Handelsbanken, the fast-growing Swedish-owned bank with more than 140 UK branches, is to open a regional head office in North Bristol. The soon-to-open base will support an expanding network of local branches across the region which offer bespoke banking services to corporate and individual customers. The South West is the fourth...
Bristol commercial property firm Hartnell Taylor Cook is marking its 90th anniversary by unveiling ambitious expansion plans for 2013 and launching a new website. The independent firm, with 100 staff in offices in Bristol, London and Plymouth, is also taking on new recruits to keep up with demand for...
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Bristol is in the running for £24m Government funding to make it the UK’s most-advanced digital city with a publicly-accessible IT system that brings together essential information for citizens from bus times to energy use. Bristol is bidding for the cash under the Government’s Future Cities Award scheme –...
Bristol ethical businesses Mabboo, which makes a range of bamboo clothing, and handmade leather goods retailer Aymo, have joined forces to open the city’s first pop-up shop dedicated to sustainable fashion. E C O – standing for Ethical, Creative and Organic - is open until January 14 in The...
The merger between Dickinson Dees and Bond Pearce will go ahead from 1 May 2013 after both firms’ partners voted for the deal. Creating a major new Law Firm, Bond Dickinson will have an income of approximately £95m, 1,200 staff and operations in eight UK wide locations. Jonathan Blair,...
Bond Pearce, the West law firm with a major office in Bristol, is to merge with Newcastle-based Dickinson Dees. Confirmation was announced earlier this afternoon. The tie-up, first mooted in September, creates a UK top 30 law firm with combined revenue of around £95m. Bond Pearce has grown its...
West law firm Foot Anstey has strengthened its rapidly-growing Bristol office with the arrival of another new partner. The appointment of regulatory specialist Chris Pritchett headcount to 30 with strategic recruitment set to continue. Chris joins from Bristol rivals Burges Salmon and brings with him a wealth of knowledge...
Work is underway on the £600,000 project to create a new, larger lounge at Bristol Airport. When it opens next spring the Aspire by Servisair lounge will be 50% larger than the existing lounge and offer an improved service for business and leisure passengers with greater levels of comfort...
Budding young entrepreneurs are being offered help to start up in business thanks to a new scheme launched in the South West. The Start-Up Loans scheme aims to help anyone aged between 18 and 24 years old to ‘free the business in you’. The £82.5m national scheme was launched...
Aldermore Bank has appointed Paul Bowden as regional sales manager in its invoice finance team. Paul, pictured, joins the newly-established Bristol-based team, which is headed by regional director David Parsons and provides local businesses with financial help to manage their cashflow and facilitate their future expansion. Paul joins from...
Bristol’s green sector is to be boosted by an innovative scheme that means residents across the city can apply for home energy improvement grants to help them cut their bills. The £2.8m project, which will provide generous grants for home improvements with a focus on solid wall insulation and...
British Retail Consortium director general Stephen Robertson is to join Business West as chairman next month. The business support and advice organisation – which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce – has also appointed two new directors. Stephen, pictured, who is also non-executive director of Bristol-based FTSE-100 financial services firm...
