A business network that helps organisations improve performance, develop programmes, attract skilled young people and gain funding for training is officially launched tomorrow by City of Bristol College. Partners in Business will build on the college’s impressive track record of working with local employers of all and will be...
Bristol-based Imperial Tobacco, the world’s fourth-largest cigarette group, has appointed Kingfisher group finance director Karen Witts to its board as an independent non-executive director. She also joins its audit, remuneration and nominations committees. Karen Witts joined Kingfisher in 2012 from Vodafone where she was chief finance officer of the Africa,...
Blu Wireless Technology (BWT), one of Bristol’s leading hi-tech companies, has received £1m to accelerate development and marketing of its innovative wireless technology. Technology pioneered by the firm, which is based at the city’s Engine Shed tech and digital sector hub, is being used in emerging communications markets such...
Optimism among UK businesses reached its highest level since 1992 in January, pointing to rapid economic growth over the coming six months, according to a major new survey today. Manufacturers are particularly upbeat about their prospects and the overall high confidence levels among businesses are likely to lead to...
Monday 10 February Final: Catlin AGM: Impax Asset Management Tuesday 11 February Interims: dotDigital, Dunelm, Hargreaves Services, McBride Final: Barclays Trading statements: Babcock International, Bellway, Cable & Wireless Communications, Glencore Xstrata, Thomas Cook AGM: RWS Economics: British Retail Consortium like-for-like sales Wednesday 12 February Interims: Avanti Communications, Town Centre...
Missionly, the pioneering Bristoln business that harnesses young people’s skills to benefit small businesses, is looking forward to a bright future after its official – and colourful – launch brought together more than 100 entrepreneurs, supporters and students. The firm is the brainchild of Chris Dalley and Will Duddell,...
Bristol’s hopes of hosting a national team during the 2015 Rugby World Cup have moved a step closer. More than 80 applications were received by the World Cup organisers from towns and cities across the country for up to 50 team bases. Bristol has made it onto the approved...
West-based independent property consultancy Alder King has appointed James Nicholas as a partner in its asset management and consultancy teams. Previously a surveyor in Alder King’s professional team for three years, James, pictured, has re-joined the firm after nearly 10 years in senior positions managing the Ashtenne Industrial Fund....
Key innovations that are putting Bristol at the leading edge of global robotics research will be demonstrated to the Duke of York when he visits Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) on Monday. BRL is the UK’s leading and largest academic centre for multi-disciplinary robotics research and home to a vibrant...
Bristol’s reputation as an innovative centre for advanced computing has been strengthened by microchip giant Intel’s decision to select the University of Bristol as its first UK centre for parallel computing. The US tech group is establishing a network of Intel Parallel Computing Centers (IPCCs) across the world with...
Bristol-based vehicle repair firm WBC Automotive has invested £1.7m in the UK’s most hi-tech and eco-friendly workshop, with financial backing from Barclays. The bespoke 20,000 sq ft building on the Caxton Business Park in Warmley, was built to WBC’s exact specifications and houses a state-of-the-art body shop which is...
A new web portal that brings together all the training providers in the South West for the first time has gone live. Skills Junction, developed by the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership’s (LEP) Skills team, was launched earlier this week at a conference in Bristol for educators, skills...
Bristol corporate expertise has helped the successful management buyout (MBO) of a Welsh specialist handling equipment firm. Accountants Grant Thornton’s Bristol-based corporate finance team and lawyers from Bristol law firm Osborne Clarke advised on sale of Mangar International, a world leader in inflatable lifting and handling equipment for the...
