Thrings has become the first law firm in Bristol to include an interactive, 3D virtual tour of its office in the city on Google – a move it believes gives it a commercial advantage over its rivals. Anyone searching for Thrings on Google will see high quality, 360-degree photographs...
Fast-growing Bristol recruitment agency Opus Recruitment Solutions has been named as one of the UK’s best small employers. The firm, founded in 2008 and which has since opened offices in London and Sydney, Australia, appears in the latest Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For list. Opus,...
Bristol Airport has been named as the world’s most punctual in research based on 43.5m flights from 4,000 destinations across the globe. It has also just had its busiest-ever year with 6.3m passengers passing through the terminal. Bristol’s on-time performance rating of 94.6% placed it top of a prestigious...
Bristol Airport has acquired an electric van for use by its IT team as the first of a number of initiatives supporting the city’s year as European Green Capital. The Nissan e-NV200 is the first 100% electric-powered vehicle on the 176-hectare site. It has been bought with support from...
One of Bristol’s most iconic Georgian parades has been bought by two property development firms for £4m in the latest of a string of deals in the city’s Redcliffe area. The distinctive buildings at 3 – 8 Redcliffe Parade West, which overlook the Floating Harbour and have been used...
Monday 5 January Trading statement: Nichols EGM: Hangar 8 Economics: Markit/CIPS UK construction, Halifax house prices Tuesday 6 January Economics: Markit/CIPS composite PMI, services PMI, Official reserves Wednesday 7 January Trading statements: easyJet, Galliford Try, Persimmon, Robert Walters, J Sainsbury Economics: BRC shop price index, New car registrations Thursday...
Estate agency and property group Andrews has made two significant appointments to its board as it looks to continue its growth into 2015. The Keynsham-based group has recruited Paul Bumford from Legal & General to become managing director its financial services business. Paul, pictured right, brings more than 30...
More than 40 workers at the Bristol site of collapsed parcel delivery firm City Link have been made redundant, it was announced this afternoon – leaving just five staff to clear a backlog and wind down the depot. The 45 workers losing their jobs at the Cribbs Causeway site...
Bristol businessman and charity champion Stephen Parsons has been appointed MBE in the New Year Honours list. Mr Parsons, pictured, splits his time between specialist engineering firm Redcliffe Magtronics, where he is chairman, and his extensive charity work. He also chairs the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership’s (LEP)...
Workers based at collapsed parcel delivery firm City Link’s Bristol depot face an anxious few days as they wait to find out if they are to lose their jobs. The depot, pictured, at Cribbs Causeway, is one of the firm’s largest in the South West and employs 50 staff....
Phil Smith, managing director of Business West, the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative, looks back at the past 12 months and considers why next year’s General Election is set to be one of the most important in recent memory. “The noise and glare of...
Monday 22 December AGM: Kolar Gold EGMs: Eco City Vehicles, Noble Tuesday 23 December AGMs: Inspirit Energy, Red Rock Resources EGMs: Cupid, Dairy Crest Economics: BBA house purchase loans, GDP (Q3, final revision), Current account balance (Q3) Wednesday 24 December Nothing scheduled Thursday 25 December UK Bank holiday –...
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on our weekly e-bulletin. This week Santa Claus, aka Father Christmas, founder and CEO of Ho-Ho-Ho Enterprises, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? I don’t get much...
