Monday 2 June Interims: RWS AGMs: Anglo-Eastern Plantations, Nighthawk Energy, Ruspetro EGM: Acal Economics: Hometrack housing survey, Net consumer credit, Net lending secured on dwellings, Mortgage approvals, M4 money supply, Halifax house prices, Markit UK Tuesday 3 June Finals: BP Marsh, First Property Group, LondonMetric, Pennon Group, Severfield-Rowen, Wyg...
Bristol firms are being encouraged to take part in this year’s Business Green Week and stage their own fun eco-activities for staff. The week, which takes place between June 16 and 20, is part of Bristol’s BIG Green Week – a festival of eco ideas, art and entertainment now...
Bristol Zoo Gardens’ new gorilla house, featuring an overhead glass panel that allows visitors to see the 32-stone animals walking above their heads, has won a regional award for its inspirational and innovative design. The £1.4m refurbishment of the existing Grade II listed building has transformed and extended the...
Bristol’s growing reputation as a crucible for creativity will be thrust into the national spotlight next month when a roadshow to champion the UK’s creative industries arrives in the city. The IPA (Institute of Practitioners in Advertising) is embarking on a short nationwide tour to celebrate and help grow...
Bristol digital agency Positive has been appointed by United Bible Societies, the world’s biggest distributer and translator of the Bible, to develop its new website. Positive, which works mainly with charity, non-profit, public sector and education clients, won the account following a competitive multi-agency pitch. The website will aim...
Engineering group GKN’s aerospace plant in Bristol has been recognised as Airbus’s best-performing supplier in the European aircraft maker’s annual supply chain awards. It follows on from GKN Aerospace’s success last year when the plant gained the accolade for most improved supplier – the result of significant industrial performance...
Two graduate trainees from the Bristol office of accountancy and investment management firm Smith & Williamson have achieved top grades in their chartered accountancy exams. Thomas Millership and Lucy Fowler were placed first in the Case Study and Business Reporting papers respectively in the West of England Society of...
Accountancy and financial advice firm Grant Thornton has appointed Paul Rodwell as the new head of financial services advisory for the South West. Paul, pictured, joined Grant Thornton’s financial services group last year as part of its acquisition of Navigant Financial Services UK and brings with him a broad...
Immediate Media, the publisher based in Bristol and London, is to acquire a portfolio of sport and craft print and digital publications from rival Future for £24m. Under the deal around 130 staff working on the titles will be transferred from Bath-based Future to Immediate, the UK's third-largest magazine...
Work to ‘unlock’ the site of Bristol’s Arena with a new bridge over the River Avon started this afternoon yesterday with communities minister and Bristol West MP Stephen Williams taking the controls of a digger to mark the start of the £11.5m infrastructure work on the former diesel depot...
Bristol-based national drinks wholesaler Matthew Clark has acquired a 51% stake in London creative agency Elastic, which specialises in boosting sales through live events and promotions. Matthew Clark said the tie-up will offer brand owners the opportunity to measure return on investment (ROI) for consumer-focused activity. Elastic works with...
Bristol café group Friska and Mubaloo, the app developer launched in the city, have been named among the UK’s 50 fastest-growing and most-innovative businesses. Friska, which launched in 2009 and now has four outlets across Bristol, has been included in the latest Santander Breakthrough 50 – a national table...
A new fund focusing on investing in the Bristol area’s early stage tech businesses is to be launched by Technology Venture Partners, a new independent venture capital fund manager based in the city. Technology Venture Partners is to start the fund to run alongside YFM Equity Partners’ closed South...
