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The Business of Net-Zero

Businesses in the West will benefit from the investment and business opportunities associated with achieving the net-zero targets being discussed at COP26 in Glasgow this week. Working with the other...
Marvin Rees
Marvin Rees
Posted on: 04.11.21
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3 Questions with Mike Haigh, Executive Chair, Mott MacDonald

The University of the West of England (UWE), in partnership with Business West, runs an annual lecture series that brings top business leaders to Bristol. We caught up with Mike Haigh, Executive...
Posted on: 03.11.21
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Q&A with Dr Jo Dally - Director of Western Gateway

Dr Jo Dally, 42, has been a highflier in business and government. She now needs all that experience to pilot the day to day running of the region’s Western Gateway partnership which was born two...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 01.11.21
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Atkins’ Jonathan Foster-Clark named as Co-Chair of Bristol’s Planning, Transport and Climate Group

Jonathan Foster-Clark, Senior Transport Strategy Advisor at Atkins (a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group ), has been named as Co-Chair of the Business West Planning, Transport and Climate Group, taking...
Posted on: 25.10.21
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City partners urge local businesses to invest in the future of the city

Decarbonising Bristol’s economy will involve an investment of £9.2 billion of private and public finance in the city to get to Net Zero by 2030. The call from Mayor Marvin Rees and James Durie,...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 22.10.21
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Businesses in the West welcome the long-awaited Net Zero Strategy

With the UK hosting the COP26 Climate Conference in Glasgow next month, the release of the UK government’s Net Zero Strategy yesterday was highly anticipated by businesses. The strategy has been...
Nina Skubala
Nina Skubala
Business West
Posted on: 20.10.21
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Businesses in our region are investing to bike back better

A growing trend in office space is the improvement of bike parking, often at the expense of car parking, in response to changing commuter patterns. With its hilly terrain, Bristol may not be the...
Ian Pond
Ian Pond
CyclingWorks Bristol
Posted on: 19.10.21
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Western Gateway and Great West Way on the economic development of the region

Following a short break during the summer months, our Swindon & Wiltshire Business and Economy Meetings returned with Chair of Western Gateway Katherine Bennett and Great West Way Director David...
Posted on: 15.10.21
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Broadmead will recover from M&S closure

We are sorry to hear Marks & Spencer make this announcement having been a mainstay and anchor of shopping in central Bristol for many years. We know this will be a shock to the employees and...
Posted on: 13.10.21
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