In a move that seems to indicate takeover talks are making progress, Alterian has postponed the announcement of its half year results due today. The Bristol-based marketing software company, which is considering an improved indicative £68.4m takeover offer from Maidenhead-based SDL, says in a Stock Exchange announcement that the...
Opportunities to do business in Russia are to be outlined at a free seminar in Bristol next week. Entitled Think Russia, the UK Trade and Investment-staged event, is aimed at companies wishing to investigate the market before making the decision to export, as well as those already trading in...
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...
