Two of Bristol’s largest law firms have been named among the UK’s top employers for addressing social mobility. Burges Salmon and TLT appear in the latest 2020 Social Mobility Employer Index, the leading authority on employer best practice. Burges Salmon is ranked 39 th while TLT is at 68th...
Craft brewery and pub chain Butcombe has exchanged contracts to acquire a group of 21 pubs, extending its portfolio across the South of England and into the West Midlands for the first time. Butcombe, based at Wrington, is buying the pubs – many of them historic inns with strong...
Bristol firms trading in Europe have been told that it is ‘almost too late’ if they have not planned for a worst case scenario following the end of the Brexit transition on January 1. The 50-day countdown to that date was on Wednesday and Business West, the region’s largest...
Bristol-based professional advisers have overcome turbulent times in the domestic tourist sector to complete the sale of a long-established Welsh holiday cottage business to one of the UK’s leading vacation lettings agencies. The Bristol office of accountancy group Smith & Williamson worked with the corporate team from law firm...
Integrated communications agency Social has promoted Ben Lowndes to managing director of its South West business following another year of growth for its Bristol office and its wider group of companies. The move comes as the agency completes another year of profitable growth during which its turnover has risen to...
Hydrock, the Bristol-based multi-disciplinary engineering, energy and sustainability consultancy, has appointed former KPMG partner Ronnie McCombe as its non-executive chairman. Ronnie, pictured, will work with Hydrock’s board to drive forward the next stage of the company’s growth, drawing on his wide experience of working with innovative and fast-growth companies...
The Covid pandemic has reduced levels of economic activity across the UK this year. Households and businesses have generally been spending and investing less than they were before the pandemic struck. This fall in spending and investment risks significant job losses as many businesses face much lower demand for...
Bristol Airport has been given a major boost by Jet2, the UK’s third largest airline, which from next year will make the airport its 10th base and launch flights to 33 destinations. Jet2, which does not currently operate from Bristol, will also create more than 200 jobs at the airport...
A service offering legal clients an alternative approach to resolving expensive and time-consuming costs disputes has been started by a team of Bristol-based specialists. The range of services supplied by Legal Costs Resolutions’ (LCR) is designed to eliminate issues between disputing parties and help achieve a quicker, more efficient...
Nuclear law experts from Bristol-headquartered Burges Salmon are to give legal advice to some of the UK’s top atomic scientists as they look to revolutionise power generation by harnessing fusion energy. The firm has been appointed as the principal legal provider to the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)...
A Bristol-based surveyor has been presented with a national award for the helping the community in a retirement village during the first Covid-19 lockdown. Rob Adams, who works in the hotels valuation team at global real estate advisor Colliers International’s Bristol office, was named as a ‘Superhero’ at the...
Bristol businesses are being urged to join a new group which launched today to help make the city carbon neutral within 10 years by sharing experiences and best practice. Fifteen leading organisations from across the city have already signed to become members of the Climate Leaders Group, ranging from...
Bristol law firm Gregg Latchams, one of the UK’s oldest surviving legal practices, has unveiled a new look and new name – GL Law – to reflect its new way of working in the rapidly changing legal market. The change is part of a major rebrand for the firm...
