The Institute of Directors (IoD) is seeking a new South West chair to represent its 5,000 members across the region. Current chair Nick Sturge, pictured, who is director of Bristol innovation hub Engine Shed, steps down in January after the standard three years in the role. The voluntary, unpaid...
Bristol’s community businesses will be able to apply for finance to help them grow and achieve sustainability when a new fund re-opens next week. The Community Business Fund from independent trust Power to Change will offer grants between £50,000 and £300,000 to businesses trading for the benefit of –...
The Bristol office of regional accountancy group Bishop Fleming has appointed two new managers to audit team as it continues to expand into one of the largest in the region, having grown substantially in the past few years. Michael Pallot joins as a senior manager having previously worked in...
Bristol firms have just a week left to take part in a major survey, the results of which will shape support for exporters in the post-Brexit age. The Business West International Trade Survey takes the pulse of firms across the region at a time when exports are on the...
Bristol-based law firm Meade King and the city office of accountants Haines Watts have advised on the sale of a leading social media influencer agency to advertising giant M&C Saatchi Group. The deal – regarded by commentators as significant in the burgeoning specialist influencer market – involved M&C Saatchi...
Mazars, the top 10 accounting and advisory firm, has promoted director Jon Marchant to partner in its Bristol office. Since joining Mazars in 2014 from Gloucestershire accountants Hazlewoods, Jon, pictured, has been instrumental in growing the firm’s presence across the South West, focusing on entrepreneurial businesses. Bristol Office managing...
Bristol manufacturing and food and drink firms can learn about exporting to North America in a pair of free events hosted by the Department for International Trade (DIT) next week. The two masterclasses take place at DIT’s Export Hub next Thursday at Bristol Port, Avonmouth, between 9.15am and 2:15pm....
The University of Bristol-backed SETsquared Partnership, the world’s No 1 business incubator, is forecast to contribute nearly £27bn to the UK economy and create more than 22,000 jobs over the next 12 years. According to independent research by Warwick Economics and Development (WECD), SETsquared has already boosted the economy...
Bristol-headquartered vehicle glass repair and replacement firm Mobile Windscreens, which trades as National Windscreens, has been acquired by Swedish group Ryds Bilglas, the Scandinavian market leader in the sector. Mobile Windscreens, which was established by George Douglas in 1971, had revenues last year of more than £40m. It is...
A team of Bristol professional advisers has helped with the takeover of a troubled leisurewear brand – the latest in a string of ‘pre-pack’ sales that are offering a lifeline to firms struggling in the tough retail sector. North Devon-based Saltrock Surfwear went into administration last Friday and was...
A project that identifies the 25 most disruptive firms in the South West is to return for a second year. Disrupt South West recognises innovative ventures with headquarters in the region which hold the greatest potential to influence, change or create new markets. Bristol firms dominated the inaugural list last...
Bristol R&D tax credit consultancy ForrestBrown has appointed Andy Yeo as finance director to help accelerate its growth plans following its acquisition earlier this year by a leading US tax incentive group. Andy, pictured, joins from Clifton-based specialist recruitment firm SmithCorp, where he was chief financial officer. He has...
The simmering row over where Bristol’s much-delayed arena should be built took a new twist yesterday when plans to develop its original site near Temple Meads as a new housing and employment area were unveiled. Insurance giant Legal & General said its vision for Temple Island – the derelict...
