Bristol-headquartered café/bar chain Loungers has opened its largest venue so far in the city where it started nearly 22 years ago. Ritorno Lounge, in the former Pitcher & Piano on Harbourside, is the group’s 228th Lounge-branded venue. The café/bar, pictured, has an outside terrace overlooking Pero’s Bridge, a 10.5m-long...
Cutting-edge hydraulic systems developed in Bristol that could bring about a step change in sustainable aviation are to be showcased alongside the world’s leading aerospace technology next week. Domin, the firm behind the ground-breaking systems, is exhibiting at the Farnborough International Airshow, the global gathering of the leading aerospace...
A Bristol firm aiming to revolutionise the way crops are grown without increasing greenhouse gases has been named South West and Wales Innovator in a contest to find the UK’s most exciting tech businesses. Glaia, which was founded in 2019 by two former University of Bristol scientists, is developing...
An office fit-out company that opened what it described as Bristol’s most ‘Instagrammable’ workplace two years ago has entered administration with the loss of 50 jobs. Paramount D&B hoped to build on its strong reputation in Bristol and across the West of England, using the office and studio on...
Measures included in the King’s Speech aimed at boosting housebuilding and devolving more powers from Whitehall to the regions have been widely welcomed by key business figures. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill – one of the 40 included in the speech that will shape the first year of the...
The West of England’s economy is forecast to grow faster over the next five years than any other part of the UK outside London, according to two new reports. The region, along with South Wales, will achieve economic expansion of 1.4% a year between now and 2029, according to...
Bristol Airport is preparing for its busiest ever summer holiday getaway, with more than 1.6m passengers expected to pass through the terminal between mid-July and early September. On the busiest days, 40,000 people will fly in and out of the airport, while around 155,000 are expected over the August...
South West accountancy firm, Albert Goodman has boosted its backing for the region’s sport by extending its sponsorship deal with Bristol City Women. Building on its squad sponsorship deal, which was launched 18 months ago, Albert Goodman has now elevated its support by becoming the back-of-shorts sponsor for the 2024/25...
ARAG, the specialist legal insurer with its UK head office in Bristol, has made three key senior manager promotions as it advances its plans to develop a new generation of products. Helen Futter, Anne Wienand and Marc Willett all joined ARAG earlier this year when it acquired DAS UK,...
