BRAVE Enterprise in Bristol is running a series of training events for aspiring entrepreneurs and established businesses owners during March for aspiring entrepreneurs and owner-managers who need advice on doing their own books. The workshops, which are being held at BRAVE’s offices in Upper York Street, Bristol, include: Starting...
Bristol-based specialist recruitment agency Ignite Digital Talent has appointed Miles Thresher as its new client relationship director. Miles, pictured, will focus will developing and growing new and existing business clients for the firm, and in particular, the expansion of contract and interim business. Miles brings an extensive track record of...
Armadillo, the Bristol-based customer relationship marketing (CRM) agency with clients including McDonald’s, hotels.com and Disney, has won the CRM business for leading cruise lines P&O Cruises and Cunard. The appointment follows a five-way competitive pitch. Armadillo will deliver CRM and data strategy for P&O Cruises and Cunard brands over length of...
Architecture practice Spratley & Partners has opened its first regional office in Bristol, attracted by strong growth in the South West’s property and development markets. The firm, which has its head office in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, is behind a number of high-profile projects across the UK including the eagerly awaited...
Bristol tech firm Rovco, which is developing 3D vision and Artificial Intelligence techniques for subsea inspections, has formed an investment partnership with a market leader in offshore engineering. The link up with Global Marine Group (GMG) comes less than a year after Rovco received a £400,000 investment from the Bristol...
Low-cost airline easyJet is to introduce a second new route from Bristol Airport in as many months as it continues to bolster its position as the site’s largest operator. Flights to the Greek island of Rhodes will start on June 2, taking to 70 the number of destinations served...
Bristol-based industrial parts distributor Antifriction is forecasting strong sales of a new range of greener and more energy-efficient ball bearings developed for food and drink manufacturers. The firm has signed a deal with Swedish multi-national SKF to stock the new Food Line range, which aims to improve health and safety by lowering the...
Bristol’s burgeoning tech industry is making the city a hub of scale-up activity and a magnet for venture capital investment, according to new research by global accountancy group KPMG. Of the £364m invested in 21 new businesses across the South West last year, some £307m went to Bristol businesses,...
Bristol-based specialist research and development tax credit consultancy ForrestBrown has launched a service to help businesses caught up in a drive by government tax officials to prevent abuse of the system costing hundreds of millions of pounds. HMRC has stepped up efforts to combat fraudulent behaviour over the past...
The planned merger between South West law firm Ashfords, which has one of its six offices in Bristol, and single-location Thames Valley firm Boyes Turner has been abandoned. In a statement, Ashfords said the firms were “currently too far apart” for the tie-up “to work at this time”. Ashfords,...
Two newly qualified solicitors have joined Bristol law firm Gregg Latchams’ growing commercial team. Emma Jones and Henry Nelson-Case will have a particular focus within the tech team, led by Paul Hardman, to meet growing demand in this sector. Emma, pictured, qualified in 2017 with a high street firm...
Staff in the Bristol office of regional law firm Michelmores have chosen Above & Beyond, which raises money for hospitals in the city, as their charity of the year. The team already has a number of fundraising events in the pipeline, including quizzes, sweepstakes and dress-down days. Founded in...
National energy consultancy Octego has appointed Roy Bidder as head of operations, based in its Nailsea office. Roy, pictured, who has a background in sustainability consulting and financial services, will be responsible for overseeing operations and will work with the firm’s wider management team to implement a new organisational structure. This will ensure that Octego, which...
