A family tourist attraction on Bristol’s doorstep has become the first in the South West to allow visitors to pay for their tickets using cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. Avon Valley Adventure and Wildlife Park at Keynsham now accepts Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Dai, Litecoin and USD coin having recently...
Bristol-headquartered regional property consultancy Alder King has made a series of senior appointments in its planning team as part of a programme of targeted investment. Sarah Hawkins, Gary Morris and Tristan Hutton have all joined the practice as partners, with Sarah assuming the role of head of planning. The...
Regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon has promoted Guy Armitage-Norton to partner in recognition of his work and commitment to adding value to the businesses he advises. Guy, pictured, works across the firm’s Bath and Bristol offices providing pragmatic support on accounting, auditing and financial reporting tailored to the specific...
Seven lawyers in the Bristol office of Bevan Brittan have promoted as the national firm celebrates another strong year. Four of the Bristol lawyers have become senior associates and three associates. They form part of a 15-strong promotions round for the firm. The new Bristol office senior associates are...
Fast-growing Bristol specialist recruitment firm Paratus People has expanded into the US by opening an office in one of its tech hotspots. The base in Santa Clara, California, the firm’s fourth office opening since it launched just five years ago. It also has bases in Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands. ...
Organic growth in the Bristol office of law firm Foot Anstey has continued with the appointment of two new partners. The firm, which also has offices in Exeter, London, Plymouth, Southampton, Taunton and Truro, said the promotions of Zahir Nayani and Alexandra Hammond were the result of investment in...
Privately-owned bank C. Hoare & Co. has appointed high net worth client specialist Emily Corbett as a senior relationship manager to lead its growth in the South West. The appointment forms part of the London-based bank’s broader strategy to expand its presence and customer base in the UK’s regions and...
Production of specialist components used in the fight against Covid-19 has soared into the billions at Bristol-based manufacturer Avon Group over the past year. The firm has made and shipped worldwide upwards of 7bn aerosol stems, gasket seals, pictured, and similar items used in sanitisers, soap dispensers and cleaning...
The Western Gateway, the cross-border economic partnership of eight cities either side of the River Severn including Bristol, has appointed former Institute of Directors Bristol chair Lhosa Daly to its board. Lhosa, pictured, who has also been chair of Bristol art gallery Arnolfini, is one of three new board...
Insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting firm Gallagher has boosted its presence in the South West with the appointment of Richard Horne as regional broking director in its Bristol office. Richard, pictured, will report to Stephen Smith, who leads Gallagher’s South of England broking & placement team, which supports regional...
Burges Salmon, the Bristol-headquartered national law firm, has appointed Guy Bastable to lead its corporate crime team. Guy, pictured, also becomes the firm’s 100th partner. In his new role at Burges Salmon, he will lead the firm’s head of corporate crime, which sits within its wider business crime and regulatory investigations...
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Bristol’s office market is continuing to shrug off the impact of the pandemic with a number of new much-needed schemes about to get underway, deals taking place for existing buildings and a healthy pipeline of activity, according to property agents. They say Bristol, which performed better than any other...
