Pioneering Bristol firm Ziylo has been bought by global healthcare company Novo Nordisk in a deal which could be worth around $800m (£628m) and could also trigger a breakthrough in the treatment of diabetes. A spin-out company from the University of Bristol, Ziylo will use the funds from the...
Bristol’s law firms are “tiptoeing across the slimmest of financial tightropes” despite their revenues reaching record highs, according to new research. The in-depth analysis of the accounts of the UK’s Top 50 law firms, many of them with offices in Bristol, by accountancy group Smith & Williamson, also points to...
Bristol-based specialist medical accountancy firm MW Medical, which advises GP practices and consultants, has become part of South West chartered accountants, tax consultants and financial planners Albert Goodman. MW Medical will retain its trading name and continue to operate from its premises in Westbury-on-Trym. Albert Goodman said the move...
Source, the delicatessen, café and restaurant in the heart of Bristol’s St Nicholas Market, has been put on the market. Director Joe Wheatcroft and his colleagues said it was time to look for new opportunities. Source, pictured, is now being marketed by leisure property specialists Fleurets, which said demand...
Bristol energy firm OVO’s innovative electric vehicle products, which use smart meters while recharging, have been praised by energy minister Claire Perry. OVO has invested heavily in the technology that enables electric vehicle owners to charge them at off-peak times by using smart meters. They not only save money...
Bristol-based international environmental consultancy Eunomia is leading an EU-wide project to look at how products ranging from toys to cars and chemicals to furniture can be made, transported and disposed of more sustainably. The firm, which has a long history of working with governments and industry across the world...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has boosted the way it uses the latest legal sector technology to improve its service to clients with the appointment of two innovation specialists. It has also subscribed to two leading document analytic providers – joining an ever-growing number of law firms to...
Bristol commercial property agency Williams Gunter Hardwick has been retained by specialist retailer Calendar Club to help it find more than 100 temporary outlets across the country in run-up to Christmas. The Calendar Club celebrates 20 years on the high street this year during which it has grown into...
The specialist trust management and charities teams at Bristol-headquartered law firm VWV have helped to facilitate a £1m donation to the appeal to restore Bristol Cathedral’s historic organ. The donation – the largest ever received by the cathedral – was made by the Harry Crook Foundation, which was created...
Bristol-based human resources outsourcing specialist The HR Dept has made a major appointment to strength its newly restructured health and safety offering The HS Dept. The firm has offered health and safety advice and support for several years using experts based in its Emersons Green office and via a...
Bristol-based vehicle leasing firm ALD Automotive has become the first business to partner with the city’s Women’s Tech Hub and Women’s Tech Jobs. The hub’s mission is to create a support system for women in technology, focusing on practical strategies such as mentoring and confidence boosting. It launched Women’s...
Bristol businesses are being urged to take part in a major survey on skills and training, the results of which will help shape future investment and plug the skills gap now hitting firms across the West of England. The survey, now in its third year, is staged by Business...
Forward-thinking Bristol firms that put their staff’s wellbeing front and centre now have more time to enter the South West’s only awards that champion workplace happiness. The deadline for the competition, now in its fourth year, has been extended into next month due to an unprecedented number of entrants. ...
