MEET South West, the region’s only trade show dedicated to the event industry, returns next January with its organisers promising it will be even bigger and better. The inaugural show in January this year sold out with more than 350 event professionals attending to hear expert speakers provide practical...
Green energy experts at Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT have boosted their market-leading position in the fast-growing sector by advising on a new joint venture to develop subsidiary-free solar projects across the UK. The deals brings together renewable energy developer Spring with a German investor Altus. Chippenham-headquartered Spring was...
A record number of graduates and school leavers have been taken on this year by expanding regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has its largest office in Bristol. The 34 trainees have joined the firm as it marks its centenary with further expansion. The 25 graduates, seven school leavers...
Bristol-based research and development tax credit consultancy ForrestBrown has appointed James Dudbridge to the newly created role of associate director. James, pictured, will take responsibility for advisory service in the company, the UK’s largest business of its kind. Working with ForrestBrown’s most specialist and experienced consultants, he will provide...
Experts in the Bristol office of law firm Thrings have helped an award-winning building company continue its fast-paced growth by securing funds for a new housing development in a Wiltshire village. Stonewood Builders, which specialises in high-specification refurbishment, conversion and new build projects, has secured the funding through Housing...
Film and content production company The Gate has opened an office in Bristol as it continues to expand following a management buyout and a £500,000 investment earlier this year. The 22-year-old, Manchester-based already has links to Bristol’s creative sector, having worked with local agencies such as McCann, Bray Leino...
Law firm Ashfords has made up three of its Bristol-based lawyers to associate as part of a round of promotions across four of its offices. The firm, which has bases in Bristol, Exeter, London, Taunton, Tiverton and Plymouth, has promoted Jack Baumgardt (business risk and regulation), Alex Aisthorpe (company...
The Bristol office of national financial and professional services group Smith & Williamson is once again sponsoring this year’s Annual Open Exhibition at Bristol’s RWA (The Royal West of England Academy). The region’s original and longest-running open exhibition and now in its 167th year, the exhibition takes submissions from artists at any stage of their career...
The Bristol office of national law firm Clarke Willmott has made a series of internal promotions, including the appointment of two new partners. Jess Flanagan and Ruth Hartnell-Thorne are among six lawyers made up to partner by the firm, which has seven offices across England and Wales. Jess, pictured...
The South West will suffer more than any other region if the UK crashes out of the EU with no deal, the CBI claims. The national business organisation has written to all the region’s MPs urging them to find a Brexit deal that works for the South West and...
Monday September 2 Final: Dechra Interims: CentralNic, Globaltrans Economic announcement: PMI manufacturing Tuesday September 3 Finals: Accrol Group, Craneware, Mattioli, RenalytixAI, Supermarket Inc Interims: Dalata Hotel Group, Frenkel Topping, Gamma Coms, Highland Gold, Hydrogen, Impact Health, India Cap, IQE, Johnson Service, Michelmersh Brick Holdings, Restaurant Group, Styg, Wentworth Res Economic announcement: Retail sales, PMI...
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Conal Dodds, co-founder of Crosstown Concerts – which is organising this weekend’s Downs concerts – answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched?...
Ping Pong Fight Club, the uber-cool inter-company tournament and party, returns to Bristol in November – and the gauntlet has been thrown down to city firms to come and battle it out on the tables. Last year’s inaugural event witnessed some incredible table-top action from a clutch of Bristol...
