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Fresh approach to ethical food retailing serves up strong growth for pioneering Bristol firm

September 8, 2017
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Fresh approach to ethical food retailing serves up strong growth for pioneering Bristol firm

Bristol-based online ethical food retailer Fresh-range plans to triple sales to around £1m by the end of this year as demand continues to grow rapidly. The firm, founded in 2014 by Bristol entrepreneur Rich Osborn, pictured, is scaling fast after gaining new investment. It hit its crowdfunding target of...

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Leisure industry first as firms’ masterstroke creates pop-up pool for summer swimmers

September 8, 2017
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Leisure industry first as firms’ masterstroke creates pop-up pool for summer swimmers

Circadian Trust, the firm managing leisure centres across South Gloucestershire for the local authority, has teamed up with swimming pool specialist Rio Pools to create what is believed to be a first for the UK leisure industry. The Bradley Stoke-based firm was keen to be able to offer summer...

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Bristol poet laureate finds words to help Computershare celebrate trailblazing reading buddies scheme

September 8, 2017
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Bristol poet laureate finds words to help Computershare celebrate trailblazing reading buddies scheme

Bristol-based specialist financial services group Computershare has hosted a poetry reading masterclass by the city’s poet laureate Miles Chambers and eight schoolchildren to celebrate its work supporting pupils in local schools.  Many staff from Computershare, South Bristol’s biggest employer, spend one lunch hour a week reading with primary pupils...

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MIT selects innovative Bristol tech firm to help address global gender pay gap problem

September 8, 2017
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MIT selects innovative Bristol tech firm to help address global gender pay gap problem

Gapsquare, the innovative Bristol tech start-up focusing on tackling the gender pay gap, has been selected as a finalist in a worldwide problem-solving project staged by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The MIT Solve Global Challenge looks at solving the world’s most pressing challenges through open innovation and...

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‘Ambitious, creative and inspiring’ Bristol Business School shortlisted for Times Higher Education award

September 8, 2017
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‘Ambitious, creative and inspiring’ Bristol Business School shortlisted for Times Higher Education award

Strong engagement with business combined with impactful research and enterprise has put Bristol Business School in the running for major education award. The shortlisting, in the Business School of the Year category of the Times Higher Education Awards 2017, comes as the culmination of a “fantastic” year for the...

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Places still available for ‘smart tech’ pioneers at Venturefest’s investor showcase

September 8, 2017
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Places still available for ‘smart tech’ pioneers at Venturefest’s investor showcase

Tech start-ups and scale-ups seeking funding have just a week left to apply for the Silicon Gorge Investor Showcase taking place as part of Venturefest Bristol & Bath next month. Applications, which must be in by September 15, are open to early stage tech firms – those looking for...

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Smith & Williamson conference will aim to demystify cloud accounting software for business owners

September 8, 2017
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Smith & Williamson conference will aim to demystify cloud accounting software for business owners

Bristol business owners and finance managers are being invited to an innovative conference later this month which aims to demystify cloud accounting software and allow them to make clearer choices when it comes to picking the right package. Staged by national accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith &...

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Major charity sector acquisition handled by team from TLT’s Bristol office

September 8, 2017
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Major charity sector acquisition handled by team from TLT’s Bristol office

Legal experts from Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT have advised on an acquisition that has created the UK’s largest charity services businesses. The deal involved Woods Consolidated, the holding company of Chippenham-based Woods Group, taking over Melksham specialist outsourcing firm Valldata. Woods Group is best known for its strengths...

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SCISYS confident ahead of first-half results as spate of contract wins boost order book

September 8, 2017
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SCISYS confident ahead of first-half results as spate of contract wins boost order book

A raft of recent contract wins and a bumper order book means specialist IT group SCISYS, which has an office in Bristol, is on target to report solid half-year results later this month, according to its directors. In a trading update to the London Stock Exchange earlier this week,...

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Innovative subsea engineering firm lands coveted PwC West of England Business of Year award

September 7, 2017
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Innovative subsea engineering firm lands coveted PwC West of England Business of Year award

Developing pioneering products for the global oil industry has earned advanced engineering group Viper Innovations the prestigious title of 2017 PwC West of England Business of Year in the category for businesses turning over less than £30m. The firm, which has its head office and main manufacturing base in...

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Tax expert joins Ashford’s corporate team in Bristol as partner

September 7, 2017
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The corporate tax team at regional law firm Ashfords’ Bristol office has been boosted by the appointment of Nicola Manclark as partner. Nicola, pictured, joins from Bristol-based rival Burges Salmon, where she spent more than 10 years in its corporate tax department, most recently as a senior associate.  Her...

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CBRE launches Bristol-based team to handle major development schemes across South West

September 6, 2017
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CBRE launches Bristol-based team to handle major development schemes across South West

National property services firm CBRE has formed a new team based in its Bristol office to lead on development projects across the South West and South Wales. The team will be led by Marcus Plaw, who joins as planning director, and Philip Marsden, who becomes associate director. Marcus joins...

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Former Grant Thornton South West corporate finance head joins FRP Advisory as partner

September 6, 2017
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Former Grant Thornton South West corporate finance head joins FRP Advisory as partner

National business advisory firm FRP Advisory has appointed Mark Naughton as a partner in its Bristol office to lead its corporate finance offering across the South West and Wales. Mark brings more than 20 years’ corporate finance experience and connections across the region, having previously led Grant Thornton’s corporate...

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