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Budget 2016: National business reaction

March 16, 2016
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National business leaders welcomed a number of moves in this afternoon’s Budget, particularly those aimed at helping small firms. But there was concern over how the Chancellor will meet his deficit reduction target. The CBI called it a “stable Budget” for business facing global stormy waters. Director-general Carolyn Fairbairn...

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Budget 2016: Bristol business reaction

March 16, 2016
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Measures to help small firms in Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget this afternoon were immediately welcomed by Bristol’s business community and business advisors. Phil Smith, pictured right, managing director of Business West – the organisation that runs the Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative – said the Chancellor...

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Budget 2016: As it happened

March 16, 2016
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Chancellor started speaking at 12:34 He opened by saying he will report on an economy growing faster than any other major economy and a deficit falling each year and on course for a budget surplus. Economy was strong because he did not support short-term fixes. But he warned world...

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Firms urged to help community projects by taking part in global day of employee volunteering

March 16, 2016
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Firms urged to help community projects by taking part in global day of employee volunteering

Bristol businesses are being encouraged to sign up to Business in the Community’s Give & Gain Day 2016 – the only global day of employee volunteering. The event, on May 20, encourages businesses to give staff paid time off to volunteer to help local good causes. More than 30,000...

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Time running out to enter region’s top boardroom excellence awards

March 15, 2016
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Time running out to enter region’s top boardroom excellence awards

Bristol’s outstanding entrepreneurs and business leaders have just two weeks left to enter the region’s top awards scheme that recognises excellence and enterprise in the boardroom. The annual Institute of Directors’ South West Director of the Year Awards showcase the wealth of executive talent in the region. Bristol Business...

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Five new partners at Burges Salmon as it looks to grow specialist teams

March 14, 2016
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Five new partners at Burges Salmon as it looks to grow specialist teams

Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon has appointed five new partners across key growth areas including real estate, environment, pensions and banking. The promotions, which take effect from May 1, take the firm’s total number of partners to 85. Burges Salmon said the move reflected the firm’s work in a...

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Luxury garden room puts al fresco dining on the menu at top restaurant

March 11, 2016
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Luxury garden room puts al fresco dining on the menu at top restaurant

A luxury addition has been made to the Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar & Grill in Congresbury following the official opening of a £200,000 garden room. A special launch event for the new venue was held with Miss Bristol International Gabriella Papp cutting the ribbon to mark the occasion....

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New Bristol base for expanding transport planning consultancy

March 11, 2016
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New Bristol base for expanding transport planning consultancy

National transport planning consultancy Vectos has opened an office in Bristol in a move it says underlines its confidence in the West region’s economy. The base in Prince Street will employ seven people. The firm has also chosen Bristol to launch its new drainage, flood risk and hydrology offer....

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‘Outstanding’ rating for Bristol’s green business park puts it among UK’s most sustainable buildings

March 11, 2016
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‘Outstanding’ rating for Bristol’s green business park puts it among UK’s most sustainable buildings

Bristol’s Filwood Green Business Park has achieved a top sustainability rating, recognising it as a leading environmentally friendly building. The site received its latest BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ rating, placing it as one of the most environmentally friendly industrial buildings in the UK. BREEAM is the world’s leading assessment method for...

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Housebuilding sector specialist joins Foot Anstey’s expanding real estate team

March 10, 2016
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Housebuilding sector specialist joins Foot Anstey’s expanding real estate team

Regional law firm Foot Anstey has appointed Martin Hirst as a partner in its Bristol real estate group as it expands its offering to housebuilders and property developers. Martin, pictured, specialises in all aspects of development in the housebuilding sector from site acquisition through to disposal and has been at the...

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Warning over five-fold hike in stamp duty on second homes and housing investments

March 7, 2016
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Warning over five-fold hike in stamp duty on second homes and housing investments

Second-home buyers and investors in residential property risk paying more than five times the current rate of stamp duty land tax if they fail to complete their purchase by midnight on March 31. The warning comes from the Bristol office of accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith &...

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Appointment of office market expert boosts Colliers Bristol team

March 6, 2016
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Appointment of office market expert boosts Colliers Bristol team

The Bristol office of property agency Colliers International has strengthened its national offices team with the appointment of Catherine Collis. A sector specialist with nearly 20 years’ experience in the local market, she has joined the team as a director. Catherine spent 17 years with the Bristol office of...

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Tuffin Ferraby Taylor builds connections with West of England China Bureau

March 4, 2016
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Tuffin Ferraby Taylor builds connections with West of England China Bureau

National independent property and construction consultancy Tuffin Ferraby Taylor (TFT) has joined the Bristol and West of England China Bureau as part of its commitment to expand into Asian markets. The firm, which has an office in Bristol, is the latest to link up with the bureau following a...

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