaacs has been appointed vice-chair of the ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) Forensic Group. The group, which meets around four times per year, is responsible for the institute’s thought leadership in forensic accounting and supports new...
Monday 6 April Bank Holiday Tuesday 7 April EGMs: Helius Energy, Synety Group Economics: Official reserves, Markit/CIPS UK services PMI, composite PMI Wednesday 8 April Final: Amerisur Resources Trading statement: WS Atkins EGM: Zambeef Products Economics: BRC shop price index, New car registrations Thursday 9 April Interim: Matchtech Final:...
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 Karl Brown, president of the Bristol Junior Chamber and senior associate at Clarke Willmott, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Selma...
Bristol’s reputation as an innovative business centre will get a major boost from UWE’s new Faculty of Business and Law building, the university’s deputy vice chancellor said today as the main contractor was appointed. International building group ISG, which has a base in Bristol, will oversee construction of the...
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin today said he would back a feasibility study into a new junction on the M4 near Bristol after meeting supporters in the city. Supporters of the Gateway2Growth campaign, which was formally launched last Friday, met the minister at Bristol and Bath Science Park. The action...
Bristol insolvency practitioner Rupert Mullins, who has worked in the city for more than 25 years, has sold his practice to Hampshire-based accountancy firm Rothmans as it sets up a new business recovery business. The practice, which previously operated under the Benedict Mackenzie name, will continue to be based...
London-based Wazoku, one of the UK’s fastest-growing B2B technology firms, has opened an office in Bristol – its first outside the capital. It cited Bristol’s strength of development talent as a reason for the move and is already recruiting developers and engineers. The award-winning firm, which describes itself among...
