Confidence levels among West of England firms have dropped significantly – with orders and sales also down – according to the latest survey by Business West, with the region’s largest business organisation blaming Brexit uncertainty for the slump. All measures in the survey of around 500 firms were in...
The West of England’s top accountants have been advised to have ‘micro-adventures’ such as skinny dipping in a river while on their way to a meeting or sleeping outside on a hill in summer. The unusual plea was made to the 400 guests at the profession’s regional annual dinner...
Men’s luxury beachwear and lifestyle brand Frescobol Carioca has received a significant investment from YFM Equity Partners in a deal supported by the Bristol head office of national law firm TLT. The investment from specialist private equity fund manager YFM, a long-standing client of TLT, will be used to...
St Peter’s, Bristol’s only adult hospice, has received one of its largest ever corporate donations after the Bristol office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) reached its two-year ambition of raising £80,000. The firm has been supporting the hospice – which cares for 2,000 patients every year...
Staff in the Bedminster office of Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby are celebrating its relocation – having moved into the building next door. The firm has been part of the South Bristol suburb’s business community for more than 40 years. its 36 staff are working in new, vibrant, ultra-modern conditions...
Bristol mental health charity Off The Record (OTR) is calling on businesses to support the vital work it does helping the city’s young people. OTR Bristol provides support for 11 to 25-year-olds affected by mental health issues through a variety of projects, including drop-in hubs, workshops and outreach groups...
Bristol Law Society is to enhance its member benefits through a series of thought leadership workshops and events jointly curated with project management consultancy Nine Feet Tall. Covering topics such as digital transformation, innovation, technology and change management, the events will be open, honest and free from jargon. -based...
Bristol-based Grand Prix Events, a specialist in Formula 1-related corporate hospitality, luxury travel and experiences, has been sold to Exclusive GP in a deal that completed in time for this year’s F1 season. Portishead-based Exclusive GP was itself acquired by US hospitality group QuintEvents last summer, putting Grand Prix Events...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has advised long-standing client Swan Housing Association on a £30m funding to redevelop a residential and retail centre in Essex. Swan will use the funds from Homes England, the government’s housing delivery agency, to rebuild Beechwood Village – formerly called Craylands – and Laindon...
Bristol businesswomen are calling for greater gender equality – from pay to representation on boards – after launching the UK’s first Women in Business Charter in the city this week. The move came from the city’s Women in Business Task Group, which was set up to champion and advance...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has made five promotions in a move it says reflects its continued growth in key areas including pensions disputes, banking, rail, corporate finance and real estate disputes. Suzanne Padmore becomes a partner in the firm’s pensions disputes team. Suzanne specialises in pensions disputes, pensions...
An acquisition in Scotland supported by long-term legal advisers TLT has continued Bristol-based Molson Construction Equipment’s fast-paced expansion. Molson, the UK’s largest independent construction equipment supplier, has taken over Finlay Scotland in a move that gives it the distribution rights for Terex Finlay mobile crushing, screening and conveying equipment...
Bristol’s best business leaders have just a few days left to enter the South West’s most prestigious awards for boardroom excellence and enterprise. The deadline for entries to the prestigious Institute of Directors’ (IoD) South West Director of the Year Awards is midnight this Sunday. With two new categories...
