Technology, media and telecoms, manufacturing and tourism have been highlighted as the sectors business leaders believe will lead the South West’s recovery and help to head-off the threat of a double-dip recession. More than 100 directors contributed to South West Outlook – Recession to Progression – an authoritative report...
CONSTRUCTION lawyer Peter O’Brien has joined Bristol law firm Clarke Willmott from South West competitors Osborne Clarke. Peter joins the expanding construction law team as a partner in the firm making the team one of the largest outside of London. As a dual qualified lawyer and quantity surveyor he...
Bristol-based ERIC, the UK’s only charity dedicated to supporting children with continence problems, has won the Small Charity, Big Achiever award at the national Third Sector Excellence Awards. The award recognised ERIC’s Banish the Wee Horror campaign, which raises awareness of bedwetting, encouraging children and parents to contact ERIC...
Bristol-based Brandon Hill Communications has strengthened its event management and public relations divisions with the appointments of Mirelle Ball, James Meredith and Stephanie Muir. Mirelle joins as account director and will further reinforce the agency’s credentials in the environmental and renewable energy sectors, in which she has more than...
Dr Tom MacMillan has been appointed as director of innovation at the Bristol-based Soil Association. Tom has been director of the Food Ethics Council since 2003 and has helped to establish the think tank as a leading and respected voice on food policy. He edited Food Ethics, a quarterly...
From Bristol24-7 www..bristol247.com Bristol Zoo’s 61 Wow! Gorillas sculptures that stood around the city this summer will be sold at auction tonight with organisers hoping to raise £100,000 for charity. The sale, at the Victoria Rooms in Clifton, will be broadcast live via a webcam with a live blog...
More than 70 jobs at Bristol-based civil and structural consultants Clarke Bond Group have been saved following its acquisition out of administration by a private investor. Thomas Anderson bought the business for an undisclosed amount through Inspiration Holdings from joint administrators, director Mark Roach and partner Graham Randall in...
Specialist recruitment business Moon Consulting has entered a new phase in its growth strategy with the appointment of Peaches Golding OBE as principal consultant. Peaches, pictured, is one of the South West’s leading ethical business experts and was last year's High Sheriff of Bristol. She will help Moon create...
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has called on banks to play a greater role in spurring economic recovery by helping small firms and entrepreneurs. Giving the keynote speech at a conference in Bristol explaining how the UK’s major banks can provide finance for small and medium-sized businesses, he said: "I...
Workers at engineering consultancy Halcrow who own shares in the business could receive cash windfalls worth thousands of pounds after its directors agreed to a £124m takeover. Halcrow, which has a base at Temple Quay, Bristol, is being acquired by major US group CH2M Hill. The deal is subject...
Osborne Clarke, Burges Salmon and TLT lead the pack when it comes to corporate and commercial prowess among Bristol law firms. They make up the top tier of the power players in this segment of the market, according to Legal 500. According to the report, which is published...
Bristol law firms Burges Salmon and Osborne Clarke have maintained their places as the regional legal sector’s two heavyweights, despite tough market conditions. The duopoly have for many years commanded the top two positions and, although rooted firmly in Bristol, have grown into serious national – and in Osborne...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com The chief executive of South West Screen has been named as the first CEO of the new organisation charged with promoting the film industry in England. Caroline Norbury will take charge of Creative England at the start of October after nine years as head of...
