Bristol business leaders have called on Chancellor Philip Hammond to go all out to boost confidence ahead of Brexit as he prepares to deliver his first Autumn Statement next Wednesday. With the economic climate expected to get decidedly chilly next year as the UK works towards leaving the EU,...
Rapidly growing Bristol-headquartered energy supplier OVO has been named as the Smith & Williamson Scale-up Business of the Year at the 2016 Lloyds Bank National Business Awards. New for 2016, this award recognises a market-leading increase in sales, headcount, profitability, market share or geographical expansion over the past three...
Together with our new (nearly) lifesize cut-out of a Slide van we recently attended the Go Green – Low Carbon South West breakfast networking event. The event saw organisations from across Bristol share their sustainable travel initiatives. Event speakers included North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT), Replicate, and strategic city...
Bristol is to get much-needed high-end laboratory space and support facilities to encourage cutting-edge science and tech start-ups – allowing the city to effectively compete for the first time against centres such as Oxford and Cambridge. Construction has started on the lab space and science incubator – called Unit DX - ...
Slide, the innovative shared ride service, has taken on additional vehicles and created new routes as passenger numbers rise in Bristol. In the three months since it launched, Slide – which chose Bristol as the pilot city – has handled 16,000 thousand miles of shared commuter rides across the...
Bristol-based youth empowerment social enterprise Babbasa has launched its ambitious #Change300Futures campaign with a fundraising gala dinner for 100 civic and business leaders. #Change300Futures aims to improve the life chances of 300 young people from inner-city Bristol by supporting them to progress into work, further education or self-employment. This...
Bristol hospital charity Above & Beyond is asking businesses in the city to swap their secret Santa for a donation with a difference as it launches its Christmas Appeal to raise £20,000 for the Royal Hospital for Children. More than 5,000 children will spend the festive period in Bristol...
Bristol waste brokerage firm Waste Source has recruited a trio of new staff to its growing team. Ollie McGeorge joins as new business prospector and Ellie Brown and James Bibby as business development executives. The three bring Waste Source’s staffing to 10, and founder/director Chris Holland hopes to expand...
UWE has further strengthened its green credentials by winning four prizes at a national award ceremony that recognises exceptional sustainability initiatives. UWE was the top-performing UK university at the Green Gown Awards 2016, claiming the top honours in four categories and earning highly commended status in two others. Representatives...
Bristol-based Thrive Renewables, the firm that owns the wind turbines at Avonmouth, is seeking to raise £7.5m to invest in more sustainable energy projects around the country. Thrive is already one of the UK’s most widely owned renewable energy companies, with a 5,700-strong community of shareholders and bond holders...
Bristol commercial waste recycling and food collection firm Able Waste Management has been acquired by a larger Wiltshire firm as it seeks to expand further into the South West. The takeover by Hills Waste Solutions, the Swindon-based waste management and recycling company, puts Able Waste Management under the control...
The government has effectively scrapped the much-needed electrification of Bristol’s mainline rail services – including on the intercity link from Temple Meads to London – despite millions of pounds worth of work already being carried out around the city. Bristol business leaders and MPs reacted angrily to what they saw as...
Plans for Bristol’s tallest building have been submitted to the city council – with the firm behind it saying they are responding to Mayor Marvin Rees’ decision to scrap limits in parts of the city. The proposal for an 82.6m tall, 22-storey landmark tower at Redcliff is a revision...
