Accountancy firm PwC has continued to invest in the region with the appointment of three directors, eight senior managers and 15 managers. The three director promotions are made from the firm’s assurance, deals and consulting practices. In assurance, Stephen Patey, who celebrates his 20th anniversary with PwC later...
Brightside, the Bristol-based specialist insurance broker, is to manage supermarket giant Asda’s car and home insurance products. Under the partnership, Brightside will run the service under the Asda Money brand with customers able to buy both insurance products online or over the phone. Brightside’s UK-based call centres will offer...
Redcliffe Wharf, central Bristol’s last remaining waterfront site, is finally to be developed following selection of Complex Development Projects (CDP) as the city council’s preferred developer. And a local brewery is already hoping to secure one of the waterside bar/restaurant units to use as a micro brewery while a...
Bristol’s landmark Colston Tower office building has received planning consent for a full makeover which will include new shop frontages on Colston Avenue and sustainable timber paneling. The £250,000 improvements come a year after London-based firms Ellandi and Development Securities bought the 90,000 sq ft city centre building off...
Law firm VWV has appointed associate Edward Reynolds to further expand its dedicated procurement team in its Bristol and London offices. The team continues to grow as a result of an increase in public sector work, and in response to client demand for advice on procurement and State aid...
A foundation stone has been unveiled at Chesterfield Hospital site in Clifton, marking a milestone in the £20m redevelopment project to create a state-of-the-art medical facility for Bristol. The outdated 1970s hospital on the site is being replaced by Nuffield Health in a scheme that includes the sympathetic restoration...
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Kenyan Olympic legend and double gold medal winner Kip Keino has urged Bristol businesses to help build strong links with the East African country as part of the legacy of the London 2012 Games. Mr Keino, chairman of Kenya’s National Olympics Committee, is in Bristol as part of the...
Bristol firework shop Skyburst is to stop stocking Chinese lanterns after bosses saw disturbing images of animals injured by them. The firm’s shop in Bedminster sells around 1,000 lanterns a year but has now taken them off the shelves following the RSPCA report. The lanterns are used at celebrations,...
The winning designs for the Bristol Pound notes have been unveiled ahead of the currency’s launch in September. The £B1, £B5, £B10 and £B20 notes capture different aspects of Bristol’s character – from celebrating its commitment to greener living, its cultural diversity and its creative spirit to its technological...
Property consultants Jones Lang LaSalle has become the title sponsor of this year’s Bristol Balloon Fiesta. The firm, which has a major office in Bristol, was one of four selected as sponsors by the Lord Mayor of Bristol at a gala dinner last night. All 35 members of the Fiesta’s 100 Club...
Bristol community radio station Ujima has received nearly £30,000 for a project to mark the 50th anniversary of the independence of Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago. The £29,400 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), which coincides with the station's fourth birthday, will go towards a Young Roots heritage project Dub...
An extra 40,000 jobs and investment worth more than £1bn over the next 30 years were promised today as the Government announced details of its long-awaited City Deal for Bristol. The move is part of a Government plan to devolve new responsibilities to the city which it claims will...
