The restoration of Tyntesfield House at Wraxall has been named South West Project of the Year in an awards scheme that champions the best architectural schemes in the region. The National Trust-owned Grade-1 listed gothic-style Victorian country house also scooped the Building Conservation category in the Royal Institution of Chartered...
A design flaw at Airbus's Filton plant in Bristol was responsible for the hairline cracks found on the A380 superjumbo jet, the European planemaker has admitted. Executive vice president Tom Williams blamed the material used and said it was an embarrassment that customers had been let down. Tiny cracks...
Future Drinks, a Bristol start-up company which has developed a range of fruity bottled drinks aimed at the health conscious female market, has received a £360,000 investment from a Government-backed business angel scheme. The company will launch the drinks under the new Koji brand this summer following successful test...
Around 1,500 people have signed up to back Bristol’s bid to be Europe’s green capital – and the Bristol Green Capital Partnership is asking for more businesses and individuals to pledge their ahead of the decision next month. Bristol is going head to head against Copenhagen and Frankfurt for the 2014 title....
IP Group, a developer of intellectual property-based technology spinout businesses from a dozen British universities including Bath and Bristol, has boosted the value of its investment portfolio from £123.8m on December 31 to £178.6m. The increase is largely due to the £26.4m fair value gain as a result of...
A strong financial first-half performance has been reported today by Jelf, the Yate-based independent full service brokerage which supports businesses and individuals. Revenues were slightly up on last year from £35m to £35.2m in the six months to March 31 as EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation)...
Law firm Ashfords, which has offices across the West including Bristol, has announced four promotions to partner and three promotions to associate. The partner promotions, which take the firm’s total number of partners to 72, have been made across the partnership in recognition of continuing development and contribution to...
From Bristol 24-7 Bristol has voted decisively in favour of an elected mayor, with a majority of more than 5,000 people in favour of changing the way the city is governed. More than 41,032 votes were cast in favour of a directly elected mayor with 35,880 against. The result...
From Bristol 24-7 The result of the referendum in Bristol for an elected mayor is due to be announced this afternoon with signs that the ‘no’ lobby will triumph. Voting took place yesterday across the city, with Bristolians asked to choose if they want an elected mayor or to...
Hargreaves Lansdown says its financial director Mrs Tracey Taylor has sold a total of 8,700 ordinary shares – and a connected person, Mr J Taylor, has sold a further 2,300 ordinary shares at a price of 529p per share. The Bristol-based financial services giant which has £26bn under management,...
World-leading measurement and medical device manufacturer Renishaw has paid an undisclosed sum for R&R Sales LLC, an American supplier of fixtures for the global measurement and inspection market. Renishaw, based at Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, says the acquisition of family-owned R&R, which has 19 employees and is located in Grand Haven, Michigan, will...
A potentially money-spinning licensing agreement has been struck by UWE Bristol’s Centre for Fine Print Research (CFPR) with American suppliers Viridis3D granting them exclusive rights to market ViriClay, a new 3D printable ceramic material with wide-ranging potential for domestic and commercial applications in the arts and consumer product markets....
An apprentice from Bristol has taken on England’s largest lake in an adrenaline-charged charity challenge, and raised nearly £1,600 in the process. Lee Milton pushed himself to the limit to row the width of Lake Windermere along with seven team members, as part of the Virgin Media Apprentice...
