The Bristol office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has appointed Emma Harling-Phillips as partner in its planning & infrastructure team. Emma, pictured, a qualified barrister, joins from the London office of global firm law Pinsent Masons, where she has been a partner for just over five-and-a-half...
The world’s first ‘amazement park’ opened in Bristol last weekend, with tickets for its first few days selling out. Bristol Business News travel editor Anne Gorringe went to check out this magical attraction, created in a rundown former paint factory. Promised a ‘magical journey to another world’, I’m excited...
Bristol’s iconic Balloon Fiesta returns next week after a two-year break due to the pandemic – and for the first time visitors will be able to enjoy the event from a public VIP area. The Huboo Sky Lounge, sponsored by fast-growing Bristol-based eCommerce fulfilment company Huboo, will ensure guests...
A Bristol tech firm that develops highly specialised software for the renewables industry has secured grant funding to create new digital tools that will support the construction of offshore wind farms. Sennen will use the £112,000, awarded by the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP), to expand its software’s functionality at...
An ambitious project calling for homes being built in Bristol and across the West of England to be high quality, well-designed and affordable has been launched. The Placemaking Charter will bring together the region’s councils and other public authorities, developers, communities and partners under a shared ambition to create...
South West-based childcare provider Happy Days Nurseries has been advised by a cross-sector team from Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT on a major investment that will enable it to pursue its ambitious plans to more than double in size. Happy Days, a longstanding client of TLT, already operates 18...
Hotel bosses in Bristol are calling on whoever becomes the next Prime Minister to help their businesses survive soaring costs by to cutting the rate of VAT. The Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA) spoke out in the wake of a report showing operating costs in the hospitality sector have risen...
Bristol City Centre Business Improvement District (BID) has unveiled an ambitious five-year plan to make the area a more welcoming and safer place while also attracting new business, investment and people. The vision, for the period up to 2027, will be implemented if the BID is successfully voted back...
The West of England’s first Good Employment Charter has been launched – with Bristol’s four times Academy Award-winning animation studio Aardman the first to pledge its support. The project was kick-started this week by Metro Mayor Dan Norris as part of a push to develop good jobs, deliver opportunities...
Companies in the South West are more gloomy about the economy and their own prospects than those in all other regions of the UK, according to a new survey. Business confidence in the region fell three percentage points to 11% during July, making it the least confident region in the UK for...
More than seven in 10 West of England firms consider climate change to be a core business issue for them but many admit they need help to do anything about it due to cost pressures. As a result, fewer than a quarter have taken concrete steps to reduce their...
Lawyers in the Bristol office of international law firm Osborne Clarke have worked on another renewable energy deal, this time advising specialist alternative asset manager Gresham House on its acquisition of two UK energy storage projects. The projects, bought by Gresham House from global energy provider Canadian Solar, include...
Six key promotions have been made by independent commercial building consultancy Hollis in its Bristol office in a move it says demonstrates its commitment to nurturing talent and rewarding hard work with career progression. The promotions follow the Bristol team’s recent growth and success and form part of Hollis’...
