Plans for a £40m redevelopment of Bristol City FC’s Ashton Gate stadium to increase capacity from 21,500 to 27,000 have been submitted to the city council. The scheme includes replacing the existing Williams and Wedlock stands with new structures, updating the Dolman Stand and creating a new conference, exhibition...
West firms working in sectors spanning advanced materials, biosciences and communications technology are being urged to apply for new funding from the Technology Strategy Board (TSB). The £8m investment is aimed at stimulating innovation and building on recent technological breakthroughs. Proposals must be collaborative, involve more than one organisation...
Accountants Smith & Williamson, which has a major office in Bristol, has been appointed by Crowdcube, one of the world’s largest equity crowdfunding platforms, as its full service accountancy and tax advisers. Guy Swarbreck, a partner in Smith & Williamson’s assurance and business services division, will lead the team....
The first businesses have moved into the Engine Shed, Bristol’s new innovation hub which is taking shape in part of Brunel’s original Temple Meads railway station. To co-incide with the arrival of the 16 firms – all members of Bristol University’s SETsquared business incubator – minister for culture, communications...
The Bristol Port Company has recruited 55 new employees to help it cope with growing demand for both imports and exports. The new recruits include 14 apprentices as well as general assistants, car trade and warehouse staff. The company, which owns Avonmouth Dock and Royal Portbury Dock, now employs...
Two surveyors at independent property adviser GVA’s Bristol office have passed their APC (Assessment of Professional Competence) exams following two years of study and professional training. The APC, when added to full-time study and learning received at university, leads to RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) membership. It is the...
The full line up of speakers for Women Outside the Box (WOTB), Bristol’s innovative festival of female entrepreneurship, has been announced. Headline speaker for the event on October 7 is Julie Meyer MBE, one of Europe’s most influential entrepreneurs. She will be joined by big-hitters from a number of...
Planning lawyers at Bond Dickinson, the national law firm with a major office in Bristol, have helped global renewable energy firm RES win development consent for a biomass power station in Northumberland. The scheme is the first of its kind to be granted a development consent order by Energy...
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Outset Bristol, which helps individuals start their own businesses, has reached the milestone of helping create 200 businesses and more than 220 jobs across the area less than three years since the programme started. Outset Bristol’s innovative programme blends pre- and post start-up support workshops, mentoring and coaching. To...
Business West, the region’s leading business organisation, has welcomed yesterday's official economic growth figures, saying they reflect the picture among local businesses. But it warned that business could not turn around the regional economy by themselves – the Government had a role to play by creating an enterprise-friendly environment....
National property consultancy Bruton Knowles has opened an office in Bristol and recruited two of the city’s best-known and experienced commercial property specialists to build its team. Paul Matthews, who has 32 years’ experience of the Bristol market, joins from the city office of BNP Paribas. He was formerly...
Specialist West software group SciSys has won a £5.78m contract with defence giant Lockheed Martin UK to work on its programme to upgrade and improve the British Army’s Warrior armoured fighting vehicle fleet under the MoD’s Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP). The group, which has its headquarters in Chippenham...
