Ultimate Finance, the Bristol-based independent provider of finance for small and medium-sized businesses, has achieved its strongest six-month period of lending. The firm lent £750m to SMEs in the first half of 2019, up 21% on the same period last year, meaning it has achieved growth of more than...
Regional accountancy group Bishop Fleming, which has the largest of its seven offices in Bristol, has been accredited as a ‘Plastic Free Champion’ by conservation charity Surfers Against Sewage. The accolade recognises the firm’s efforts to remove all single-use and avoidable plastics from across its office network. Bishop Fleming,...
Aldi, the UK’s fastest-growing supermarket chain, has appointed Bristol-based employee engagement specialist Synergy Creative to support internal communications with its 36,000 staff across the UK and Ireland. The partnership, secured by Synergy Creative following a competitive pitch, includes support with Aldi’s internal communications strategy, creative campaigns and measurement. It...
It’s very easy for start-ups and SMEs to overlook certain key legalities in the rush to get their business up and running or to meet the growing demand from customers, writes Kieren Windsor, head of in-house lawyer at Gregg Latchams. With tight budgets and small teams, few small businesses...
Global accountancy group PwC has appointed a new regional leader for the West and Wales. John-Paul (JP) Barker, who has led PwC UK’s strategy & consulting practice, replaces Katharine Finn, who has been in the role for four years. JP, pictured with Katharine, was also a member of the...
Bristol law firm Gregg Latchams has produced a family law advice booklet to help anyone going through relationship breakdown and trauma access the professional help they need. The advice-based brochure – the first produced by the firm – details a range of legal and support services and sources of...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT’s managing partner David Pester has received an honorary doctorate from the University of the West of England (UWE) in recognition of his services to leadership in business and the future of the legal profession. The Doctor of Business Administration was conferred at the Faculty...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has called on new Prime Minister Boris Johnson to avoid a “messy, disorderly” Brexit on October 31 and urged him to rebuild business confidence. Mr Johnson, pictured, was elected Conservative Party leader on Tuesday with 66% of the vote and officially became...
Monday July 22 Final: Tungsten Corp Interims: Ascential, Sthree Trading announcements: Midwich Grp, Petra Diamonds Tuesday July 23 Finals: Carclo, Cohort, Ig Group Holdings, Joules Grp, PZ Cussons Interims: Getbusy, Grn En S, Gresham, Segro, Synectics, Unite Trading announcement: Paragon Group Economic announcement: CBI distributive trades surveys Wednesday July...
The first-ever industrial blueprint for the West of England was launched today with the aim of building on the area’s unique creativity, collaboration and ingenuity to secure sustainable growth. Among ideas suggested in the strategy are connecting researchers, businesses and residents through a Global Centre of Innovation Excellence to...
Specialist building services consultancy Method Consulting has relocated its Bristol office to larger premises to give it room for further growth. The consultancy, which specialises in engineering and sustainability projects, has moved from Old Market Street to Queens Quay on Queen Square. It said the newly refurbished office also...
A hotel in Bristol has become the first in the South West’s hospitality industry to commit to a pledge that raises awareness of mental health in the workplace. The Bristol, part of the Doyle Collection, signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge, which commits it to changing the way...
Bristol-based medical supply firm Q-Surgical is meeting rising demand for its range of wound-closure devices after securing a finance package from HSBC. The firm, which was founded by Helene Brown, pictured, in 2013, is a prime distributor of sutures used to stitch wounds during surgery to NHS and private...
