Graduates from the University of Bristol are among the most sought after by top employers, a major new report has found – and in some cases can command starting salaries of more than £45,000. The ‘Graduate Market in 2021’ survey asked the Britain’s top 100 employers which graduates they...
Bristol legal firm GL Law has started an initiative to support businesses in the city in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The free Covid Impact Review will help owners and directors build back better by highlighting the parts of the business that need attention and set out steps...
China’s booming Shandong province will be the subject of the next webinar to be staged by the Bristol and West of England China Bureau. It has set out a year-long programme of online events co-ordinated and hosted by Hewlett Rand, a long-term bureau member. Having focused on the vibrant tech...
A Bristol aircraft components manufacturer founded on the eve of World War 2 has acquired two aerospace engineering firms out of administration, safeguarding the jobs of all their workers. St George-based Broadway Engineering has taken over Avon Valley Precision Engineering and Redcliffe Precision. The two were subsidiaries of AVPE...
Business confidence among South West firms has slumped to the lowest in England as the latest lockdown pushes sales down further and puts more pressure on staffing levels. Just 11% for businesses in the region expect trading levels to have returned to pre-pandemic levels by this time next year...
Black-owned Bristol businesses will be encouraged to create connections that will help them to start up, grow, adapt and thrive in a free online event hosted by Lloyds Banking Group. The event, which is being supported by Bristol West MP Thangam Debbonaire, pictured, will bring together Black business owners...
A campaign to help Bristol businesses recover from the impact coronavirus by connecting them with essential support and guidance has been launched by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA). Called Together West of England, the campaign is part of a plan for a long-term, post-Covid recovery drawn up...
The potential of hydrogen to spark a revolution in the West of England’s industrial base is to be explored in a major digital event next month. The Virtual Hydrogen Summit is the first event of its kind to be staged by The West of England Aerospace Forum (WEAF), which...
Bristol Uniforms, the Staple Hill firm founded in 1801 and which supplied the RAF during World War II, has been acquired by a major US supplier of fire service personal protective equipment (PPE) products for $60m (£44m). As a result of the deal, Bristol Uniforms, which employs 200 people...
Recently released research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has indicated that as many as 250,000 small businesses could collapse in the next 12 months. Whilst many businesses affected by the latest national lockdown are receiving assistance via the various government financial support measures, such as the furlough...
A world-leading ‘circular economy’ energy park being built in Bristol has reached a major milestone with the completion of its £252m energy recovery plant. Contractor CNIM has officially handed over the site at Avonmouth to waste management and recycling business Viridor and it is now gearing up to generate...
Small and medium-sized manufacturers in Bristol are being encouraged to have their say on trading beyond Brexit as part of an influential industry survey. The quarterly Manufacturing Barometer is the UK’s largest survey of its kind and is looking to find out how companies are coping with the early...
It has been great to see many businesses adapt and thrive throughout the pandemic, while for those facing ongoing uncertainty and challenges, the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccines now provides some welcome light at the end of the tunnel. However, the future still remains uncertain for many. These businesses...
