A top Government adviser is the latest senior Whitehall official to tour the Bristol & Bath Science Park. Professor John Perkins, chief scientific advisor at the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, joined 30 guests from the advanced manufacturing sector for a broad-ranging discussion over lunch at the park...
Communications agency McCann has extended its lease for a further five years on its waterfront premises in Bristol – testament, it says, to its continued success in the South West and nationally. The move comes as managing director Andy Reid, who has appointed earlier this year, continues to inject...
UKTI, the Government’s export help and advice organisation, has appointed Antoaneta Becker as its new China trade adviser for the South West. Antoaneta, pictured below, who spent 20 years studying and working in mainland China, will bring a fresh perspective to the region’s long-standing trade relationship with one of...
Plans for a landmark office building in central Bristol were released today with its developers calling it a clear sign of optimism in the market. London & County want to build the showpiece 88,000 sq ft, nine-storey building (pictured below) – to be called Victoria Central and visually similar...
Get Mentoring, the initiative to recruit and train thousands of business mentors in the UK from the small, medium and micro business community, is holding its next event in Bristol this Thursday. The training workshop is designed to be a journey of self-discovery where attendees will be encouraged to:...
Clarke Willmott, the national law firm with a major base in Bristol, has strengthened its private client team with four key appointments to support steady growth in this area of the business. Two of the four – Dawn Shewell and Frances Lipman – will be based in Bristol. Clarke...
Bristol-based events and communications specialist Brandon Hill Communications has forged a strategic partnership with British Expertise, the leading body for UK professional services companies operating internationally. Under the collaboration Brandon Hill will deliver British Expertise’s flagship International Awards programme, which forms a vital part of the its objective to...
Bath Ales, the independent brewer and pub operator, is to increase its brewing capacity by almost 40% following delivery of two new fermenting vessels. Each can produce around 30,000 extra pints of Bath Ales’ cask beers a year – taking overall output to just over 25,000 barrels. The investment...
Andy Yeo, a non-executive director at Bristol-based oil prospecting firm Wessex Exploration, has become chief financial officer and will serve as an executive member of the board. Chairman Malcolm Butler said: “I am pleased to confirm that Andy will now act in an executive capacity as chief financial officer....
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Barclays has announced additional funding of up to £60m for start-up firms in England over the next three years. This new funding is expected to support the creation of 4,200 new businesses, providing them with growth finance. The funding from Barclays will support a new partnership between the bank,...
West business leaders have welcomed the Government’s pledge to contribute £500m to the much-needed rail link from Heathrow Airport to the region. The commitment, which came from Transport Secretary Justine Greening as part of a new draft aviation policy framework, could now mean building the long-awaited spur line into...
A Bristol-based online restaurant marketing and food delivery company is looking to revolutionise the idea of the humble takeaway in the city. The brainchild of a Bristol academic specialising in air quality, FoodCouriers, which launches in September, also aims to change the way meals are delivered to minimise its...
