Business support for Bristol’s attempt to become Europe’s Green Capital in 2014 is still crucial while the jury continues its deliberations, the group behind the bid has said. With just over two weeks to go until the winner is declared, the Bristol Green Capital Partnership wants to build on...
Hydro International, the Clevedon-based water industry specialist, has secured its largest-ever order for its pioneering grit removal system. The contract, won by Hydro’s US wastewater division for a Canadian treatment plant, is worth Cdn$4m (£2.5m). Hydro, which makes environmentally sustainable and innovative products for the control and treatment of...
Single price retailer Poundworld will tomorrow open a store in Bradley Stoke, Bristol, creating 30 jobs. The outlet in Willow Brook Centre is the Yorkshire-based group’s 163rd since it started trading in 1997. The store promises a ‘value’ alternative to other high street retailers with more than 5,000 products...
It is now cheaper than ever for landlords to install electricity generating panels, despite recent changes to the Feed-in Tariff, according to research conducted by property agents DTZ. It shows a 50% fall in the price of solar photovoltaic installations (PV) in the past 12 to 15 months. Although...
More than four in 10 town centre redevelopments in England and Wales are delayed, halted or permanently stalled, new research shows. At the same time a third of councils have no schemes planned at all. These initial findings emerge from a survey of local authorities by property adviser GVA....
Ambitious West business owners planning to achieve a turnover of between £500,000 and £1m in their first three years of trading are being offered a free place at a high-growth workshop later this month. The event is staged by North Somerset Enterprise Agency in partnership with Business West and...
Automotive repair firm Gemini Accident Repair Centres has opened its first branch in Bristol, taking 6,832 sq ft at Hengrove. The branch, its fourth UK repair centres, is at Unit 13 on the Enterprise Trade Park and includes a secure yard. It joins outlets in Cheltenham, Redditch and Halesowen...
Business West, the lobbying and membership group, is urging firms to think about how they can get involved in Bristol’s Big Green Week and help move environmental issues up the business agenda. The organisation, which represents more than 2,000 businesses across the Chambers of Commerce in Bath, Bristol and...
Monday June 11 FINALS First Property Group, Flybe Group, Latchways, Software Radio Technology AGMS Ashley (Laura) Holding, Graphite Enterprise Trust, Hansteen Holdings, Roxi Petroleum, Trader Media East Ltd GDR (Reg S), Walcom Group (DI), Zhejiang Expressway Co 'H' Shares Tuesday June 12 INTERIMS Gooch & Housego, Pressure Technologies, Terrace...
Twoday Coffee Roasters will be presented with Bristol Independents’ Favourite Food Business trophy at the Bristol Food Conference on Monday. The firm, based in Kingsdown, won the Favourite Local Food Trader award after collecting the highest number of votes in a competition run by the Bristol Independents to raise...
Bob Whittington, chairman of Bristol architects Stride Treglown, has announced he is to retire at the end of the year after 33 years with the firm. Bob has been chairman for the past four years and a director for 23. He has seen the firm grow from a small...
Portishead-based coffee machine supplier Roy Ireland Espresso Services is looking forward to a period of growth after appointing Shire Leasing to provide financing for its equipment sales. The deal was sealed by Steve Croft following his appointment as the Shire Leasing’s new sales manager for the Bristol and the...
Businesses and potential corporate sponsors can get a rare chance to see inside one of Bristol’s most vibrant artist communities, Jamaica Street Artists (JSA), when it throws open its doors for its annual open studios this evening. The event offers an opportunity to see the latest work from the...
