Accountancy firm Grant Thornton has appointed Alistair Wardell as head of restructuring for the South of England – a role in which he aims to help Bristol businesses reach their full potential. Alistair, pictured, brings more than 20 years’ experience to the job, most recently as practice leader in...
The West of England could benefit from billions of pounds of work linked to the expansion of Heathrow Airport by becoming one of its four regional logistic hubs. The move was announced today by Metro Mayor Tim Bowles as he launched a new economic blueprint for the area, which...
Doubling the size of its Bristol office and expanding its non-legal business areas have helped national law firm Ashfords achieve 69% turnover growth over the past five years, including a double-digit increase in 2016/17. Revenues climbed by a 12.7% to £40.6m during the year in what it called a...
Cutting-edge legal work by experts from international law firm Osborne Clarke’s Bristol office has helped 10 local government pension schemes create a ground-breaking £27.5bn pension fund investment pool. Brunel Pension Partnership (BPP), which is also based in Bristol, manages the pension savings on behalf of more than half a...
International property consultancy JLL has made eight promotions in its Bristol office. Residential valuation team director Adam Greenwood has become a national director while Nicola Perry, an associate director in the property and asset management team, is now a local director. Daniel Withecombe and Matthew Armstrong, from the student...
Bruton Knowles, the national commercial property agency, has strengthened its Bristol-based valuations team with the appointment of Brendan O’Haire. Brendan has experience of the buoyant Bristol market having worked in the city since he graduated in 2009 – first with Edward Symmons, then with Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) and...
Monday 24 July Interims: Ascential, Dialight, McColl’s Retail, Microgen, Reckitt Benckiser, SThree Final: Tungsten Corp Trading statements: Cranswick, Ryanair AGMs: Active Energy, Connemara Mining, Cranswick, Mx Oil, Paternoster Resources, Petrel Resources, Prime People, Proxama, Solo Oil, Uvenco EGM: Proxama Tuesday 25 July Interims: Croda International, Domino’s Pizza, Fevertree...
Airbus’s top UK boss Paul Kahn has left the group and his role has been scrapped in a move that has raised concerns among some industry watchers that British influence in European-owned aerospace giant is being reduced ahead of Brexit. Airbus in the UK will now be head by...
Japanese food tech firm Cookpad is to open its first UK base in Bristol, taking space in the high-quality Silversmiths office scheme that forms part of the largescale Glassfields development on Temple Way. Cookpad is Japan’s largest recipe sharing service which allows visitors to upload and search through original,...
The new branding for one of Bristol’s most iconic commercial buildings – the former HTV West studio and HQ on Bath Road – was unveiled today as its owners continue to repurpose it for a new generation of creatives. The 60s-built landmark started life as a studio complex in...
Reach Robotics, the Bristol-based robotics, augmented reality and mobile gaming firm, has secured a £5.8m investment as its first robots prepare to take part in a global test programme. The funding will help Reach take its MekaMon intelligent gaming robot to market as well as strengthening its team. Reach...
Bristol-based legal expenses insurer ARAG achieved an 11% growth in consolidated income to £12.3m last year despite challenging times for its sector. The firm, the UK arm of the giant ARAG German insurance group, said it expected further challenges over the coming year due to a combination of political...
Bristol digital marketing agency Digirank has celebrated its eighth birthday by growing its team to eight members. Rapid growth and an increasing client base means the agency, based in Temple Studios at Temple Gate, has been able to hire three more digital experts over the past year. Victoria Hockley...
