Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has strengthened its position in the solar power sector by advising prominent market player NextEnergy on 10 acquisitions. The deals – on ground-mounted solar projects stretching from Cornwall to Yorkshire – have a total value of £58.5m with the capacity to generate a massive...
The Bristol office of national accountancy group Smith & Williamson has hosted the relaunch of charity Bristol After Stroke. Previously known as the Bristol Area Stroke Foundation, the charity has refreshed its look and feel to encourage supporters, partners and the public to continue to engage with its work....
Filming for 20 new episodes of acclaimed kids’ TV series Andy’s Safari Adventures is underway in Bristol as its producers once again harness the Bottle Yard Studios’ industry-leading digital CGI and green screen technology. Made by the BBC’s world-renowned Natural History Unit Natural History Unit – also based in...
By Donna Kehoe, Bank of England agent for the South West of England The Bank of England has been providing significant support to our economy for more than a decade. We cut interest rates to exceptionally low levels during the financial crisis to support spending and to reduce the...
Being cautious with other people’s money has paid off for Bristol wealth management firm Whitechurch Securities – the firm has won its industry’s top accolade for such an approach. Whitechurch, which works with financial advisers to provide investment services to private clients, collected the Platinum Award for Best Cautious...
Work has started on preparing the former sorting office next to Temple Meads railway station for demolition – paving the way for the University of Bristol’s planned £300m Enterprise Campus. Contractor Kier Construction began work earlier this month on the 2.1-hectare gateway site, one of the landmark developments in...
South West law firm Clarke Willmott has appointed Bonita Walters as a partner in its commercial and private client litigation team, based in its Bristol office. Bonita, pictured, specialises in contentious trust and probate matters and disputed Court of Protection applications. She also acts for private clients in property...
Bishop Fleming, the regional accountancy firm with its largest office in Bristol, has appointed Frances Teague as its new director of finance. Frances, a chartered accountant, joins from retail group Debenhams, where she was senior finance manager. In an extensive career she has worked in a number of accountancy...
Thrings, the regional law firm with a base in Bristol, has restated its commitment to the London legal market by relocating its office there to a prime City location. The firm, which has had a base in the capital since 2007, has signed a 10-year lease on 5,640 sq...
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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 Mark Payne, general manager of The Bristol Hotel, a member of the Doyle Collection, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Hidden...
Former head of technology at Deutsche Bank Labs, Charles Radclyffe, has relinquished his role at the global financial institution to lead NetKernel, an innovative fintech firm disrupting the financial services world from its HQ in Bristol. Charles’s role at Deutsche Bank included the research and evaluation of emerging...
The University of Bristol has sold all its shares in fossil fuel businesses after calling in ethical investment experts based in the city. The university’s landmark decision to review its holdings in the most carbon-intensive sectors came after a campaign by the university’s Fossil Free Society, which praised the...
