Bristol law firm Veale Wasbrough Vizards today confirmed it is in talks with Hewitsons, which has offices in Cambridge, Milton Keynes and Northampton, about a possible merger. The discussions are seen by both as a positive move designed to deliver on each firm’s strategy for growth. Both firms have...
Bristol is one of four new Knowledge Exchange Hubs for the Creative Economy launched today by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). The centres will connect researchers with the UK’s vibrant creative sector, giving a £16m boost to the UK’s creative economy. The Bristol centre, called Research and...
Digital copying technology specialist Canotec is to relocate to its South West office to Bristol’s Paintworks. The move, from Corston near Bath, coincides with the third anniversary of the firm opening in the region and a raft of major contract wins. It said the move to Paintworks, part of...
Engineering group GKN, which has two major aero-structure plants in Bristol, has strengthened its aerospace division by snapping up the engine component business of truck maker Volvo. GKN, whose core business is manufacturing automotive components, is paying £633m for the division. GKN chief executive Nigel Stein said: “This is...
From Bristol 24-7 http://www.bristol247.com The independent candidate for Mayor of Bristol, George Ferguson, believes an elected mayor can bring about an “extraordinary transformation” of the city. He promised more than 200 people at a rally last night that he would take “brave measures” to deal with issues surrounding the...
Lucille Barnes, personal assistant to law firm Thrings managing partner Thomas Sheppard, was this afternoon named as the first winner of the South West PA of the Year award, staged by Bristol Business News. Lucille received the prestigious award at a ceremony hosted by luxury Ston Easton Park Hotel,...
The region’s top personal assistants will be championed this afternoon when Bristol Business News stages the inaugural South West PA of the Year Awards. Hosted by the luxury Ston Easton Park Hotel, near Shepton Mallet, the prestigious accolades recognise and reward the PAs who have gone the extra...
Team Kenya’s athletes arrive in Bristol this morning to train and prepare for the London Olympics, with a wide range of organisations and businesses across the city promising a warm welcome. The team of around 40 athletes and officials will stay in UWE Bristol’s student village and train at...
Bristol-based specialist insurance broker Brightside has launched branded car insurance with high street retailer Debenhams. The product is available online through www.debenhamscarinsurance.co.uk and by phone through its UK-based call centres. Debenhams head of personal finance Mike Hazell said Brightside was chosen as partner because of its reputation for innovation...
West firms considering taking part in a high-profile trade mission to China later this year will today find out more about how it will help their business. More than 50 West firms are expected to attend the briefing this lunchtime at HSBC’s Bristol office where they will gain a...
Confidence is tumbling among West firms as sales fall and orders decline, a gloomy new survey shows. Some 233 firms from across the region took part in the survey by business lobbying and services group Business West, which shows business are being put under increasing strain as the UK...
European planemaker Airbus’s plans to open its first US factory have been welcomed by Unite, Britain’s biggest union. The aerospace giant, which employs more than 3,000 at its main wing development plant at Filton, is to open an assembly plant in Alabama to build up to four single-aisle aircraft...
Bristol-based independent financial adviser Honister Capital has today gone into administration after directors failed to sell the struggling business. Most of its 190 staff are expected to be made redundant. The group, which owns subsidiaries Sage Financial Services, Honister Partners Ltd and Burns-Anderson and its subsidiary B-A Financial...
