Regional alternative finance lender South West Investment Group (SWIG) has appointed former mergers & acquisitions partner at global accountancy firm PwC Chris Butters as its first group CEO. Chris, pictured, who has been a non-executive director of SWIG for more than two years, will lead on the organisation’s growth...
Monday May 15 Finals: Westminster Group, Instem Interims: Diploma, Centralnic Group Tuesday May 16 Finals: DCC, Angling Direct, Likewise Group, Cornerstone FS, Smartspace Software Interims: Marstons, Britvic, Renew Holdings, Imperial Brands Trading announcement: Greggs Economic announcements: Claimant count rate, Unemployment rate Wednesday May 17 Finals: Ninety one, Experian, Aurrigo International Interims: Sage Group, Auction Technology Group,...
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 David Arscott, CEO of Bristol decarbonisation and renewable energy firm PyTerra, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Ex Machina – an AI-centric story. Re-watched this with...
A Bristol tech firm specialising in electronic self-service point-of-sale systems for restaurants is aiming for growth of 500% over the next four years after securing investment of £250,000. Kurve expects to profit from the surge in demand for self-service kiosks in quick service and casual dining restaurants across the UK. ...
Bristol-headquartered Triodos Bank UK has been voted ‘best ethical financial provider’ at the British Bank Awards 2023 for a second year in a row. The awards are determined by customers voting for their favourite product provider by giving them a rating out of five and then a review on...
Conserving the fragile hull of Brunel’s SS Great Britain in Bristol in a climate conscious way has earned the trust that owns it a prestigious sustainability award. The SS Great Britain Trust was among 18 national venues to win at this week’s The Museums + Heritage Awards, which celebrate...
Bristol film studio TBY2 has become one of the first in the UK to be awarded a new industry sustainability standard. The £12m film and TV production facility, which opened last autumn as an expansion of the city’s highly successful Bottle Yard studio complex, was the second-highest scorer of the 12...
Hundreds more electric vehicle charging points are set to be installed across the West of England after £7m was secured by its combined authority to make plugging in as easy as filling up at the pumps. The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) will get up to £6.6m to...
Bristol communications agency Ambitious PR is setting its sights on annual revenues of £1.65m this year after achieving a second consecutive 12 months of 50% growth. The B2B and corporate communications specialist’s expansion over the past year came partly from winning new clients including Bristol housing developer Acorn Property Group, South...
