Airbus is showcasing its biggest stars together at the FIDAE Air Show (Feria Internacional del Aire y del Espacio) in Santiago, Chile. Both the iconic A380 and the new generation airlifter A400M will be in static display and conduct flight demonstrations at Latin America’s most important air show. The...
Annual turnover at family-owned yoghurt and dairy manufacturer Yeo Valley has topped £200m for the first time – although profits fell by nearly £4m. Latest accounts – for the year to May 29, 2011 – show that turnover up year-on-year from £176.6m to £201.7m but pre-tax profits collapse from...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Bristol Rovers have today unveiled detailed plans for their new stadium at the University of the West of England. The club could be playing home matches at ‘The UWE’ at the start of the 2014/15 season if plans to build a new 21,700...
Alderley Group, the Wickwar-based designer and manufacturer of liquid and gas metering and produced water treatment packages, racked up orders worth more than £20m in the first seven weeks of 2012 for projects in the North Sea, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. The group, which has more...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Around 40 jobs are set to go at Bristol’s Remploy factory after the Government announced plans to shut more than half the factories, which employing mainly disabled workers. The decision was described as “barbaric” by a union leader last night, as it emerged more than...
The Bristol office of property adviser GVA has been instructed by administrators Grant Thornton to market the former prep school Tawstock Court near Barnstaple. Offers are being invited for the freehold sale of the Grade II-listed property in 32 acres. The main house, which is built around an enclosed...
Bristol-based Integral, one of the UK's largest independent providers of property maintenance services, has paid administrators an undisclosed sum for the South Western and Eastern prime defence contracts of collapsed building services specialist MJN Colston. The deal will save nearly 50 jobs in Bristol and Bury St Edmunds following the...
What is described as a 'shy fountain' is the latest example of the on-going public art programme at Crest Nicholson’s £300m Harbourside development in Bristol. The fountain, at the intersection of Millennium Walk and Cathedral Walk, is intended to amuse passers-by as well as staff from nearby offices including those...
South West law firm Ashfords has merged with London-based Rochman Landau under the Ashfords LLP brand to form a practice with nearly 500 staff, annual turnover of more than £30m together and an international network of legal firms covering more than 80 countries. Ashfords chief executive Ian Daniells described...
It has been a year of strong progress for Hydro International, the Clevedon company which has developed a range of technologies to control urban run off, treat stormwater, combined sewage overflows and municipal wastewater. Announcing pre-tax profits up from £2.4m to £2.5m, CEO Steve Hides said the group delivered a solid...
From Bristol 24-7 UK sales of organic food fell by 3.7% last year as supermarkets cut back on own-brand organic labels. However, global sales rose by 8%, according to the Soil Association. This increase follows an 8.8% rise in 2010. The Bristol-based association’s organic market report also found that...
Airbus says the main and nose landing gear test bench for its new wide-body, longe range A350 XWB airliner is ready for service at Filton. It marks the latest step in the A350 XWB’s progress more than one year before the aircraft’s first flight and two years before its entry...
Bristol businesses are being urged to give their branding and reputation a unique lift by joining the city’s International Balloon Fiesta 100 Club. The prestigious club’s 2012 launch earlier this week, staged at Cameron Balloons headquarters in Bedminster, highlighted the benefits of membership. For an investment of just £2,000,...
