Bristol-born entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr Stephen Fear has joined Mayor of Bristol George Ferguson’s Commission on Education and Skills, which has been created to improve opportunities for the city’s young people. Dr Fear, known as ‘The phonebox millionaire’ for the way he launched his first business as a teenager...
HSBC has made two senior promotions in its West and Wales team with Paul Crocker moving to the role of deputy head of corporate and Rhys Jones becoming head of leverage finance for the region. Paul, pictured, has been with HSBC for nearly eight years and previously held the West and Wales head of leverage finance role. Rhys has...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com The number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance in Bristol has fallen to its lowest level since February 2009, latest statistics show. The Office for National Statistics said 9,709 people claimed JSA in October, 3.3% of the city’s population and a fall of 375 from the...
The vision behind the UK’s first inland surfing destination is on the menu at the latest meeting of the Bristol Curry Club today. The club, an informal monthly gathering of property industry professionals, has lined up co-founder/director of The Wave UK Nick Hounsfield to speak about the ambitious plan....
National law firm Irwin Mitchell has appointed an experienced partner to its Bristol office’s serious injury team as part of its expansion strategy. James Davies, pictured, joins from Thompsons where he was national coordinator for serious injuries. He acts for children and adults with serious injuries, specialising in claims...
Sir David McMurtry, founder of West-based advanced engineering group Renishaw, and Bristol-based outsourcing group MITIE were among the winners at last night’s prestigious 2013 National Business Award. Sir David collected the Daily Telegraph Award for a Decade of Business Excellence while MITIE's pioneering achievements in promoting diversity were recognised...
The Bristol office of commercial property agents Colliers International has been strengthened in response to a significant increase in activity in the sector. The firm’s development consulting team has appointed Ben Meynell to help deal with a range of local authority, institutional and private company clients predominantly on residential...
Property agency Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has appointed Allan McCabe as facilities manager within its growing property management team in Bristol. Allan, pictured, who joins from Vinci Facilities, has 26 years’ experience in facilities management. At LSH he will be responsible for a mixed portfolio of facilities management (FM)...
Two Bristol firms have joined forces with international tech group Renishaw, based just outside the city, to break new ground in 3D printing, a pioneering process with the potential to revolutionise manufacturing. While 3D printing has been around for some years, because it is not repeatable on a large...
The economic recovery is taking hold and could gather pace during the first three months of next year, according to a new survey of business confidence published. The latest Business Trends report by accountants and business advisers BDO, which has an office in Bristol, shows that business confidence continued...
Monday 11 November Interim: Flybe Final: Carrs Milling, Lonmin Trading statements: Admiral, Catlin, Cobham, Dignity, Hammerson, Kingspan, Lonmin, Morgan Advanced Materials AGM: Redrow Tuesday 12 November Interims: Babcock, BTG, Energy Assets, Land Securities, Oxford Instruments, Speedy Hire, Synergy Health, TalkTalk Telecom, Trifast, Vodafone, Workspace Trading statements: John Menzies, Premier...
Ambitious plans are being drawn up to make Bristol the world’s green capital – not just Europe’s – in 2015 with a year-long celebration that showcases its environmental technology, sustainability and innovation on a global scale. Having won the title of European Green Capital 2015, far-reaching efforts will be...
Bristol property industry professionals will get the chance next week to learn more about the idea behind the UK’s first inland surfing destination planned for the outskirts of Bristol. Nick Hounsfield, co-founder/director of The Wave UK, will share the vision with Bristol Curry Club members on Thursday at its...
