Confidence among West manufacturers appears to be “draining away” as output slumps to levels last seen nearly three years ago, a downbeat survey shows today. With margins squeezed, exports down sharply and no overall job creation in the sector, the survey results paint a “dark picture”, according to accountants...
Monday September 03 INTERIMS Biome Technologies, Cupid, Pennant International Group, Staffline Group Q4 Kofax FINALS Kofax, Sweett Group AGMS Galileo Resources UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS PMI Manufacturing (09:30) Tuesday September 04 INTERIMS Abbey Protection, Hydro International, Johnson Service Group, Lupus Capital, Quindell Portfolio, Stadium Group, Ubisense Group Plc FINALS Alumasc...
Award-winning independent accountancy firm Milsted Langdon, which has a major office in Bristol, is continuing its expansion across the region by opening a new office in Bath. The office, at One Queen Square, is headed by Peter Groves, who joins Milsted Langdon having previously been the managing partner of...
West property consultancy Alder King has promoted Jonathan Rodaway and Matthew Halstead, based in its Bristol office, and Alison Williams in Swindon, to the position of associate. Jonathan joined the Bristol office in 2004 as a graduate surveyor, initially working in the firm’s office agency team. In 2009 he...
The next Bristol Business Scene Connections takes place next Wednesday with guest speaker digital marketing expert Nicola Ray explaining how to leverage LinkedIn. Nicola, founder of Bristol-based Modern Media marketing agency, is a strategic thinker with a proven track record in direct and digital marketing. She has worked in...
Triodos, the ethical bank with its UK headquarters in Bristol, increased lending to sustainable business and projects by 9% during the first half of this year, it said today. Net profits at the Dutch-owned bank increased by 31% to 9.9m euros (£7.7m) compared to the same period last year...
The CBI today revised down its forecast for the UK economy this year from plus 0.6% to minus 0.3% but said growth should return to towards the end of the year. In its latest quarterly economic forecast released today, the influential business lobbying organisation also said there will be...
Barclays Business has appointed Fiona Harrison as its new regional development manager for the South West. Fiona, pictured, will be responsible for developing and managing relationships with independent brokers to generate, package and place new commercial mortgage lending propositions of between £50,000 and £3m for businesses seeking finance. She...
The search to find the brightest of Bristol’s rising female stars has begun with the launch of the Women of the Future Awards 2012. Founded by food guru Pinky Lilani OBE in 2006, the awards celebrate the next generation of Britain’s high-potential women aged 35 and under who are...
The University of Bristol’s deputy director of finance, William Liew, will join UWE Bristol as its director of finance in November, where he will lead a strong finance team and become the Vice-Chancellor’s executive. William, pictured, worked for accountants KPMG in London and Bristol before moving to the University...
Workers at Airbus’s giant Filton, Bristol, plant have received their second boost in two days with a deal to sell 50 short-haul A320 aircraft to a Chinese leasing company. The contract, worth around £2.2bn, follows yesterday’s announcement of a £4.4bn deal with Philippine Airlines for 54 aircraft. The Chinese...
Unite, the Bristol-based student accommodation group, doubled half-year pre-tax profits to £33.5m as it shrugged off a decline in young people heading to university. The group, the UK’s leading developer of its kind, described reservations for 2012/13 as ‘robust’ at 87%, compared to 89% last year when, it said,...
Bristol-headquartered law firm TLT has advised Triodos Renewables, also based in the city and the UK’s most widely-owned renewable energy company, on its £8m share offer to finance its next stage of growth. Triodos Renewables already operates seven on-shore wind farms and a hydro electric scheme. The additional capital...
