The former managing director of Bristol-based chocolate manufacturer Elizabeth Shaw has been appointed by alternative finance provider South West Investment Group (SWIG) Capital as a non-executive director to the board of its fund-holding arm. Malachy McReynolds, pictured, join the group, which since 1996 has invested £15m in to more...
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has hailed Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone a success and pledged to devolve more powers to the city to enable it to fund similar economy-boosting measures itself. The minister was in Bristol yesterday to mark the completion of the £40m, 98,000 sq ft, showpiece 2...
Businesses are increasingly falling victim to fraud – most of it committed by their own employees, new figures show. The number of cases in the South West soared by 136% last year to 33, from 14 in 2013, according to accountants KPMG’s latest Fraud Barometer. Thirteen firms in the...
Confidence among West of England businesses petered out at the end of 2014 and has started the new year lower than at any time over the previous 12 months, new research shows. Domestic sales, cashflow and recruitment expectations all fell during the fourth quarter, according to results of the...
Bristol’s standing as a centre for innovation in financial services has been boosted with the decision by fast-growing Blue Speck Financial to relocate to a larger base in the city and nearly double its workforce. The company, acquired last May by South African financial services giant MMI, is to...
Plans have been revealed for a major new road layout to replace Temple Circus roundabout near Temple Meads station with Bristol City Council claiming it will be better for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. The area is a vital gateway to the city but for years has become notorious for...
Monday 12 January Trading statement: Taylor Wimpey AGM: Epistem Holdings Tuesday 13 January Trading statements: Ashmore Group, ASOS, Cairn Energy, Carr’s Milling Industries, Debenhams, Greggs, Michael Page International, Rathbone Brothers, SIG, William Morrison AGMs: Carr’s Milling Industries, Spirit Pub Co EGMs: Alba Mineral Resources, Greene King, Gulfsands Petroleum Economics:...
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 Joanna Randall, managing director of PR and social media consultancy purplefish, answers our 10 questions What was the LAST: Film you watched? Dallas Buyers Club Book...
Bristol is to become a test bed for hybrid buses that can automatically switch from diesel to electric power to reduce emissions in areas of the city with poor air quality. The vehicles will be piloted on the city’s streets thanks to a £1m Government grant. The trial coincides...
The UK economy would be badly damaged if international students at British universities were forced to return home after graduating and reapply for new visas, according to UWE vice chancellor Professor Steve West. He has hit out at the suggestion from Home Secretary Theresa May, accusing her of trying...
Grillstock, the Bristol-based smokehouse restaurant and festival group, has launched its own craft beer designed to complement its smoked meats. Grillstock Pale Ale is brewed in collaboration with Bath Ales’ Beerd Brewery and is a blend of three US hops. It is the latest in a string of US-style...
The University of Bristol is to play a key role in helping the UK develop a hub to manufacture next-generation advanced semiconductor materials. Along with the universities of Bath, Sheffield and Strathclyde and industrial partners, it has received £2.65m from the Engineering Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to fund research into...
The competition watchdog has forced Bristol-based magazine publisher Immediate Media to sell three of the titles it acquired eight months ago from rival Future. Immediate, the UK’s third-largest magazine group with a portfolio that includes Radio Times, Gardeners’ World, Good Food and Top Gear, bought the titles from Bath-based...
