Bristol law firm Burges Salmon has been named Adviser of the Year: Legal and Financial in the inaugural Renewable Energy Infrastructure Awards. Members of a multi-disciplinary legal team – combining the firm’s environment, construction, planning, procurement, real estate, project finance and regulation expertise – received the award from the...
Bristol’s free wi-fi network is being expanded from 50 to 650 hotspots by end of the month as a result of a collaboration between the University of Bristol and the city council. Free hotspots in libraries, care homes and public areas, including St Nicholas Market and parts of Ashton...
Funding for small and medium-sized entrepreneurial initiatives is to become available through a tie up between the University of Bristol and Santander Bank. The funding is part of a collaboration worth £300,000 over three years through the Santander Universities network that will also provide scholarships for students and researchers...
Ben Lewis has become an associate director with Aspire Planning, the Bristol firm which advises householders and businesses seeking planning permission for domestic, commercial and agricultural developments. Ben, who has a master’s degree in town planning from the University of the West of England, was previously a planning officer at North...
Boeing upped its challenge to arch-rival Airbus today by sealing its largest-ever commercial aircraft order – a potential $26bn deal which gives it the lead in the lucrative global market for wide-bodied commercial airliners. The US planemaker signed the agreement with Emirates for 50 365-seat 777-300ER jets with an...
Alterian, the Bristol-based marketing software company which is considering an improved £68.4m takeover offer from Maidenhead-based SDL, has appointed Christopher John Humphrey as an independent non-executive director. This is in line with last week's announcement that it was considering the appointment of a new non-exec to stand in for...
Crest Nicholson, the developer responsible for Bristol's Harbourside development (pictured), has been named Sustainable Housebuilder of the Year. The award recognises companies which demonstrate a real commitment to innovation in the housebuilding industry. Harbourside is one of the country’s largest mixed use developments and has transformed a derelict, 16-acre...
The business model which has powered Bristol-based wealth managers Hargreaves Lansdown from a back bedroom to a £2bn-plus FTSE-100 listing in 30 years continues to pay dividends not just for investors but also employees and, in particular, its long-serving directors – many of whom are now multi-millionaires. Indeed, co-founder...
A record order book of £61.4bn and underlying solid growth in first half profits has allowed aero enginemaker Rolls-Royce to shrug off turmoil in the world's financial markets. Chief executive John Rishton says the company has continued to perform well in the third quarter and expects a continued flow...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Bristol-based MITIE Group’s chief executive Ruby McGregor-Smith has been named as the Orange Leader of the Year at the National Business Awards. One of a small number of women holding the position of CEO in the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250, Ms McGregor-Smith was voted...
Demand for office space in Bristol city centre was slightly down in the third quarter and also below the same period last year, according to property specialists Knight Frank. Third-quarter take-up fell from 81,000 sq ft to 70,000 sq ft, with a total of 311,000 sq ft office space...
Staff at national recruitment organisation Resource Solutions Group, based in Bristol, have raised almost £13,000 this year for charity – smashing an initial target of £10,000 set at the beginning of 2011. RSG consultants from across the 160-strong organisation have trekked, cycled, climbed and run more than 500...
Combined total orders on the books of Airbus for its commercial jetliners now stand at 11,291, new figures show. The figures are good news for the European planemaker’s giant Filton plant where its wings – and range-enhancing ‘sharklet’ wingtips – are designed and partially made in association with GKN....
