Staff and students working and studying at UWE’s Bristol Business School (BBS) and Bristol Law School (BLS) have moved in to their new state-of-the-art £55m building. The building is the jewel in the crown of a £300m capital investment programme across all campuses and will enable UWE to break new...
Regional law firm Foot Anstey is hosting an event alongside the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) next week to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The emergence of new technologies, changes in business strategy and increased consumer focus have driven the...
Banking and renewables sector experts from Bristol-based national law firm Burges Salmon have advised one of Japan’s largest banks on its refinancing of a major UK wind farm. The Burges Salmon team, led by banking partner Nathan Curtis with assistance from the firm’s real estate and projects departments, worked...
UWE vice-chancellor Prof Steve West has been appointed interim chair of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) following the resignation of Stephen Roberston. Prof West, pictured, takes up the reins of the organisation as it grapples with changes brought in by the election of the region’s first Metro...
A major conference in June will bring together the West of England’s political and business leaders as it faces a period of unprecedented change following the Metro Mayor and national Parliamentary elections. The West of England Economic Growth Conference on June 23 will offer delegates the first opportunity to...
Shares in specialist IT firm SCISYS rose today after it revealed it had won a place on the Metropolitan Police’s new supplier framework – a move it described as a “game-changer” in is relationship with the force. SCISYS, which provides highly specialised software and IT services to organisations across...
Pet food has joined popcorn and swimwear as the latest deal worked on by Bristol lawyers from national firm Bond Dickinson for longstanding specialist consumer brand investor Piper. Pet Food UK, the Hertfordshire company behind the Barking Heads, Meowing Heads and AATU brands, has received £5m from Piper to...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT is to take its total number of directors to a record 117 with the promotion of seven associates and one legal director. Effective from next Monday, May 1, the promotions include property litigation lawyer Matthew Forrest, employment lawyer Siobhan Fitzgerald, commercial lawyers Dan Read...
Bristol-based Hotcha, the UK’s fastest growing Chinese takeaway and delivery chain, opened its 13th outlet yesterday as it continues its expansion across the South of England. Founded in 2011 by entrepreneurs James Liang and Andy Chan, Hotcha has grown by serving up freshly made dishes in high street locations...
Bristol recruitment firm ISL, set up by a 30 year old fed-up with the way the industry treated its workforce, is celebrating its 10th anniversary by achieving a record turnover. The firm, founded by recruiter Henry Keeys, turned over £3.1m in 2016-17 and also increased net fee income by...
Ground-breaking technology developed in the West of England for the global oil and gas industry is being marketed to the UK rail industry to reduce delays caused by signal failure. Portishead-based Viper Innovation’s CableGuardian already has a well-established reputation in the global subsea oil and gas market, where it...
The West of England’s largest business organisation has called on all candidates in next week’s Metro Mayor election to show they will deliver long-term economic growth for the region. Business West, which includes the West of England Initiative and the chambers of commerce for Bristol, Bath & North East...
Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming has welcomed the scrapping of the government’s controversial plans to digitalise the tax system and force business to make quarterly online returns. The scheme, which was due to be introduced in April next year have been dropped due to the upcoming General Election. Bishop...
