Soaring energy bills have sparked a 234% increase in inquiries received by Bristol-based solar energy installer from businesses considering on-site power generation. The firm, one of the UK’s oldest companies in the sector, said the increase was mostly driven by largescale energy users such as manufacturers and warehousing, distribution...
The managing partner of architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has become a visiting professor at the School of Architecture and Environment at UWE Bristol. Geoff Rich, pictured, will work with the university to help inspire the next generation of architects, sharing his expertise through masterclasses, lectures, and reviews of student work....
Leading figures from Bristol’s business community marked the start of the Chinese Year of the Rabbit by celebrating the burgeoning links between the city and China at a special banquet. Staged by the Bristol and West of England China Bureau, the annual showpiece for the Chinese New Year brings...
Babbasa, the Bristol social enterprise that works to transform the lives of young people from ethnic minority and low-income backgrounds, has appointed six new board members to help drive its vision and mission. The individuals have been selected to assist with specific facets of operating a social enterprise as...
Commercial building, project and sustainability consultancy Jones Hargreaves has opened an office in Bristol in response to demand for its services in the South West. The office will be led by Nic Excell, pictured, who has joined as a senior associate partner from the Bristol office of international property...
Impact investor Bristol & Bath Regional Capital (BBRC) is to expand its homes division to finance 1,500 quality new homes for key workers across the West of England by 2028. The move, which follows an equity investment in BBRC from London-based specialist impact investor Zamo Capital, will help it...
Bristol media centre and cultural hub Watershed has joined an international training and transformation programme that empowers artists and cultural professionals to take action on the climate and ecological crisis. Run by pioneering not-for-profit organisation arts and culture group Julie’s Bicycle, the Creative Climate Leadership (CCL) programme will give...
Loungers, the highly successful Bristol-based café-bar chain, is toasting a triple boost with the launch of its first roadside restaurant, the relocation of one of its first Lounges and the opening of another. The Brightside concept aims to fill what Loungers’ directors see as a gap in the market...
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Mike Dodd, Bristol-based development director of impactful developer Socius, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched: The Banshees of Inisherin. A fantastic, if slightly unusual, black...
Fast-growing recruitment agency Aligra has opened a branch in Bristol as it expands into the West of England for the first time. The group launched in 2007 with a single office in Swindon and has since expanded with branches in Andover, Didcot, Newbury and Hinckley, Leicestershire. Having achieved a...
Bristol businesses can benefit from free soft skills training following new research showing their importance in the modern workplace. Business West, the regional business group that runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce, has worked with the West of England Institute of Technology (WEIoT) to launch a new soft skills certificate with...
A new associate director and senior surveyor have been appointed to global real estate advisor CBRE’s South West property management team along with a new graduate trainee. Matthew Maxwell joins as associate director after 15 years with property management and building consultancy Workman in Bristol, while Angus McPhail arrives as...
Bristol hoteliers are calling on the government to relax some of the post-Brexit regulations that have hindered their ability to recruit staff as they recover from the devastating impact of the pandemic. The Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA) says the combination of Brexit and Covid-19 lockdowns has caused huge problems...
