Five major construction firms have expressed an interest in becoming the lead contractor for Bristol’s long-awaited arena. The firms – BAM Construction, Bouygues UK, Sir Robert McAlpine, Laing O’Rourke and Buckingham Group Contracting – were invited to a bidders’ day and site visit on Monday to find out more...
That was the over-arching theme as leaders from across the business spectrum as well as civic leaders gathered for the Bristol 2015 European Green Capital Business Summit. The event focused on the challenges, as well as the huge opportunities, of an era where the world is changing faster than...
SETsquared, the University of Bristol-backed innovation partnership, has been named the best in Europe at helping new businesses for the third year running. The recognition came in the University Business Incubator (UBI) Index, which ranks Europe’s best performing university business incubators. SETsquared, a partnership of the universities of Bristol,...
By Matt Cross, head of inward investment, Invest Bristol and Bath. Business leaders, students, visitors and residents are the most powerful, passionate and authentic advocates of any town or city. People who live and breathe Bristol and Bath get the message across better than any other form of advertising...
Bristol firms are to be given the chance to explore doing business in more than 70 countries worldwide when an international delegation visits the city next month. ExploreExport 2015 is aimed at all companies keen to expand overseas and is staged against a backdrop of rising exports from the South...
Civic leaders across the world should “think Bristol” when they want to look at innovative ways of running their city, a powerful business event was told yesterday. The Bristol Business Summit heard from a range of experts on the future of cities, tackling key issues such as transport, waste,...
Bristol is poised to create strong green business links with China next week when a delegation of government officials and business leaders from Zhejiang province visit the city to discuss collaboration on tidal energy projects. Bristol, viewed as a world-leading centre for the tidal energy industry, has already struck...
Transforming itself from a small regional cidermaker to a major brand with an international reach has earned Thatchers a top business award. The fourth generation family-owned firm won the Business Transformation Award, sponsored by KPMG Boxwood, at the recent IGD Awards. Thatchers sales director Chris Milton, who received the...
A pioneering event that connects young people in Bristol with the city’s professionals, entrepreneurs and business leaders so they can learn about diverse career options and gain help through mentoring takes place tomorrow. Ask About Me is staged by Babbasa, the Bristol-based social enterprise that is dedicated to empowering...
Bristol is a great place to grow a business but it needs to shout more about its successes, according to the Festival of Female Entrepreneurs (FFE) panel debate on the Great Western Powerhouse. The city has a great support network with its universities keen to help fledgling businesses. It...
With just two days to go, the Festival of Female Entrepreneurs is shaping up to be one of the biggest business events in the West this year. Hundreds of business owners – men and women – will descend on Bristol’ s Colston Hall this Thursday for the one-day entrepreneurial extravaganza. Tickets...
The Factory, a new digital manufacturing space run by arts charity Knowle West Media Centre (KWMC), has been recognised for its contribution to training and manufacturing in Bristol. The work of its young craftsmen and women was celebrated at a ceremony at the Lord Mayor’s Mansion House when the...
A unique business knowledge hub to help Bristol and the West of England’s small and medium-sized enterprises grow is to be launched next month. The West of England Growth Hub will offer users access to an extensive, connected network of business knowledge and skills partners. The platform, which is...
