Profits and revenues have declined at Bristol-based Imperial Tobacco as it continues to concentrate on its top-performing brands and make major savings by reducing its stock. The group, Europe’s second-largest tobacco company, today reported a 4% fall in adjusted half-year operating profits to £1.37bn on total revenues down 5%...
Self-employment service Outset Bristol, which has helped create nearly 300 businesses in three years, has secured funding from the city council and Europe Union to continue for another 12 months. The award-winning organisation has proved a success since its launch in 2011, advising and mentoring hundreds of people looking...
AECOM, the international technical and support services consultancy, has appointed Dr Gordon Mudge as global director of its impact assessment and permitting (IAP) practice based in its Bristol office. Dr Mudge, pictured, brings more than 25 years of extensive international experience to the role, having worked in more than...
Monday 5 May UK bank holiday – nothing scheduled Tuesday 6 May Interim: Aberdeen Asset Management Final: Blinkx Trading statements: Barclays, Countrywide, Glencore Xstrata, Hiscox AGMs: 4imprint, Randgold Resources, Salamander Energy, Stratex International Economics: Official reserves, Markit/CIPS UK services PMI Wednesday 7 May Interims: Imperial Tobacco, Numis Corporation Finals:...
Bristol can attract international inward investment from major global finance firms by positioning itself as a centre for ‘green’ and other niche financial services, the Lord Mayor of London said on a visit to the city. While the City of London was still the UK’s number one location for...
Hundreds of Bristol workers at drugs giant AstraZeneca are caught in the middle of the UK’s biggest-ever takeover battle as MPs urge regulators to ensure they don’t become the victims of another job-cutting cross-border deal. AstraZeneca employs around 250 people at its giant Avlon works at Severnside which produces...
Invest Bristol & Bath, the inward investment body for the West of England, has helped 30 companies locate or expand in the area in its first year of operation. These businesses, from a mix of sectors including creative, low carbon, hi-tech, and advanced engineering and aerospace, have the potential...
The Pitch, one of the UK’s longest-running competitions for small business owners, has opened for applications for the seventh year. Founded in by Bristol-based BusinessZone.co.uk and UK Business Forums, it has helped thousands of entrepreneurs secure top-class business support and access to investors. Having been launched as a local...
Bristol Airport has been awarded the Investors in People bronze standard in recognition of its commitment to realising the potential of its employees. The way the airport communicates with, rewards and recognises staff were commended in the assessment report from Investors in People – the long-standing and respected standard...
The challenges facing the UK as it seeks to reach its potential as a world-leading international hub for high-growth companies will form the basis of a speech in Bristol next week by London Stock Exchange Group chief executive Xavier Rolet. Mr Rolet will also outline the strengths and challenges...
Links between Bristol and its Chinese sister city Guangzhou have become stronger with the opening of an office dedicated to representing UWE Bristol in southern China. The office will initially have two representatives who will promote the university as a source of higher education and partnerships. Guangzhou, China’s third-largest...
Three Bristol offices have been recognised as the best workplaces in the South West in a prestigious property sector awards scheme. Barclays, Imperial Tobacco and Motability Operations landed three out of the four awards in the regional leg of the British Council for Offices’ (BCO) respected annual awards programme....
Bristol-based employment law expert Robert Bourns is to be the next deputy vice president of the Law Society following his election by its council. Robert, senior partner at Bristol-headquartered law firm TLT, will take up the role in July. He is expected to become president of the Law Society...
