Innovative ways that Bristol businesses use to encourage staff to travel more sustainably have been celebrated at the annual Travelwest Sustainable Business Travel Awards. The awards showcase organisations that go the extra mile to help tackle the city’s transport problems. Bristol health insurer Simplyhealth won the Best Newcomer category...
Planning minister Nick Boles and Bristol Mayor George Ferguson have inaugurated Bristol’s first major speculative office building since the recession started – the 100,000 sq ft 2 Glass Wharf at Temple Quay. The £35m project, being developed by Salmon Harvester Properties and funded by NFU Mutual, is seen as...
Budget airline easyJet is to create nearly 50 jobs at Bristol Airport as it continues to expand its route network. The 47 new cabin crew positions will start next March 2014. The airline employs more than 280 cabin crew at the airport assisting millions of passengers every year flying...
Long-awaited redevelopment of one of Bristol’s biggest eyesores – Westmoreland House and the Carriageworks in Stokes Croft – has taken a “significant step” towards becoming a reality. Social housing group Knightstone has been selected as preferred developer by Bristol City Council for the high-profile site and will now work...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Staff at Bristol’s two universities are taking strike action this morning as part of a national day of action over a continuing row on pay. Members of the Universities and Colleges Union (UCU), Unite, Unison and EIS are picketing the Frenchay campus of the University...
The West of England’s strength in the aerospace and automotive sectors is creating strong conditions for smaller firms in their supply chains with most expecting to increase staffing and investment over the next three months. According to the latest Manufacturing Outlook survey published today by manufacturers’ organisation EEF and...
Ben Tarrant, a real estate partner at Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT, has been elected president of Bristol Law Society at its annual general meeting. Ben has been on the society’s council and executive for the past three years and was a key part of the team which implemented...
Expanding West property law firm Hoffman Male is taking on more staff as it starts to benefit from the housing market recovery. The firm is seeking two conveyancers – one each for its offices in Swindon and Bristol – to help with a growing caseload linked to the higher...
Bristol’s ambition to be a world-class city for innovation and creativity takes a major leap forward today when Brunel’s original railway station at Temple Meads re-opens as a hi-tech enterprise hub. The Engine Shed, once Bristol’s gateway to the world, has been transformed into a modern centre to spearhead...
Monday 2 December Interims: ReNeuron, Great Eastern Energy Corporation, WYG Finals: Andor Technology, Innovation AGM: Pure Circle EGMs: Abbey Protection, City of London, Primary Health Properties, Quindell Portfolio Economics: Hometrack housing survey, Purchasing managers' index – manufacturing, Halifax house price data Tuesday 3 December Interims: API, Betfair, Daisy, Greene...
Bristol public relations firms, in-house teams and individuals were among the winners at the top awards for the region’s PR industry, with city agency Octane ending the night with a haul of five trophies. The Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ (CIPR) West of England PRide Awards, which this year...
Morgan Cole, the regional law firm with a Bristol office, is in talks over a possible three-way merger with two other firms to create a new top 40 UK firm with revenues of nearly £100m. The tie-up with Blake Lapthorn and Boyes Turner would result in a firm with...
Another step towards Bristol getting its long-awaited arena will take place next week when Mayor George Ferguson decides how it will be designed and run. The council needs to appoint an operator to help make the 12,000 capacity venue a reality. The arena will be built in the heart...
