A sparkling wine-tasting evening, hosted by law firm Clarke Wilmot’s Bristol office and accountants Monahans, has raised more than £1,200 for Headway Bristol, the charity that helps survivors of brain injury. Nearly 30 guests attended the Festival of Fizz at Clarke Wilmott’s waterside office, sampling a variety of sparkling...
Accountancy firm Grant Thornton’s South West region has promoted Jenny Batchelor to partner in its Bristol office. Jenny, pictured, advises privately-owned businesses and listed companies on domestic and international tax matters, including tax efficient restructuring, acquisition structures and AIM listings. Grant Thornton said her promotion came off the back...
Monday 4 July Interim: RM Finals: Eco Animal Health, Oneview AGMs: LGO Energy, Tissue Regenix EGM: London Stock Exchange Economics: Markit/CIPS UK construction PMI Tuesday 5 July Interim: St Modwen Properties Finals: Hayward Tyler, Imagination Technologies, Solid State Trading statements: Connect, Ferrexpo, Gym, International Consolidated Airlines, Persimmon AGMs: BSD...
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Gemma McGrattan, director at Synergy Creative, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? I love a good action film. Three great films I’ve...
Two Bristol law firms were among the winners at this week’s prestigious Lawyer Awards while the city’s pioneering Legal Advocacy Support Project earned the Pro Bono Initiative of the Year title. Bristol-headquartered Burges Salmon’s real estate group was named Real Estate Team of the Year, collecting the award for...
Bristol City Council city director Nicola Yates OBE is to leave the job at the end of this month, it was announced today. Ms Yates, pictured, has held the top role at the council – which has a £160,000 a year salary – for just over three years. She...
Bristol-based Greenhouse PR is hoping to land the title of Green PR Company of the Year for the second consecutive year next week. The firm, which works with clients in the sustainable and the low carbon sectors, is in the running for accolade the in the Business Green Leaders...
Bristol-based organic food retailer the Better Food Company is to open its third store next week in the city’s emerging food hub at Wapping Wharf. Better Food, which already has outlets in St Werburghs and Clifton, is taking up a prime position at the entrance to the new Harbourside...
Clip Exhibition and Display, the Bristol-based exhibition stand design and build firm, has made a number of new appointments as it gears up for further growth. The arrival of the six new starters follows a record breaking year for the firm, with a 25% increase in turnover against 2014....
Celebrated chef Marco Pierre White chatted to guests about food – and football – when he paid a special visit to his restaurant near Bristol. The personal appearance was to launch the new summer menu at the Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar & Grill at DoubleTree by Hilton, Cadbury...
Detailed design work for the transformation of Bristol’s Colston Hall is to go ahead following approval of a £1.6m investment by Bristol City Council’s cabinet. The funding for Bristol Music Trust, which runs the venue, is part of a wider plan by the council to continue to support the...
Communications agency McCann Bristol has created a national TV advert for Stowford Press which follows the cider’s journey from the moment the apples blossom to when it is served. The advert, which aired for the first time this week, also features the brand’s new strapline ‘100% local home-pressed apples’...
Brewer and pub company Bath Ales has been acquired by Cornwall-based St Austell Brewery, with the new owners promising investment in its brands, brewery and pubs. The deal, financial details of which have not been disclosed, includes Bath Ales’ brewery and bottling plant at Warmley, near Bristol, its portfolio...
