An employee network at aero-engine giant Rolls-Royce’s Bristol plant aiming to break down barriers for women and help them build careers in a traditionally male-dominated sector has won a major industry award. The Bristol Gender Diversity Network (GDN) and Inclusion Champions at the base in Filton, which employs around...
The West of England’s vital tourism industry has fully recovered from the dire impact of the pandemic, figures out today show, with it contributing a record £2.46bn to the regional economy. According to the research carried out by Visit West, the destination marketing organisation behind the Visit Bristol brand,...
Bristol waste management company Ecosurety has unveiled its new, state-of-the-art city centre base showcasing the latest in sustainable design and technology. The 7,000 sq ft office, the latest in Bristol to be created by Bath-based workplace design and build company Interaction, features innovative ‘biomes’ that draw inspiration from the...
Regional construction consultancy firm Kendall Kingscott has been acquired by international environmental, engineering and technical group RSK in a deal handled by the Bristol office of accountancy firm Bishop Fleming. Established in 1962, Kendall Kingscott is one of the leading inter-disciplinary construction consultancies across the South and South West, with...
Bristol-based industrial parts distributor Antifriction Components has acquired Scotland’s leading independent bearings distribution firm in a move it said demonstrated its continued confidence in the UK market. Antifriction, one of the UK’s leading distributors of bearings and power transmission products, also said the seven-figure deal to takeover Scots Bearings gave its...
A Bristol tour company offering clients the chance to sample gourmet delights from top restaurants around the city is helping to boost the local independent food scene. Having started with a single three-hour Wapping Wharf tour last year, Food Tours of Bristol has since added two more that highlight...
Sanderson, the long-established Bristol-headquartered recruitment group, is to undergo a new expansion phase after completing its fourth acquisition in five years. The group, founded in 1975 by recruitment entrepreneurs Keith Dawe and Mike Beesley, has taken over Outsource, a Swindon-based specialist in technology and engineering recruitment for the UK...
Monday December 16 Trading announcement: Videndum Tuesday December 17 Final: Chemring Group Economic announcements: Claimant count rate, unemployment rate Wednesday December 18 Final: IntegraFin Holdings Economic announcements: Consumer price index, Producer price index, Retail price index Thursday December 19 Final: Roadside Real Estate Interim: FIH Group Trading announcement: Time Finance Economic announcement:...
Low-cost airline easyJet is to expand its fleet of aircraft based at Bristol Airport next year in a move that will enable it to launch two new routes to Mediterranean hotspots. The airline, already Bristol’s largest operator accounting for more than half its destinations, will introduce a 19th plane...
