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Butcombe signs up to app that’s fighting food waste and boosting sustainability

December 10, 2021
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Butcombe signs up to app that’s fighting food waste and boosting sustainability

Bristol craft brewery and pub chain Butcombe has become the latest hospitality and catering business in the city to join the war on waste food by partnering with the Too Good To Go app. Butcombe is to offer the service initially at eight of its pubs, including the Whitmore...

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Third client bank acquisition in two years for Whitechurch as it aims for more growth

December 9, 2021
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Third client bank acquisition in two years for Whitechurch as it aims for more growth

Bristol-based wealth management boutique Whitechurch Financial Consultants has continued to grow with the acquisition of another client bank, adding a further £31m to its assets under advice. The client bank, which is based in the South West, is now in the final stages of being integrated into Whitechurch’s financial...

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Armadillo bags five direct marketing awards for Cunard and McDonald’s campaigns

December 9, 2021
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Armadillo bags five direct marketing awards for Cunard and McDonald’s campaigns

Running highly effective campaigns for Cunard and McDonald’s earned Bristol-based customer relationship marketing agency Armadillo five gongs at a prestigious marketing awards scheme. The haul, the largest in the agency’s 29-year history, included a Gold, two Silvers and two Bronzes at the DMA Awards – the annual best-in-class showcase...

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Experienced COO joins tech start-up on a mission to help small firms tackle climate change

December 8, 2021
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Experienced COO joins tech start-up on a mission to help small firms tackle climate change

Spherics, the Bristol start-up enabling businesses to understand their carbon footprint, has appointed Marina Traversari as its chief operating officer. Spherics uses cloud-based carbon accounting software to support making net zero a reality. The software measures the carbon footprint of companies and their supply chains to better identify opportunities to...

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£1.1m bank funding lays ground for coffee roaster to expand and become more sustainable

December 8, 2021
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£1.1m bank funding lays ground for coffee roaster to expand and become more sustainable

A Bristol-based coffee roaster plans to create jobs and become more sustainable after buying the building that houses its production roastery with a £1.1m funding package. Clifton Coffee Roasters has been renting the premises at Avonmouth for the past eight years, during which it has enjoyed significant growth.  Now,...

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Former Mazars tax operations manager joins ForrestBrown as associate director

December 8, 2021
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Former Mazars tax operations manager joins ForrestBrown as associate director

ForrestBrown, the Bristol-based market-leading research and development tax relief consultancy, has appointed Chloé Palmer as an associate director. Chloé, pictured, will be working on a wide range of strategic projects to support the next phase of ForrestBrown’s growth.  She has joined from national accountancy firm Mazar’s London office, where...

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Four new South West ambassadors for the IoD as it strengthens its regional team

December 7, 2021
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The Institute of Directors (IoD) has appointed four ambassadors for the South West to ensure its members remain at the heart of its operations in the region. The quartet of experienced business leaders – Katherine Piper, Alex Chikhani, Peter Doyle and John Rotherford – will enable greater connectivity between...

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Foot Anstey lawyers win four-year ‘right-to-manage’ battle for leaseholders of luxury flats

December 7, 2021
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Foot Anstey lawyers win four-year ‘right-to-manage’ battle for leaseholders of luxury flats

The property litigation team at national law firm Foot Anstey has advised on a major case which has allowed leaseholders of million pound-plus flats in an upmarket part of London the right to manage their building. In the case, the Court of Appeal ruled against the freehold owner of...

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‘Simplified’ income protection launched by National Friendly through Munich Re partnership

December 7, 2021
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‘Simplified’ income protection launched by National Friendly through Munich Re partnership

National Friendly, the Bristol-based specialist finance firm, has linked up with global insurance group Munich Re to support its launch of a new income protection proposition. Under the partnership with Munich Re’s Automation Solutions business, National Friendly will provide simplified access to income protection insurance to its traditionally underserved...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

December 5, 2021
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Monday December 6 Interim: Fusion Antibodies Tuesday December 7 Finals: Hyve Group, Ixico, Renew Holdings, Paragon Banking Group, Caretech Holdings Interims: Kinovo, Mercia Asset Management, Vianet Group, Supreme, Babcock International, Solid State, SDI Group Wednesday December 8 Finals: Hardide, SSP Group Interims: Berkeley Group Holdings, Quiz Trading announcement: McColl’s...

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Loungers says it is sitting pretty for a happy Christmas despite threat of Omicron on hospitality sector

December 3, 2021
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Loungers says it is sitting pretty for a happy Christmas despite threat of Omicron on hospitality sector

Fast-growing Bristol-based café-bar chain Loungers has said it expects to escape the impact of the Covid-19 Omicron variant on the all-important Christmas period as it continues to significantly outperform the market. The group, which operates 184 neighbourhood venues across England and Wales under the Lounge and Cosy Club brands,...

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Born-in-Bristol gaming charity event teams up with Aardman to boost city’s The Grand Appeal

December 3, 2021
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Born-in-Bristol gaming charity event teams up with Aardman to boost city’s The Grand Appeal

The world’s biggest games charity event – and brainchild of Bristol-based gaming company The Yogscast – has returned for its 10th anniversary to raise vital funds for Bristol Children’s Hospital dedicated charity The Grand Appeal. Each year Jingle Jam raises millions for charities around the globe through its Games...

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Swedish group snaps up family-owned bathroom furniture firm in deal masterminded in Bristol

December 3, 2021
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Swedish group snaps up family-owned bathroom furniture firm in deal masterminded in Bristol

Roper Rhodes, the bathroom furniture designer and supplier with its main warehouse on the outskirts of Bristol, has been sold to a Swedish firm in a deal worth up to £90m put together by city-based law firm TLT and accountants Deloitte. Family-owned Roper Rhodes was launched 42 years ago...

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