Two thirds of small and medium-sized firms in the South West took steps to make their businesses greener last year with roughly the same percentage saying they want to improve their environmental sustainability in 2020. Some 43% believe becoming more environmentally sustainable is important to them while just over...
Global utility company Osaka Gas UK has been advised by the energy team at Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon on its strategic investment of up to £20m in challenger energy supplier Igloo Energy. The investment is supporting Igloo’s fast growth and accelerating the development of its home services marketplace...
A director in the Bristol office of South West accountancy firm Milsted Langdon has been named as one of the profession’s up-and-coming experts. Guy Armitage-Norton, pictured, appears in the latest 35 under 35 list published by industry publication Accountancy Age. The annual table highlight young professionals in the sector...
Assetz Capital, the specialist small business lender, has appointed Tony Kear as relationship director as it looks to help more firms across the region access growth funding. Tony, pictured, has 34 years’ experience in banking having worked for NatWest and RBS as head of healthcare and financing businesses in...
Marketing strategist Nick Beevors, who has worked on campaigns for Aldi, Unilever and Domino’s among others, has joined Bristol-based customer relationship marketing (CRM) specialist Armadillo as it maintains its strong growth. Nick, pictured, who joins as senior strategist, brings more than 15 years’ experience across the planning and strategy industry to Armadillo, which works with...
Lloyds Banking Group has appointed long-standing Bristol-based director Jeremy Hayward as its ambassador for the South West to help support social and economic prosperity across the region. Jeremy, pictured, will take the lead on delivering the group’s Helping Britain Prosper plan in the region. The plan, launched in 2014,...
International accountancy group KPMG has promoted Andrew Morgan to chair of its South region, a role that gives him responsibility for strategy in an area that includes its offices in Bristol, Reading, Southampton, Plymouth and Cardiff. Andrew, pictured, succeeds Karen Witton, who has stepped down after four years to...
Butcombe Brewery has celebrated producing the three millionth bottle of its Rare Breed pale ale with a visit from farmer and Countryfile presenter Adam Henson, who collaborated with its brewing team to create it. Adam, pictured, teamed up with the Wrington brewery in 2012 to produce a beer that...
Corporate advisory group GS Verde has expanded its Bristol office with 10 senior appointments following a significant six-figure funding package from HSBC. The Cardiff-headquartered group, which includes law firm Greenaway Scott, corporate finance boutique Verde Corporate Finance and patent attorney business Alchemie IP, specialises in mergers and acquisition advice,...
An epic Land’s End-to-Bristol cycle challenge along with auctions, raffles, dress-down days and a firm-wide bake off helped Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby raise more than £12,000 for its charity of the year. The range of activities meant the firm, which has six offices in and around the city, ended...
Tuesday December 31 AGMs: Leaf Clean, Tetragon Fin Wednesday January 1 Nothing listed Thursday January 2 Economic announcement: PMI manufacturing Friday January 3 Trading announcement: Next Economic announcement: Nationwide house price index
Bristol is the best place in the UK to film a drama, the executive producer of a major new TV series who spent four months shooting in the city has told its cast and crew. Douglas Rae’s Ecosse Films is behind the six-part drama The Trial of Christine Keeler,...
A majority stake in Bristol-based pensions software firm Procentia has been acquired by the executive arm of the UK’s largest private sector pension schemes. Procentia was launched in 2002 by a group of self-confessed pension software geeks and has grown into a major player in the fast-growing specialist financial...
