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New Bristol restaurant opens


A new restaurant has been announced near Cabot Circus in Bristol. It will open on Friday 2nd October. Klosterhaus is the first venture in the South West by D&D London. It is located within the 18th century grade I-listed Quakers Friars building. It consists of a resutaurant, a bar and an open terrace, and it […]

Cornwall hotel flourishes despite lockdown fears


The Headland, a hotel in Cornwall, has saved the vast majority of its job roles. Initially, the double five-star hotel was planning to make 80 staff redundant to financially cope with losses from the pandemic lockdown. However, after the hospitality industry reopened in England on the 4th of July, the number of necessary redundancies was […]

Engineering company buys new premises


Venture Engineering, an engineering and fabrication company based in the Cotswolds, will expand into new premises. Customers of the five year-old company include Rofgo, Aston Martin, Ford, Haas F1 Team, Redbull F1, Williams F1, Prodrive, Noble Automotive and Duncan Hamilton Rofgo. The company will move into Unit 7 at Downs Road, Tungsten Park, Witney. This […]

South West COVID cases rise alarmingly


The ‘R’ rate of COVID19 infections is currently at a median of 1.04 for the south west, which is the highest in England. This is the ‘reproduction rate’ of the virus, or how many people will become infected through contact with one infected person. Measles has a natural R rate of 15, for example, and […]

E-Commerce Company Makes Move


International e-commerce specialist Superb Media has moved to Torbay’s EPIC Centre. The company has more than 120 staff, with offices in Barcelona, London, Nottingham and Ukraine. Their clients have included Tripp Luggage, Usborne Publishing, Defected Records, Missy Empire and Portmeirion Group. The move has created three new jobs, and they plan to expand further into […]

SIG Roofing to bring new jobs to Bristol


SIG Roofing, the UK’s largest specialist distributor of roofing related products, is investing £4m into a new distribution hub in More+ Central Park. The 31,617 sq ft warehouse unit, signed on a ten year lease, will be the region’s new distribution centre. It is intended to secure jobs in the area, and to attract investment. […]

SYNETIQ updates its premises


SYNETIQ, the largest salvage and dismantling company in the UK, aims to expand its Gloucester site as part of a multi-million-pound development project. The project has already commenced. It includes new concrete works, large-scale racking systems, more purpose-built de-pollution facilities, and remodelled premium breaking and parts storage facilities. This will mean that an entirely new […]

Brand new consultancy company sets up in Plymouth Science Park


Ultra Semi, a brand new consultancy service to the semiconductor industries, will occupy space at Plymouth Science Park alongside 90 other tech and science businesses. Although the company was only launched in May, managing director Clive Beech has more than 40 years’ experience in the semiconductor industry. Most recently he was the “Senior Director, Business […]

Social distancing software assistance


This is a short guide on how our Time and Attendance and Fire Roll Call products can help you keep your staff safe and healthy as the UK begins to ease out of the pandemic lockdown. If you are an existing customer who wants to make your site safe, our dedicated Sales Consultants can offer […]

Making unattended entrances more secure


Any top-notch visitor management system needs a way to let you know who is standing outside. This is even more important in the current difficult times, when restricting entrance to a selected few is common, and minimising physical contact is a necessity. (See the UK government’s COVID-19 ‘social distancing’ guidelines here.) The Helios IP Force IP […]