Foot Anstey, the regional law firm with an office in Bristol, has continued to invest in talent to support its future growth strategy, including introducing a pioneering legal apprenticeship scheme and increasing its number of trainee solicitors. In offering two different routes into the legal profession, the firm is supporting...
Energy sector experts from Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon have advised the developers of a major new biomass Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant in the North East with the capacity to supply 50,000 homes. The 30MW plant at Cramlington, Northumberland, will supply heat and electricity to the Aesica...
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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 Poku Osei, founder of Babbasa youth empowerment project, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? The Rise and Fall of the Roman...
Lawyers from Bristol-headquartered Burges Salmon have worked on the complex, cross-border acquisition of a majority holding in historic UK metals firm Henry Bath by a Chinese logistics group. Beijing-based CMST Development Co paid $60m (£38.5m) for a 51% stake in Henry Bath, one of the world’s oldest metals storage...
Engine Shed’s Boxworks project, which will be made up of 20 shipping containers transformed into custom-designed workplaces, is now under way with the first two ‘boxes’ onsite. The containers will be converted over the coming weeks to provide much-needed workspace for start-ups and growing businesses in Bristol’s key creative,...
Bristol businesses are backing a multi-million pound bid to the Government to boost the use of green transport across the West of England. The area’s four local authorities are preparing a bid for up to £11m from the Office of Low Emission Vehicles which would be used to introduce...
Bristol entrepreneur Ellen Green, who walked away from TV show Dragons’ Den empty-handed last month, has now secured a £30,000 investment for her Blue Badge Company. Three of the dragons offered funding in return for shares in her business, which sells stylish living aids, with retail tycoon Touker Suleyman...
The Royal West of England Academy’s (RWA) Annual Exhibition returns next month for its 163rd year with the backing of accountants and investment managers Smith & Williamson’s Bristol office. The exhibition, the RWA’s biggest of the year and the largest event in the South West of its kind, features...
Anyone looking to start or grow their own business can get expert advice at the South Bristol Business and Jobs Fair being staged on Wednesday at the Filwood Green Business Park. The event, which is also aimed at heling people find work or an apprenticeship, takes place between 9.30am...
Loyal customers of Bath Ales are being rewarded as part of the brewery’s 20th anniversary with pints of its flagship Gem bitter at its 1995 price of £1.50. Members of its Loyal Hare Force loyalty scheme will be able to sup the cut-price beer during its Birthday Happy Hour...
Facilities management business Almeda has recruited Ben Arbery, who joins the family business as associate director. He will work alongside Brady George, who recently took over from his father Gary as managing director. Ben spent 15 years working in the financial services industry, initially as a financial adviser and...
Luke McKeever, the chairman of innovative internet platform Neighbourly, has moved to the more hands-on role of CEO at the firm to free up founder Nick Davies to focus on building its unique brand. Luke McKeever, pictured, joined Neighbourly last September, just two months after its official launch. The...
