Bristol-based international food manufacturer Plant Ex Ingredients is increasing its production capacity by 30% and sourcing additional raw materials to fuel growth after securing a £3.3m funding package. The firm, which makes natural flavours and extracts, is expanding into Turkey where it has a second factory, as well as...
Holiday group Jet2 has brought forward the launch of its 2024/25 winter sun programme from Bristol Airport in response to strong demand as the travel sector continues to recover from the impact of the pandemic. Jet2 said independent travel agents as well as holidaymakers across the South West wanted...
Medical training products made by Bristol-based specialist Limbs & Things such as birth simulators are to be used by schools and colleges across the UK to teach new healthcare T Levels. It is now mandatory for students studying the Health and Healthcare Science T Levels to perform simulation training...
The government’s recently published Powering up Britain plan sets out an ambitious strategy to accelerate the development of offshore wind in order to help achieve the UK’s net zero targets. Floating offshore wind (FLOW), which can harness the wind power potential of the open seas with less disruption to...
FRP Corporate Finance’s Bristol team has advised on a major deal in the burgeoning renewable energy sector. The team worked with Hampshire-headquartered insulation services provider South Coast Insulation Services (SCIS), a tier-one partner to three of the ‘big six’ energy suppliers, on its acquisition of heating equipment supplier Cotswold...
Bosses from many of Bristol’s top hotels are stepping up efforts to tackle the recruitment crisis that has hit the sector in the city hard in recent years. A “perfect storm” of post-Brexit employment rules and the impact of the pandemic are having a huge impact on staffing in...
National property consultancy Carter Jonas has appointed Arthur Chambers as head of its Bristol office. Arthur, pictured, takes over from Andrew Hardwick, who leads the firm’s Bristol commercial office agency team. Chambers joined Carter Jonas as a graduate surveyor in 2006. Having started his career in Wiltshire, he moved...
National law firm Bevan Brittan has boosted its energy & resource management group in Bristol by recruiting experienced energy and infrastructure lawyer Rupert Lugg as a partner. Rupert, who previously worked at Bevan Brittan as a solicitor for two years between 2011 and 2013, is the market-leading group’s seventh...
Experts from the Bristol office of waste management firm Grundon have renewed their ties with a major music and food festival on the city’s doorstep as its steps up its drive for optimum sustainability. Planning for this year’s Valley Fest is now getting in full swing, with Grundon appointed...
