A world-class festival of sustainability is to be staged in Bristol next summer in a move which organisers hope will make the city synonymous with all things ‘green’ in the same way as festivals in Edinburgh, Hay and Cheltenham are linked with the performing arts and literature. Bringing together...
The Localism Act, which gives local communities more say about planning and development, was given Royal Assent on Tuesday. But is it good news for Bristol and the West? According to the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), it is an encouraging shift of power from central government to communities. For...
Bristol-based digital marketing outfit Montage Communications has won a five-way pitch to manage the UK-wide public relations account for Brabantia, one of the top housewares brands in Europe. Montage, based near Whiteladies Road, Clifton, has been running Brabantia's international social media account for the past 12 months and now...
Airbus rival Boeing has struck what is potentially its biggest ever commercial order within days of breaking its previous sales record at the Dubai Air Show. The American planemaker has secured a commitment from Indonesia's Lion Air to buy 230 single aisle Boeing 737 MAXs and 29 Next-Generation 737-900 ERs...
Banking group Santander has been fined £2,000 and ordered to pay £380 costs this week for persistently leaving commercial rubbish on the pavement outside one its Bristol city centre branches. A council officer found waste belonging to the bank in Baldwin Street eight times in the last year outside...
South West entrepreneur Mike Love (pictured) was shortlisted last night for Grant Thornton's 2012 Chairman of the Year Quoted Company awards. Dr Love has grown a number of companies, including CODASciSys, which at its peak featured in the Top 50 companies on AIM. It was taken private by Unit4 Agresso in...
Marketing, media and communications recruitment specialist Xchangeteam, which operates from offices in Bristol and London, has been acquired by the Pertemps Network. Chief executive Emma Brierley, who founded Xchangeteam in 1999, said: “We are delighted to have become part of the successful Pertemps Network Group while still retaining our operational independence...
Strong demand for industrial and logistics space of more than 50,000 sq ft in the South West reflected activity nationwide with UK take-up in the third quarter rebounding from 5.6m sq ft in Q2 to nearly 7m sq ft, according to DTZ Research’s Property Times UK Industrial report. It was...
Around 400 businesses are working with the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) in 11 sector groups – a real sign of the willingness of the private sector to play its part, says LEP chairman Colin Skellett. “We have had seen successes during the year, which have included...
Strong demand for its fuel-efficient A320neo aircraft helped planemaker Airbus secure 211 orders and commitments worth $20.5bn (£13bn) at the Dubai Airshow. The success of the A320neo (new engine option), which is now the fastest-selling airliner ever, is a major boost for engineers at Airbus's Filton plant who designed...
The proposed cut in government incentives for the solar energy industry will reduce potential jobs growth and impact on Bristol’s ambitious energy efficiency and renewable energy plan, according to Bristol City Council. The government plans is to cut feed-in tariffs that support the installation of solar PV...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Aviva , Britain’s second-biggest insurer, is to axe 384 jobs in Bristol from next year following the expiry of a life and savings joint venture with Royal Bank of Scotland. The job cuts, to be phased in over a year starting in the second...
Bristol-based Unite, the UK's leading developer and manager of student accommodation, achieved excellent performance through the third quarter in terms of reservation levels, customer service and financial performance, according to chief executive Mark Allan. "We remain well positioned to outperform the wider student accommodation sector as a result of our...
