Businesses are being invited to have their say on the future of Bristol’s libraries at an event today (Wednesday January 21). The city council is consulting on the issue and inviting feedback from all parts of the community. This evening’s event, at the Central Library on College Green, will...
A firm supplying TV and film productions such as Downton Abbey with everything from lighting and power generators to pop-up changing rooms and gaffer tape has become the latest business to open a base at Bristol’s successful Bottle Yard Studios. Location One’s Bristol office is its second regional branch...
National property advisory firm GVA has appointed Jo Davis to head its Bristol office. Jo, who also leads the firm’s planning team covering the South West and South Wales, becomes one of nine regional senior directors at GVA – the title given to those heading UK offices. In an...
Monday 19 January Interim: Conviviality Retail Trading statement: Evraz EGM: BSD Crown Economics: Rightmove house prices, CBI trends – total orders, selling prices, business optimism Tuesday 20 January Interim: IG Group Final: Unilever Trading statements: BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto EGM: IS Solutions Wednesday 21 January Trading statements: Diploma, Dixons...
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 Stephen Rosser, chief executive of national law firm Clarke Willmott, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Chasing Mavericks, the story of...
Specialist restructuring firm Quantuma has expanded into the South West by opening an office in Bristol headed by former BDO practice head Graham Randall. The firm, which operates from bases in Southampton, Marlow, London and Brighton, provides specialised restructuring advice on all forms of insolvency procedures. Until recently Mr...
Arnolfini and UWE Bristol have forged a new partnership to enhance the art and cultural offer on Bristol’s Harbourside. Under the link-up, which will be agreed in full this spring, the two organisations will share resources and facilities and collaborate on programming and education workshops, seminars and events, and...
UWE Bristol has been named as the number one university for commitment to supporting LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) staff. The university appears at 11 place in this year’s Top 100 Workplace Equality Index, produced by Stonewall, the organisation working for equality and justice for lesbians, gay men...
Law firm Foot Anstey’s corporate team has been named as the most active legal advisers, by volume, in the South West in independent research. The report by global information services group Experian places the team at the top of the region’s table of advisers with 35 transactions completed last year. It acted...
Bristol-based Integral Build has gone back to the classroom to complete the next stage of The Red Maids’ School refurbishment and expansion plans. The oldest independent girls’ school in the country is now creating two new classrooms in its Junior School ready for the new academic year in September....
From Bristol 247 Two main roads in Bristol city centre could become test areas for controversial digital advertising billboards after the council’s cabinet gave approval for the move, which could generate several million pounds for city over the next few years. Temple Way underpass and Bond Street near Cabot...
Groundbreaking law firm Temple Bright has today been joined by Foot Anstey’s head of pensions Comron Rowe, who will launch its pensions practice. Rowe, pictured, left, with Temple Bright co-founder Tim Summers, will work out of the firm’s Bristol office and serve clients across the UK. Rowe qualified at...
Bristol-based waste management consultancy Resource Futures is working with Bath and North East Somerset Council to motivate primary school teachers and pupils to save energy through simple, everyday changes in behaviour. Schools have been invited to take part in the BEST (B&NES Energy Saving Teams) competition, which focuses on...
