Veteran Bristol oil industry entrepreneur David Bramhill has parted company with Wessex Exploration, the Bristol-based hydrocarbon prospecting company he helped float on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market last year. In a statement today Wessex said he had resigned as non-executive chairman with immediate effect, adding that it would “like...
Avonmouth’s newest big shed has been handed over to pallet distributors CHEP UK - the world’s leading provider of pallet and container pooling solutions. The 50,000 sq ft unit at Central Park is being fitted out for use as a pallet repair and distribution facility to service its South West customers. The external...
Accountancy firm Saffery Champness has appointed a new partner in its Bristol office. Chartered accountant and chartered tax advisor Michael Strong (pictured), 39, has worked at the firm’s Beaufort Road, Clifton, office for the past eight years as a senior manager in the business advisory group. He looks after clients across many sectors including IT, training,...
Bakers Dolphin has been awarded Coach Holiday Programme of the Year in the 2012 Coach Tourism Awards for its innovative and creative programme with a good mix of holiday destinations. The Weston-super-Mare-based company's sales and marketing director Amanda Harrington also won a Special Award in recognition of her outstanding...
Some of the West’s biggest corporate names are this week exhibiting at the annual North Somerset Business Show. The sell-out event takes place at the Winter Gardens in Weston-super-Mare on Wednesday between 2pm until 7pm. Among the exhibitors will be HSBC Business Banking, Old Mill Accountants and ASC Recruitment,...
Oil giant BP has awarded multi-million pound contracts for North Sea oil and gas metering systems and a 'slops' separation package to South Gloucestershire-based Alderley Systems. They will be installed on the BP Quad 204, a new floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit to replace an existing vessel...
Support services group MITIE has achieved annual revenue of £2bn for the first time, results for the year to March 31 show today. Pre-tax profits at the Bristol group, which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary, grew from £86.8m to £94.5m on the 5.9% increase in revenue as it...
Monday May 21 INTERIMS Zytronic FINALS BTG, E2V Technologies, Mitie Group AGMS AG Barr, Chariot Oil & Gas Ltd., Cineworld Group, Cluff Gold, Restore, Third Point Offshore Investors Ltd. USD Shares Tuesday May 22 INTERIMS Datong, Greencore Group, GW Pharmaceuticals, Paragon Group Of Companies, Renew Holdings FINALS Accumuli ,...
A student at Bristol Grammar School is set to benefit from an annual sponsorship courtesy of Clifton-based chartered accountants Whyatt Pakeman Partners. Whyatt Pakeman has agreed to support a business studies or economics student in the school’s 6th form. Roger Pimblett, a partner at the firm, said: “At Whyatt...
Individual insolvencies in the South West have decreased from 15,108 (35.8 per 10,000 adult population) in 2010 to 13,048 (30.4 per 10,000) in 2011, according to R3, the insolvency trade body’s analysis of the Insolvency Service’s statistics. Joanne Rumley, chair of the R3 South West and Wales region and...
Bristol's energy firms can find out how to benefit from international opportunities at a renewable energy roadshow in the city later this month. With growing demand for renewable and alternative energy across the globe, potential export markets are opening up for businesses in the industry – a key sector...
Bristol Chamber of Commerce has appointed Sarah Cooper as manager, a role in which, as part of a re-positioned chamber, she will focus on delivering value to members by leading, connecting and growing business. Her key aims are to increase membership, ensure the chamber develops high-quality relationships with its...
A £500,000-plus refurbishment of the Quadrant Business Park at Almondsbury following the departure of major occupier workwear firm Alexandra is already paying off, according to the property consultants marketing it. Flooring specialist A La Carte Flooring has signed a five-year lease for a 9,777 sq ft unit and four...
