Boosting skills and developing the physical and digital infrastructure will be vital for South West to build back better from the economic ravages of coronavirus, the CBI said today in a major new report. Called Reviving Regions, the paper highlights long-standing regional inequalities across England which have inhibited growth, opportunity and...
Bristol firms trading in Europe have been told that it is ‘almost too late’ if they have not planned for a worst case scenario following the end of the Brexit transition on January 1. The 50-day countdown to that date was on Wednesday and Business West, the region’s largest...
Hydrock, the Bristol-based multi-disciplinary engineering, energy and sustainability consultancy, has appointed former KPMG partner Ronnie McCombe as its non-executive chairman. Ronnie, pictured, will work with Hydrock’s board to drive forward the next stage of the company’s growth, drawing on his wide experience of working with innovative and fast-growth companies...
Nuclear law experts from Bristol-headquartered Burges Salmon are to give legal advice to some of the UK’s top atomic scientists as they look to revolutionise power generation by harnessing fusion energy. The firm has been appointed as the principal legal provider to the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)...
Bristol businesses are being urged to join a new group which launched today to help make the city carbon neutral within 10 years by sharing experiences and best practice. Fifteen leading organisations from across the city have already signed to become members of the Climate Leaders Group, ranging from...
Businesses will be advised on how they can help Bristol achieve its ambitious target of being a carbon neutral city by 2030 as part of a £4m, three-year programme approved by the city council’s cabinet this week. The financial package will fund a combined Climate and Ecological Emergency Programme....
Bristol businesses are being invited to have their say on the type of homes, employment sites and vital transport links that will be needed by the West of England over the next 20 years. The West of England Combined Authority is seeking comments to help it shape its Spatial...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has welcomed the latest extension to the governments’ furlough scheme, but urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to come up longer-term measures to protect firms. Mr Sunak, pictured, this afternoon announced the furlough scheme would now run until the end of March, with the...
Lawyers from Bristol-headquartered national firm TLT have advised on the sale of a UK energy generation portfolio which has created the country’s largest generating firm of its kind. The acquisition of Birmingham-based Viridis Power by Conrad Energy adds a generation mix of more than 320MW of renewable power and...
Passengers arriving at Bristol Airport by public transport could benefit from a multi-million pound improvement scheme submitted to North Somerset Council for planning approval. Despite the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the airport, its bosses have brought forward plans for a Public Transport Interchange (PTI) facility next...
South West manufacturers could soon be collaborating with South Korean innovators to develop next-generation hydrogen vehicles under a new agreement signed by Business West, the region’s largest business group. South Korea is on course to becoming a world leader in hydrogen mobility, with a clear strategy to have 6.2m hydrogen...
The latest lockdown measures will be devastating to many Bristol firms despite their best efforts to make themselves Covid-safe, the region’s largest business organisation has warned. Most businesses were forced to close yesterday as the country entered its second lockdown, with staff being urged to work from home where...
Bristol businesses suspected of flouting measures aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus could be visited by a new team of Covid Secure Marshals being set up by the city council. The council said it is to have “at least 16” of the marshals operating around the city...
