The president of the CBI has urged West business leaders to press for a ‘soft’ Brexit with full access to the European Single Market and to also counter the view that immigration is bad for the UK. Paul Drechsler CBE told the South West CBI annual dinner that he...
Members of Bristol’s business community were among around 80 people from across the South West taking part in the UK’s largest sleep-out. They bedded down in Bristol’s Millennium Square on Friday night to raise money for youth services run by Action for Children. Among businesses involved in Byte Night...
Small manufacturers in Bristol are to be supported by a new regional advisory programme launched by the West of England Growth Hub. The service will support nearly SME manufacturers within the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area, helping them to grow and create jobs. The Local Manufacturing...
Three Bristol-based lawyers have set up a new specialist dispute resolution boutique practice after leaving one of the city’s largest full-service legal firms. Partners Richard Loney, Alistair Stewart and Sarah Holland – who previously worked at Lyons Davidson – have launched Loney Steward Holland to specialise in the full...
South West law firm Foot Anstey has retained all six of the latest trainee solicitors to have completed their two-year training contract with the firm. The achievement comes at the same time as the quality of its solicitor training has been confirmed to be of the highest standard by...
Regional law firm Michelmores has bolstered the real estate team in its Bristol office with the appointment of Stephen McColgan as a partner. Stephen, pictured, has nearly 30 years’ experience in various aspects of property and development related work. He joins Michelmores’ expanding Bristol team after 12 years at...
International legal practice Osborne Clarke, which has a large office in Bristol, has advised XC Trains on its £1.5bn extended franchise agreement with the Department for Transport. XC Trains, a subsidiary of Arriva, will manage the new three-year franchise agreement under the CrossCountry brand. The franchise, which stretches from Aberdeen...
Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming’s corporate finance and tax teams have chalked up new records on the back of a flurry of deals over the summer. Despite initial market uncertainties in the aftermath of the Brexit vote, the teams based across the firm’s Bristol and Bath offices have advised...
In what has been billed as the biggest change in a generation, the process of the 2017 business rates revaluation is well under way. Matthew Midwinter, partner at national property consultant Sanderson Weatherall, considers how Bristol’s retail, office and industrial sectors may be affected. What are business rates? Business...
Accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson, which employs around 200 people at its Bristol office, has been voted the top employer in the accounting and professional services sector. The firm beat off strong competition from the Big Four and other mid-tier accounting firms to claim the...
A new regional Prince’s Trust development committee has been set up by a group of leading business figures to help the organisation raise vital funds to support young people. The committee aims is to raise more than £1m during 2016-17 to go directly towards The Prince’s Trust in the...
International property consultancy JLL’s lead director for the South West & Wales, Jeremy Richards, is to step down from the role at the end of this year and will be replaced by director of project and development services Simon Peacock. Jeremy will take on the role of regional chairman...
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