Accountancy group Grant Thornton has appointed Matt Parfitt to lead the growing employment taxes team in its Bristol office. Matt, pictured, brings a wide range of commercial and technical experience and is a regular contributor to leading tax publications. He joins as senior manager after three years at Nationwide...
Global accountancy group KPMG has made 50 promotions in its Bristol office – including the appointment of one partner and six directors – in a move it says signals its commitment to investing in talent. Regional head of restructuring David Pike becomes a partner after 18 years with the...
Smith & Williamson, the financial and professional services firm with a large office in Bristol, has won two significant industry awards in one week. The firm scooped the Best Large Firm title at Citywire’s Wealth Manager Investment Performance Awards and the National Firm of the Year accolade at the...
Cloud computing firm Eduserv is relocating to Bristol from Bath after securing a seven-figure funding deal from the Royal Bank of Scotland. The firm, which employs 130 staff and has a turnover of £15m, has used the secured loan facilities to buy new offices at Gyldan House in Portwall...
Bart Ingredients, the Bristol-based manufacturer of herbs and spices, has been acquired by German spice producer Fuchs Group for an undisclosed sum. Under its previous owner, private equity firm Langholm Capital, Bart had been transformed, becoming an award-winning grocery brand. It turned over more than £25m last year and...
Charities from Bristol and across the UK joined West of England mayor Tim Bowles at Computershare’s South Bristol headquarters to celebrate donations that resulted from the company’s relationship with ShareGift. Over the last two years £125,000 has been donated to charity owing to the specialist financial services group’s work...
University of Bristol spin-out businesses Zeetta Networks and KETS Quantum Security have won a major venture capital initiative which will provide them with access to investors with funds totalling £125m. Teams from the two firms pitched their ideas to a panel of experts from BT, Deutsche Telekom, Facebook, Orange...
Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming has added to its 2017 trophy haul by being named Large Practice of the Year at the UK’s Practice Excellence Awards. The firm, which has the largest of its seven offices in Bristol, landed the accolade against stiff competition from across the country due...
A free cyber security workshop to teach small firms how to protect against online threats is being staged by Bristol business support organisation BRAVE Enterprise. The half-day workshop on November 7 is being held at BRAVE’s offices at The Coach House, 2 Upper York Street, Bristol, BS2 8QN. Booking...
Bristol firms are looking for Chancellor Philip Hammond to deliver a shot in the arm and lift confidence in next month’s Budget following this week’s rise in inflation, according to the region’s largest business group. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose to 3% in September, according to today’s official...
Unemployed and disadvantaged young people from across the West of England are to benefit from £160,000 raised by business leaders at a dinner for The Prince’s Trust staged in Bristol last week. More than 460 business people and other high-profile guests from across the region attended the annual Red...
Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has its largest office in Bristol, is celebrating leaping up the accounting industry’s most prestigious league table. The firm has broken into the top 30 of leading industry magazine Accountancy Age’s rankings for the first time. It achieved a 12% annual turnover increase...
The largest ever gathering of tech companies in the West of England takes place on Tuesday when more than 500 local, national and global delegates assemble for Venturefest Bristol and Bath 2017. The event will put the spotlight on innovative approaches to the way we will live, move around...
