Businesses start-ups in North Somerset rose by more than a third in the final quarter of 2012 compared with the same period the previous year, figures from North Somerset Enterprise Agency show. The 38 new companies, launched with the help of the agency, created 48 jobs. In the final...
Bristol animators Aardman is aiming for its fifth Oscar victory with its feature film The Pirates! Band of Misfits nominated for an Academy Award. The film, released in cinemas last year, is Aardman’s first full-length 3D stop-motion production. Aardman has received six Oscar Nominations and has won four times....
Two of the West’s leading law firms, Harrison Clark and Rickerbys, have announced plans to merge, marking a further consolidation of the regional legal market. The firms have signed heads of agreement on the move, which, with continued growth, is expected to put the combined operation among the UK’s...
Diary Dates: April 24 8am to 10am Low Carbon Business Breakfast Plant it and they will come – growing a resilient economy Bath Innovation Centre Broad Quay Bath April 25-May 7 Eat Drink Bristol Fashion Queen Square Bristol Celebrating the wealth of talent in the local food scene http://www.eatdrinkbristolfashion.co.uk/...
Jelf Employee Benefits, the Yate-based independent full-service brokerage which supports businesses and individuals, has helped business services giant Serco win the Most Effective Absence Management and Rehabilitation Strategy category at the Employee Benefits industry awards. The highly-regarded accolade was awarded following consideration by the judges against strict criteria and...
By Jonathan Elliott, managing director of Make It Cheaper* Most business owners will agree that, out of all their fixed overheads, electricity can be one of the most frustrating (if not one of the most expensive) to tackle. Even if you find a good deal, the renewal terms subsequently...
Businesses have just under two weeks to ensure their best personal assistants get the recognition they deserve in the inaugural South West PA of the Year Awards. Most businesses have at least one PA who goes the extra mile to help it reach its potential, who makes a real...
Smith & Williamson’s Assurance & Business Services team has appointed leading audit expert, James Keeton (pictured), to the role of audit partner at its Bristol office. James, who has more than 16 years’ experience in the profession has joined the accountancy and investment management group, from BDO LLP. Recently...
An emergency notification system alerting businesses about a broad range of emergencies from weather warnings, fires or road closures, to demonstrations or possible criminal or terrorist incidents, is to be launched in Bristol later this month. The system is a partnership between Bristol City Council, Avon & Somerset Police, leading emergency notification specialist...
At-Bristol’s exhibitions director Dan Bird has become one of the next generation of Noyce Leadership Fellows. The year-long fellowship programme, which Dan completed this month, has given him access to knowledge, tools, world-class best practices and professional networks to increase capacity to lead effectively and to advance innovation within...
The London-based producers of new feature film The Fold have praised Bristol for its first-class filming infrastructure and accommodating approach, describing it as “a breath of fresh air”. Despite filming 65% of the film in the city during the wettest April on record, they also said working in Bristol...
UNITE, the UK’s leading developer and manager of student accommodation, has signed a 15-year agreement with London’s King’s College for 97% of Moonraker Point – the Bristol-based group’s new 674-bedroom development on Southbank. It is UNITE’s first agreement with King’s and points to a growing trend for universities and...
A 9,874 sq ft office building in North Bristol has been bought by a private investor for just over £2m – the latest deal by an individual seeing commercial property as a safe haven for their money. The freehold investment deal on the building at Vantage Office Park was...
