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...
Monday 13 January Interim: Best of the Best EGMs: Leyshon Resources, Vedanta Resources Tuesday 14 January Interims: Ideagen, IG Group Trading statements: Ashmore Group, Asos, Balfour Beatty, Barratt Developments, Carr’s Milling Industries, Countrywide, Dragon Oil, Mecom Group, Michael Page International, Spirit Pub Company AGMs: Carr’s Milling Industries, Spirit Pub...
Take up of office space in Bristol city centre increased by nearly a quarter last year compared to 2012, figures released this afternoon reveal. The data from the Bristol Office Agents Society reflects a major upturn in confidence in the city’s prime office market – with many local property...
European aerospace giant Airbus could find itself in second place again behind US rival Boeing for aircraft deliveries and orders in 2013 when it releases its annual figures on Monday. Earlier this week Boeing revealed record deliveries and orders for last year, putting it on track to claim the...
Two blocks of Grade II-listed city centre office buildings have been sold for £2.3m to a private investor, further proof say agents Alder King of a strong rebound in Bristol’s commercial property market. The seven buildings in Orchard Street, pictured, which contain a total of 23,000 sq ft of...
West firms are being urged to renew efforts to do business overseas and take advantage of high-level export support available following disappointing trade figures. Business West director Clive Wray, who has responsibility for running the contract for the Government’s trade-boosting body UKTI in the South West, said although the...
