Fairtrade Fortnight has been launched in Bristol with Mayor George Ferguson signing one of the UK's first International Fair Trade Post-2015 Declarations. The move supports the inclusion of fair trade in the next UN development goals to end extreme poverty when the Millennium Development Goals expire in 2015. The...
Lloyds Bank’s regional head of commercial banking head Clive Hetherington has been appointed to the board of trustees at Bristol’s Royal West of England Academy (RWA), one of the most well-respected arts venues in the region. Mr Hetherington, pictured, who has headed the bank’s operation supporting South West mid-market...
Vistair, the Bristol-based firm providing web-based safety and maintenance services to the global airline industry, has increased staffing by 80% over the past 12 months and opened satellite offices in Dubai and California. The firm, which supplies airlines such as Emirates, BA, Ryanair and easyJet, has also increased its...
Bristol Business News is to launch the city’s first Innovation Awards to showcase the creativity and enterprise in its fast-growth sectors. The Bristol Innovation Awards will be a far cry from the traditional business awards in the city as they will truly reflect its dynamism and pioneering spirit. Categories...
Work has started on the latest – and largest – ‘big shed’ food warehouse at Avonmouth as the transformation of the area from a major industrial site into a prime location for supermarket distribution centres gathers pace. The 616,000 sq ft building for Asda is on the 40-acre site...
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Bristol’s Architecture Centre and UWE Bristol have signed a three-year partnership agreement to develop and enrich its existing programme of exhibitions, lectures and other events; encourage public debate about the future development of Bristol and its region; and develop further the public outreach activities of both organisations. Students of...
Property consultancy Alder King has announced the promotion of Nathan Clark, based in its Bristol office, to associate with effect from March 1. Nathan joined Alder King’s award-winning agency team in Bristol in 2010, advising clients on the acquisition and disposal of industrial property across Greater Bristol and nationwide....
SETsquared, the partnership between Bristol and four other leading universities, has joined forces with professional services firm Deloitte for the annual Student Business Pitch Competition. The event is led by Enterprise Bath as part of the University of Bath’s Business Plan Competition. It has expanded in the past two...
Bristol-based construction consultancy Hydrock has set up a Building Performance Engineering division with the sole objective of making buildings work better and perform to maximum efficiency. Led by senior building services professionals, the division will operate as part of multi-disciplinary teams alongside structural engineers and architects, focussing on influencing...
A group of advanced of leading UK aerospace manufacturers with major bases in Bristol are sponsoring a new Government /industry initiative to encourage graduates to extend their studies in aerospace engineering. The new £6m bursary, jointly funded by Government and industry through the UK’s Aerospace Growth Partnership (AGP), will...
Bristol companies Magmatic and Pukka Herbs head to Singapore next week on a networking and fact-finding mission after reaching the regional finals of HSBC’s Global Connections initiative. Magmatic, best known for its Trunki child’s ride-on suitcases, and organic herbal teas, skincare and healthcare firm Pukka Herbs will spend a...
The Bristol office of commercial property consultants Hartnell Taylor Cook has advised on the £1.2m purchase of a business park in Bridgwater. Hartnell Taylor Cook’s investment team partner Ian Lambert acted on behalf of Parabolas Capital which bought Blake Mill Business Park from the administrators of London and West...
