A new £5m social investment fund has launched in Bristol to promote investment in charities, community interest companies and community benefit societies. The first of its kind in the UK, it has been developed and run by social impact investment company Resonance and sponsored by UBS Wealth Management. It...
Bristol-based sustainable travel publisher Sawday’s has travelled the ‘green route’ itself and relocated its office to the city centre. The business, established by Alastair Sawday in 1994 and run by his son Toby since 2010, was working from award-winning offices on the outskirts of the city near Long Ashton....
A unique sound wave sculpture designed by Bristol installation artist Luke Jerram and based on music by Philip Glass will spearhead the final stage of concert venue St George’s Bristol £5.5m fundraising appeal. St George’s has secured the support of the two world-leading artists to create the stunning sculpture...
Bristol creative communications agency Bray Leino has been appointed by Longleat to support next year’s 50th anniversary of the famous safari park. With 12 months of celebrations already planned to capitalise on the milestone year, the Longleat team wanted to bring in an agency to build on the anniversary...
A digital conveyancing tool that has dramatically increased efficiency in property transactions has earned South West law firm Foot Anstey recognition for the second consecutive year in the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Report. From a group of 21 national and international firms, Foot Anstey, which has an office in...
Bristol software development consultancy Scott Logic has celebrated its 10 anniversary having gone from a start-up with three staff to a headcount of more than 180 across four offices. The firm was founded in 2005 by managing director Gary Scott after a successful IT career in investment banking. His...
Ethical investors will hear how they can make their money count at an event in Bristol next week hosted by a group of organisations based in the city. Rathbone Greenbank Investments has teamed up with Triodos Bank, the Bristol Fairtrade Network and Shared Interest to stage the session next...
Nicola Horlick, the fund manager once dubbed City Superwoman, has been appointed a non-executive director of Bristol-based pension-led funding specialists Clifton Asset Management. Horlick, pictured, who launched crowdfunding platform Money&Co. in April last year, will help to guide Clifton through its next phase of growth. The company facilitates investment...
The BBC must evolve to meet the challenges of an increasingly digital media landscape but must also be valued for future generations, one of its senior managers told West business leaders at the annual CBI regional dinner. Jenny Baxter, pictured, who as chief operating officer, BBC England, is in...
Construction has started on an £8.5m state-of-the-art asphalt plant at Avonmouth which will transform the fortunes of an historic Somerset firm. Aggregates firm Wainwright was founded in 1891 and now supplies high-quality stone, premium aggregates, asphalt and formation material from its quarry on the Mendips near Shepton Mallet. The plant...
The region covered by the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has been rated as the best of the 39 LEP areas across the country for its record on business start-ups. Research by information agency BankSearch shows 5.7% more businesses were launched in West of England during the...
A Bristol commercial lawyer is urging the city’s retailers to review their trading terms and conditions following the introduction of new consumer laws. The Consumer Rights Act – which came into force on October 1 – aims to rectify the traditional complexities of UK law in this area and...
Specialist lender Together, which provides growth finance to niche markets, has appointed a regional development director to help West of England businesses and entrepreneurs gain vital access to funding. Paul Chadney, pictured, has more than 27 years’ experience in the finance industry and will be based in Bristol to...
