Bristol film studio TBY2 has become one of the first in the UK to be awarded a new industry sustainability standard. The £12m film and TV production facility, which opened last autumn as an expansion of the city’s highly successful Bottle Yard studio complex, was the second-highest scorer of the 12...
Hundreds more electric vehicle charging points are set to be installed across the West of England after £7m was secured by its combined authority to make plugging in as easy as filling up at the pumps. The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) will get up to £6.6m to...
Bristol communications agency Ambitious PR is setting its sights on annual revenues of £1.65m this year after achieving a second consecutive 12 months of 50% growth. The B2B and corporate communications specialist’s expansion over the past year came partly from winning new clients including Bristol housing developer Acorn Property Group, South...
Bristol tourism businesses will be able to learn about – and connect with – the travel trade, thanks to a link-up between destination marketing organisation Visit West and a specialist marketing platform. The partnership between Visit West, which runs the Visit Bristol service, and b2me Tourism Marketing aims to...
Construction work has started on the first solar farm at Bristol Airport in a move that could help it achieve its ambitious target of becoming net zero by 2030. Roughly the size of one-and-a-half football pitches, the 2.8-acre scheme of ground-mounted solar panels is expected to be completed and...
Staff at regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon have thanked chairman Tim Close for his work as he prepares to hand over to his successor. Experienced partner Simon Rowe is taking over from Tim, pictured, who has held his position within the practice since 2019 and is stepping down to...
International law firm Osborne Clarke has completed the relocation of its Bristol base to one of the UK’s most sustainable office buildings – a move it says reflects its culture and values. Some 780 employees have transferred from Temple Quay – where the firm’s Bristol office had been for...
A property deal involving a major airport hotel has been completed thanks to advice provided by the Bristol-based Islamic finance team at national law firm Foot Anstey. The lawyers worked with Bahrain-based institutional investor Blacksand on the corporate acquisition of the Travelodge Gatwick Airport Central Hotel. The £40m deal...
Bristol-based commercial property consultancy Hartnell Taylor Cook has made 15 promotions, including two new partners, following another successful year for the firm. In the past year, during which it celebrated its 100th anniversary, Hartnell Taylor Cook has welcomed a number of new clients and broadened the scope of its services...
A documentary film produced by Bristol PR agency Empica to mark 25 years since the launch of the replica of The Matthew has been shortlisted for a prestigious award. The 30-minute film, the result of a two-year project capturing significant moments in the life of the iconic ship, pictured,...
An increase in demand for financial planning services has led integrated wealth management and professional services group Evelyn Partners to make two key appointments in its Bristol office. Adam Deacon joins as an experienced associate director and Ben Glynn as an associate financial planner. Adam has more than 10...
Monday May 8 Bank holiday: Nothing listed Tuesday May 9 Finals: Anexo Group, Tialis Essen Interim: Treatt Q1 result: Kosmos Energy Trading announcement: Diversified En Economic announcements: BRC Sales Monitor, Halifax House Price Index Wednesday May 10 Finals: Airtel Africa, Directa Plus, Vertu Motors, Anexo Group, Ondine Biomed Interims: Compass Group, Hambro Perks, ASOS Q1 result: Georgia Capital...
Engineering group Dyson’s plan to open a £100m research and development hub in Bristol underpins the city’s lead position as a magnet for innovative businesses and people, according to its tech sector group. The new centre will be home to hundreds of software and AI engineers working on a...
