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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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Creative business strategies that appeal to young audiences

The key to successful marketing is about understanding the wants and needs of your audience. Millennials and Generation Z are challenging businesses to think of new ways to market their services in a...
Harvey Holloway
Harvey Holloway
Posted on: 22.10.21
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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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Business West offers free support to Cornish businesses

Cornish businesses are set to benefit from a free programme of support to help them grow their sales overseas.
Posted on: 20.10.21
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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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New support allocated to upskilling and training social care workers

We’re calling on adult social care businesses to come forward and benefit from our new scheme, which will help them attract, recruit and retain staff, through learning and innovation and the...
Posted on: 14.10.21
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Severn Edge bid makes shortlist for potential new home of UK’s fusion plant

Severn Edge now one of five sites through to the next phase of the national selection process
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 14.10.21
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