Monday May 4 Nothing listed Tuesday May 5 Trading announcement: Getbusy Economic announcements: PMI services, PMI construction Wednesday May 6 Final: Vertu Motors Interim: Cambria Auto Trading announcements: Direct Line, MPAC Group, Ocado, Smith & Nephew Thursday May 7 Finals: BR Group, Trainline Trading announcements: Equiniti, Flutter Entertainment, Intercontinental...
Bristol’s office market is well-placed to cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic after enjoying the strongest quarterly take-up figures for 10 years, according to a new report. In a market dominated by the professional and financial services sectors – which accounted for the top five deals in...
Demand for short-term industrial space in and around Bristol surged in March as the impact of Covid-19 spurred retailers and logistics firms to seek extra capacity to meet demand. According to latest research by international property firm Cushman & Wakefield, panic buying by consumers and the growth in online...
The devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic on businesses in the West of England has been highlighted again in the results of two more surveys this week – with one showing two-thirds of firms suffered a fall in orders while the second reveals productivity is down at 80% of...
Armchair sports enthusiasts bored with a lack of live games due to the Covid-19 pandemic can thank a Bristol production firm for bringing some as-it-happens online activity to their screens in the shape of a professional darts tournament staged in the player’s own homes. Loop Productions, based at the...
Innovative Bristol recruitment firm ISL has appeared in a prestigious table of the UK’s best places to work for the third time in four years. ISL, which employs 25 people, was first ranked in the Best Workplaces list compiled by Great Place to Work in 2017. It reached fourth...
A communications package has been developed by two Bristol communications specialists to help businesses ensure they are in the best position to recover from the coronavirus outbreak. The ‘Review and Reset’ package is the brainchild of two local Karen White and Catherine Frankpitt, pictured. They have brought their PR...
Fast-growing Bristol search engine optimisation (SEO) firms upUgo and GoRank are poised to enter new markets, including opening a joint office in the US, after receiving £500,000 from an angel investor. Both businesses, which have a combined value of £10m following the deal, are supporting clients moving to online...
Fitting out some of Bristol’s most stylish restaurants and bars has helped integrated services contractor Mobius Works achieved a 42% increase in annual turnover. The Warmley-based firm, launched three years ago with just three staff, also worked with national pub chains and on a number of office and luxury...
International law firm Osborne Clarke has made three promotions in its Bristol office made up of the appointments of two new partners and one legal director. The promotions are among six appointments at the firm which, when taken as a whole, strengthen its corporate team – with a focus...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has appointed six new partners in teams across the firm including private client, healthcare, real estate, dispute resolution and employment. The firm said the move, which takes its total number of partners to 96, reflected its continued growth and commitment to operating effectively...
Bristol-based professional advisors have overcome the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the South West’s food sector by helping a long-established, family-run foodservice firm sell parts of its business. The corporate team at accountants Mazars and a cross-sector legal team from law firm Thrings acted for Somerset-based L&F Jones...
Gil Lemon, partner, restructuring and recovery services at Smith & Williamson in Bristol, anticipates government changes to insolvency laws intended to help businesses in financial trouble – and explains why individual directors need to be careful. Last week Business Secretary Alok Sharma announced further changes to insolvency law designed...
