Bath Ales’ head brewer Georgina Young has been promoted to the role of brewing director for parent group St Austell. In her new role Georgina, pictured, will oversee brewing and operations at both St Austell Brewery in Cornwall and Bath Ales Hare Brewery at Warmley, near Bristol. Georgina joined...
National law firm Freeths has marked the first anniversary of its Bristol office by appointing a new director. Simon Hough, pictured, is an experienced commercial litigation and insolvency lawyer and has joined the office from London firm Blake Morgan, where he worked from nearly two years as legal director. ...
Bristol has led the development of a new website connecting the global Cities of Film network, which it joined in 2017 to reflect its world-leading status for the moving image. Bristol City of Film, the group that brings together all elements of the industry in the city, led the...
Empica, one of the Bristol area’s longest-established public relations agencies, has been nominated for an industry award for its campaign to raise awareness of the mis-selling of pensions to thousands of steelworkers. The work carried out alongside its client, Bristol-headquartered national law firm Clarke Willmott, has earned it a...
One of the UK’s leading private equity firms has been advised by lawyers from Bristol-headquartered national firm TLT on its £2m investment in a fast-growing data analytics company. Maven Capital Partners UK’s growth capital deal with Hublsoft Group forms part of that firm’s first-round funding, which it will use...
Bristol-based human resources outsourcing specialist The HR Dept has promoted Felicity Kenny to become marketing director. Felicity, pictured, joined the company three years ago as marketing and franchise recruitment manager. In that role she oversaw a new company website and brand refresh, implemented new digital marketing platforms and improved...
Monday July 13 Final: Rua Life Sciences Q2 result: Centamin Tuesday July 14 Finals: AO World, Halma, Mercia Asset, Motorpoint, Omega Diagnostics, Polar Capital Technology Trust Interims: McColl’s, Ocado, Synectics Trading announcement: McBride Economic announcements: Gross domestic product, Manufacturing production, Index of services, Industrial production, Balance of trade Wednesday July 15 Interim: McCarthy & Stone...
Bristol law firm Gregg Latchams and regional chartered accountants Milsted Langdon have teamed up to launch a ‘Bristol Bounce Back’ initiative to help firms recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. The project is supported by an expert panel made up of individuals some of the city’s leading businesses including the Bank of England’s South...
Bart Ingredients, the Bristol-based manufacturer of herbs and spices, looks set to move from its base close to the city centre to a new warehouse development at Avonmouth. The firm, which was founded in 1963, is being linked with Junction One, a 139,000 sq ft unit on a 6.6-acre...
Almost 250 jobs look set to be axed at Bristol Airport as it reels from the devastating’ impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the aviation industry. Some 76 directly employed staff are in line to be made redundant – just under a quarter of the total workforce – while...
A Bristol refrigeration firm that has helped keep food retailers operating safely during the coronavirus crisis has secured a £2m finance facility from HSBC. A1 Engineering, which works predominantly for large supermarkets, has used the funding to continue operating its service and repair service for them while other parts...
Property is often the single largest asset for most people handling deceased’s estates. It therefore makes sense to seek the best advice and avoid the common pitfalls that many people run into when dealing with probate properties. There are a number of ways in which the beneficiary’s outcome can...
West Country dairy brand Yeo Valley has hired Bristol communications agency Wild West to produce an integrated campaign focused on its sustainability and organic messaging. The account was won by Wild West, along with its London-based sister agency Wild Card, following a competitive pitch. The two have combined to form...
