South West law firm Foot Anstey is strengthening its sector experience with the appointment of Luke Gabb as a consultant to its energy practice, further building its reputation in the sector. Luke, pictured, joins from national firm Bond Dickinson where he was a partner and head of energy. He is...
Regional property consultancy Alder King has promoted two members of its Bristol planning team. Karl Scholz and Nicola Sully have become associate and principal planner respectively. Karl joined Alder King as a senior planner in 2008 from Cardiff Council and has played a major role in achieving consents on...
Accountancy group EY has appointed Chris Eastman as a corporate finance director in its Bristol office as part of its expansion plans across the South West & Wales region. Chris, pictured, started his career in 2002 at rival PwC in Bristol, where he was a member of its audit...
Specialist IT and software firm SciSys, which has a base in Bristol, has landed work with the MoD worth a potential £3m as it continues to build its defence expertise. Under the contract, the firm is to help develop a new cutting-edge support system for Royal Navy warships. SciSys,...
Monday 5 September Interims: Faron Pharmaceuticals, Flowgroup, Hunting, Plus500 Finals: 1pm, Ashmore, Decra Pharmaceuticals AGMs: Better Capital, IG Seismic Services, Marwyn Value Investors Economics: Markit/CIPS services, composite PMI Tuesday 6 September Interims: Applegreen, Curtis Banks, Dalata Hotel, Gamma Communications, Harworth Group, Johnson Service Group, SQS Software Quality Systems, Stadium Group Finals: Craneware, Mucklow (A&J), Redrow...
The winner of The Apprentice, Joseph Valente, has this afternoon been confirmed as the keynote speaker at next month’s Business Showcase South West. Staged at the newly completed Ashton Gate Stadium on October 5, BSSW 2016 will celebrate the best of in innovation, creativity and enterprise across the region....
Leading software and services company Gresham, which works with many of the world’s largest financial services firms, has moved its global innovation centre to Bristol, underpinning the city’s growing reputation as a hub for fintech. The centre, in the Brew House – a former brewery-turned-modern office building close to...
A crowdfunding campaign to pay for a young creative to attend the world’s largest interactive conference has been kicked off by Bristol Media. It wants to raise £6,000 to pay for an apprenticeship at renowned South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. Bristol Media is working with city-based youth empowerment...
Somerset brewery Wild Beer Co has become the latest business to open at Bristol’s cutting-edge Wapping Wharf food and drink hub. The firm’s new restaurant offers craft beers and ‘new school’ fish and chips in a light and spacious modern setting on the Harbourside alongside some of the city’s...
Boutique communications and marketing agency 42group is looking forward to further growth after moving into new studio offices at The Paintworks. Since its launch in May last year, the full-service agency has quietly been working with some of the biggest names in healthcare, science and technology, such as Alder Hey...
Some of the UK’s most radical thinkers in areas spanning technology, energy and transport are sharing their views this weekend at a pioneering event in Bristol. The Radical Technology Conference at the University of Bristol, which starts this evening, will explore a more radical approach to technology and its ability...
Cats Protection, the UK’s largest feline welfare charity, has called on a Bristol property agency to help with its hunt for a suitable location in the city to host a new rehoming centre. The charity, which has 32 centres and more than 250 volunteer-run branches across the UK, helps...
More than 200 jobs have been saved following the takeover of AstraZeneca’s doomed Avlon production plant at Avonmouth. US contract manufacturer Avara Pharmaceutical Services stepped in this week to buy the massive site, pictured, which it described as a centre of excellence, and pledged to keep on all 210...
