Monday January 20 Trading update InternetQ Economics CBI financial services survey Tuesday January 21 Full-year results Unilever Interim results PZ Cussons Trading update African Barrick Gold, Cairn Energy, Carphone Warehouse, Hochschild Mining, Intermediate Capital Group, Polymetal International, SABMiller Economics CBI Industrial Trends Meetings Marston’s (AGM) Wednesday January 22 Trading...
Innovative Bristol law firm Temple Bright has rounded off a period of strong growth by delivering another significant tech sector deal in the same quarter that its partner numbers topped 20 for the first time. The firm opened in Bristol in 2010 and launched an office in London’s Tech...
Owners and directors of small and medium-sized manufacturers are being invited to a free workshop in Bristol to gain expert advice on a range of financial issues. Staged by the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) in partnership with business and financial advisors Grant Thornton, the event on January 28 will...
The Bristol office of property advisers DTZ is marketing a 28,000 sq ft industrial warehouse in Avonmouth, which it describes as a ‘rare opportunity in popular location’. Owned by Vanguard Holdings and known as The Vanguard Unit, the detached building off Fifth Way has 27,688 sq ft of warehouse...
Business West, the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce, has called on politicians to stay out of any decision to increase the Minimum Wage. The plea, by Chamber of Commerce & Initiative executive director James Durie, pictured, comes after Chancellor George Osborne hinted that he may raise the Minimum...
More than 150 venues from across the UK including major hotels and conference centres, are lined up to promote themselves at a major event in Bristol later this month. Spotlight on Venues, on January 30 at The Passenger Shed, Temple Meads, has already attracted exhibitors such as Blenheim Palace,...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Bristol’s long hoped for arena is a step closer to reality after a financial plan for the construction costs was given the green light last night by Mayor George Ferguson’s cabinet. Mayor Ferguson also launched the process of selecting an operator for the 12,000-capacity venue...
Accountancy and investment management group Smith & Williamson’s Bristol-based corporate tax specialist Paul Bray has been promoted to partner. Paul, pictured, who has worked for the firm since 1996 and heads its small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) team in Bristol, works closely with owner-managers and family-run businesses locally and...
Bristol’s DoubleTree by Hilton hotel has had its merit score upgraded by the AA – leapfrogging a number of other highly regarded hotels in the city. The Redcliffe Way hotel now has an AA score of 75% within the four-star market, putting it at the top-end category of the...
Bristol financial planning firm Paradigm Norton has launched a service targeting companies that want to support their staff by adopting the Government’s auto-enrolment pension scheme. Called Plan4, it follows a law forcing UK companies to move towards automatic pensions enrolment for most workers over the age of 22. Plan4,...
West firms are being invited to explore doing business in Germany as a way of breaking into a lucrative export market without the risks often attached to selling into high-growth and emerging economies. The Government’s UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) organisation is staging a special event near Bristol next...
Passenger numbers at Bristol Airport rose for the fourth consecutive year in 2013, new figures have revealed. The number of people passing through the terminal last year reached 6.1m – 3.4% higher than in 2012. It is only the second time in the airport’s history that the annual total...
Further proof that businesses are benefiting from the strengthening economy has emerged with figures showing jobs growth on the way and high levels of confidence. The number of firms expecting to take on more staff is now at a 30-month high, according to the latest employment index staged by...
