Bristol lawyers and accountants have been praised for their roles in the acquisition of animation software firm Sparkol by its chief executive. Zoe Taylor took over the 10-year-old company behind the VideoScribe whiteboard animation software last month. It now aims to build on the success of VideoScribe with new...
A Bristol coffee roasting firm that started life as a small coffee cart at markets and festivals has marked its 11th year in business by opening a barista training facility in London. St Werburghs-based Extract Coffee Roasters has built a strong reputation in the capital and currently supplies more...
Bristol businesses are being invited to hear how they can prepare for the challenges and opportunities of Brexit at an event next week. The day-long Trade Horizons event – part of the Export for Growth roadshow – takes place at the Aerospace Museum, Filton, on Tuesday, June 26. It is...
Staff at Bristol’s most enlightened firms are being urged to enter them in a unique awards scheme that showcases the region’s best workplaces. The annual South West Happiest Workplace Competition was launched four years ago by Bristol-based workplace and interior design consultancy Wylde IA to champion businesses that go...
Planning, design and regeneration consultancy Nash Partnership has strengthened the planning team in its Bristol office with the appointment of a senior urban designer. Neil Harvie, pictured, has worked with private and public sector clients and has experience of complex urban settings and addressing rural challenges. He brings with...
Accountancy firm Grant Thornton has appointed Paul Holland as an assurance director for the South West region. Paul, pictured, joins with more than 20 years’ experience across financial auditing. He was most recently head of UK sustainability services at rival KPMG, where he worked for more than eight years. ...
Experienced audit and advisory professional Nigel Hardy has been appointed to the Bristol office of accountancy group Smith & Williamson’s as a partner. Nigel joins the assurance and accounting practice from the Bristol office of rival RSM, where he worked with entrepreneurial businesses across a range of sectors including...
Providing an “exceptional” service to its clients has earned regional accountancy group Bishop Fleming Gold status in the latest Investor in Customers (IIC) survey. It is the third time the firm, which has the largest of its seven offices in Bristol, has been recognised in successive assessment by independent...
Engine Shed, the Bristol innovation hub, is to extend its expertise and connections into two areas of the city that are under-represented in mainstream business. The ground-breaking partnership with ACH (formerly Ashley Community Housing) and Barton Hill Settlement aims to support a more inclusive business environment for companies and...
Bristol Airport has been voted the best airport of its size in Europe in one of the industry’s top awards schemes. The airport, which handled 8.1m passengers last year, shared top billing in the 5m to 10m passenger category with Seville Airport in Spain at the annual ACI EUROPE...
Bristol-headquartered commercial property consultancy Hartnell Taylor Cook has made a number of senior promotions as part of its annual review, including appointing a new partner. Director David North’s promotion brings the number of partners in the firm, which also has offices in London and Plymouth, to 14. David joined...
Innovative small and medium-sized Bristol firms can apply for grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 to carry out research and development following the relaunch of an established funding programme. Innovation 4 Growth (I4G) funding totalling £500,000 is available to businesses from across the West of England in all sectors...
Monday June 18 Nothing listed Tuesday June 19 Finals: Ashtead, Telecom Plus, Flybe Interims: Oracle, FedEx Wednesday June 20 Finals: Severfield, Berkeley Interim: Micron Technology Thursday June 21 Final: Dixon Carphone Interim: Carnival Trading Update: Saga Friday June 22 Interim: Blackberry
