Bristol communications agency Purplefish is to support three South West-based charities this year by helping their fundraising, volunteering, and communications campaigns. Purplefish said, as a business with purpose, it was committed to making a positive social impact in its home city and beyond by working with charities that have...
International legal practice Osborne Clarke is promoting two of its Bristol-based lawyers to partner and appointed a new legal director in the office. The new partners will be Chris Yeo and Craig McCarthy while Victoria Gwynedd-Jones will become the new legal director. Chris Yeo is a specialist in advising institutional...
The Bristol office of regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon has appointed experienced accountant Mark Birchenough as a senior general practice manager. Mark, pictured, joins from rival regional accountants Bishop Fleming, where he worked at just over 15 years, most recently as senior audit manager. Prior to that he was an...
Small business confidence has staged a dramatic recovery in the South West, according to the results of a new survey, as firms look head to life after lockdown. The latest quarterly survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), conducted among its members last month, reveals levels of optimism...
Lawyers from the Bristol office of national firm Clarke Willmott have acted as UK advisors on a complex, multi-million pound deal that has created a new global boxing brand. Wasserman Boxing has been formed by US-based sports and entertainment agency Wasserman’s acquisition of renowned German boxing promoters Team Sauerland. ...
The corporate practice in international law firm Womble Bond Dickinson’s (WBD) Bristol office has advised longstanding private equity client Piper as it backs another fast-growing consumer brand. Piper’s £5m investment in natural health supplements firm Wild Nutrition is the latest in a series of deals supported by WBD’s corporate...
Being tied down with day-to-day administration can be frustrating, particularly when you would rather be developing your business. Whether you are a busy finance director or an entrepreneur growing a business, keeping your accounting and compliance requirements on track is essential to your success. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) can...
Monday April 26 Interim: Lok’N Store Group Tuesday April 27 Finals: Anexo Group, Gaming Realms, Inspiration Healthcare Group Interim: Focusrite Q1 result: BP Wednesday April 28 Finals: French Connection, Heiq, LSL Property Services, Property Franchise Group, Sainsbury (J) Interim: AB Dynamics Q1 result: Glaxosmithkline Trading announcements: 1Spatial, Persimmon Thursday April 29 Finals: RTW Venture Fund, Woodbois, Xeros...
Four major new TV dramas have started filming in Bristol this month as the city continues to act as a magnet for production companies eager to bounce back from last year’s Covid-linked restrictions. Showtrial, The Girl Before and Chloe, which are being made for the BBC, and The Long Call for ITV...
The developer aiming to transform Bristol’s landmark former Gardiner Haskins department store has scrapped plans for an aparthotel on the site in favour of increasing the number of homes by nearly 50%. The decision by First Base follows rejection of the scheme by the city council’s Development Control Committee...
Travis Perkins, the UK’s largest builders’ merchant, is to extend its branch network in Bristol following the acquisition of a site in St Philips. The former Motus Group UK base on Days Road, pictured, is to be redeveloped as a new state-of-the-art flagship branch. Travis Perkins, which was advised...
Candidates standing to be the next Mayor of Bristol have been issued with a ‘business challenge’ to ensure the voice of local firms remain central to the election campaign. Bristol Chamber of Commerce & Initiative at Business West has produced the manifesto for the contenders in the race for...
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Bristol’s small and medium-sized manufacturers and their efforts to overcome it will be revealed when the results of the largest survey of its kind are published next month. The city’s manufacturers are being urged to take part in the research, which will...
