Fast-growing Bristol specialist recruitment firm Paratus People has expanded into the US by opening an office in one of its tech hotspots. The base in Santa Clara, California, the firm’s fourth office opening since it launched just five years ago. It also has bases in Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands. ...
The Western Gateway, the cross-border economic partnership of eight cities either side of the River Severn including Bristol, has appointed former Institute of Directors Bristol chair Lhosa Daly to its board. Lhosa, pictured, who has also been chair of Bristol art gallery Arnolfini, is one of three new board...
Bristol’s office market is continuing to shrug off the impact of the pandemic with a number of new much-needed schemes about to get underway, deals taking place for existing buildings and a healthy pipeline of activity, according to property agents. They say Bristol, which performed better than any other...
The £175m Soapworks development in Old Market – which will regenerate the former Gardiner Haskins department store site – is to go ahead after its developer increased the number of homes by nearly 50%. As reported by Bristol Business News last week, First Base was initially refused planning consent...
Xledger, the global cloud-based finance software provider with its UK headquarters in Bristol, has been named as the country’s third best small company to work for. The firm, which has more than 10,000 mid-market customers in 60-plus countries, appears in the 2021 edition of the UK’s Best Workplaces publication. It is...
A unique research project to explore what publishing means in the 21st century has been launched in the West of England, a region with a long history and reputation for innovation in the industry. The Amplified Publishing project will look at areas as diverse as children’s animation, gaming, social inclusion,...
Business West, the region’s largest business group, has used the ratification of UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA) to renew its plea for help for firms hit by Brexit-related red tape. The TCA, the blueprint for free trade between following the UK’s departure from the EU, had been signed...
Bristol communications agency Purplefish is to support three South West-based charities this year by helping their fundraising, volunteering, and communications campaigns. Purplefish said, as a business with purpose, it was committed to making a positive social impact in its home city and beyond by working with charities that have...
Small business confidence has staged a dramatic recovery in the South West, according to the results of a new survey, as firms look head to life after lockdown. The latest quarterly survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), conducted among its members last month, reveals levels of optimism...
Four major new TV dramas have started filming in Bristol this month as the city continues to act as a magnet for production companies eager to bounce back from last year’s Covid-linked restrictions. Showtrial, The Girl Before and Chloe, which are being made for the BBC, and The Long Call for ITV...
The developer aiming to transform Bristol’s landmark former Gardiner Haskins department store has scrapped plans for an aparthotel on the site in favour of increasing the number of homes by nearly 50%. The decision by First Base follows rejection of the scheme by the city council’s Development Control Committee...
Candidates standing to be the next Mayor of Bristol have been issued with a ‘business challenge’ to ensure the voice of local firms remain central to the election campaign. Bristol Chamber of Commerce & Initiative at Business West has produced the manifesto for the contenders in the race for...
Cidermaker Thatchers has become the broadcast sponsor of live Gallagher Premiership Rugby matches on TV for the remainder of the current season in a deal with BT Sport. The campaign made its debut a week ago during the Northampton Saints vs London Irish match. Thatchers Gold, the firm’s top...
