Only one in four manufacturers in the South West believes the Government has adopted the right strategies to support and develop the sector, according to research by accountants and business advisors BDO. While 93% of manufacturers value the Government’s message that manufacturing is essential to the UK economy, they...
Fixing the hairline wing cracks on the Airbus A380 superjumbo, which originated at its Filton plant, has already cost the aerospace group’s parent group EADS 158m euros (£126m), it emerged today. EADS has taken the amount as a one-off charge in its first-quarter financial results – a move analysts...
Merger and acquisition activity in the South West’s waste and recycling industry increased last year as it remained one of the region’s few growth sectors, latest figures compiled by accountants and business advisers Grant Thornton reveal. The firm’s 2011 Annual Waste Sector Review shows market continued to develop despite...
Just under 500 small businesses are responsible for much of the South West’s economic growth and are creating vital wealth and jobs, according to a new report. These 490 high-growth firms represent only 5.1% of all small businesses in the region, yet they play an extraordinary role in boosting...
Low growth in earnings and inflationary pressures will combine to create a sluggish economic recovery with weak consumer spending and job creation, according to indicators from accountants BDO. The firm’s Inflation Index dropped by just 0.1 points last month, suggesting the nine-month downward trend in inflationary expectations is coming...
Unite, the Bristol-based student accommodation group, today said it expects to be among the business winners from the Olympics with a one-off boost to its income of up to £1.75m. The group is in the final stages of preparation to rent 3,600 of its rooms for LOCOG – the...
Bristol & Bath Science Park is to compete in the British Council for Offices (BCO) National Awards after being named the South West’s Best Commercial Workplace in the regional heats. The awards showcase buildings that are high quality, flexible, efficient and sustainable, as well as being effective workplaces and...
An app that brings random artworks from Damien Hirst, Pablo Picasso and Claude Monet and others to mobiles has been developed by Bristol digital agency Thought Den and London’s world-renowned Tate Gallery. Magic Tate Ball takes its inspiration from the iconic Magic 8 Ball app. Users simply shake their...
Professional advisers from West lawyers Foot Anstey and accountants Bishop Fleming have helped merge feed specialists Massey Bros (Feeds) and Harpers Home Mix to create a business manufacturing and distributing more than 250,000 tonnes of animal feed a year. The new business will continue to manufacture in three sites...
Bristol law firm TLT is to launch operations in Scotland and Northern Ireland to enable it to give legal advice from its own offices in all three UK legal jurisdictions – England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. The move aims to strengthen relationships with TLT’s strategically-important clients, help...
Bristol’s Architecture Centre is relaunched this evening following a major revamp and the arrival of a new programme manager and centre manager. Among a new raft of initiatives at the centre, which champions better buildings and places for people in and around Bristol, is a Business Associates scheme which...
Invoice finance specialist Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has promoted its South West business director Terry Wolfendale to regional managing director. Terry, who has more than 14 years’ experience in the UK financial services sector, joined BFS in 2010 and has played a key role in its growth and development...
A 320,000 sq ft office block could be built on Temple Street in Bristol city centre. Plans have been submitted to Bristol city council by London-based developer Commercial Estates Group, which wants to demolish Albert House opposite the Novotel hotel and replace it with the eight-storey building. The area...
