Business West, the region’s largest business body and the organisation that runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce, is collaborating with two other powerful chambers to highlight the impact of uncertainty over Brexit a year before it takes effect. The Three Chamber Alliance – which includes the London Chamber of Commerce...
The Bristol office of FRP Advisory has advised Wiltshire specialist manufacturer Avon Rubber on a multi-million dollar deal to sell a non-core US division. Avon, which makes respirators for military, homeland security and first responder customers as well as rubber products for the dairy industry, offloaded Avon Engineered Fabrications...
The hunt is on to find the individuals and businesses that are helping maintain the West of England aerospace sector’s position as one of the world’s largest and most innovative. Nominations have opened for its the second annual West of England Aerospace Forum’s (WEAF) coveted annual Aerospace Ambassador Awards. ...
Around 2,000 Bristol aerospace workers face an uncertain future a week after engineering group GKN lost its bitter £8bn takeover battle with turnaround group Melrose. Shareholders in GKN, which employs around 2,000 people making wing parts for Airbus and other major aerospace groups at its sites in Filton and...
Confidence among small business owners in the South West has bounced back thanks to lower inflation, progress on Brexit talks and the Chancellor’s positive Spring Statement, according to a new survey. The report by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) – Britain’s biggest business representation group – also reveals...
Bristol’s visitor economy was given a major boost today with the opening of the £7.2m Being Brunel museum – complete with a giant head of the famous engineer which visitors can walk inside to ‘see’ the workings of his mind. The museum, alongside Brunel’s ground-breaking SS Great Britain on...
The UK Business Angels Association has launched an angel investment hub in Bristol, closing another gap in the city’s funding infrastructure for start-ups and scale-ups. The hub has been opened by the UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) in partnership with Bristol’s Engine Shed, the innovation centre at Temple Meads that...
Bristol-based ForrestBrown, the rapid-growth R&D tax credit consultancy, has been acquired by a leading US tax incentive group. Established in 2013 by entrepreneur Simon Brown, ForrestBrown has grown exponentially and today employs 63 staff in its Whiteladies Road HQ and an office in London. Since its launch it has...
Entrepreneurs have until Thursday of next week to enter the prestigious Institute of Directors South West Director of the Year Awards, the region’s top accolades for boardroom excellence. Three new categories have been added this year, taking the total to nine and giving directors more chance to claim one...
Expert insights into sales and marketing, team engagement and building a business into a saleable asset will this Friday show how to take their business to the next level at an event aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises. The South West Business Growth Summit is being staged by ActionCOACH,...
Three innovative Bristol firms have been in India this week on an official trade delegation to meet new buyers, distributors and partners. The firms – Motivation UK, which provides wheelchairs and services for disabled people in developing countries, independent production company Icon Films and kids’ travel accessories brand Trunki...
Bristol business experts have been reacting to yesterday’s Spring Statement, with most pointing to what Chancellor Philip Hammond failed to deliver rather than what he said. Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has the largest of its seven offices in Bristol, was particularly hard-hitting in its comments, calling it...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, welcomed Chancellor Philip Hammond’s assertion in his Spring Statement that he would continue to “support British businesses” – but it insisted that his actions had to speak louder than words. The £80m pledge to help small firms take on apprentices and the...
