An independent estate agency with offices in and around Bristol has been acquired by its management in a deal put together by two law firms in the city. Westcoast Properties’ director Nicholas Webber and associate finance director Lindsay Pickles, pictured below, have taken ownership of the estate agency with...
Bristol-based human resources outsourcing specialist The HR Dept has appointed Sam Ali as the managing director of its franchise covering the city. Sam, pictured, has already set the ambitious target of boosting revenue by 50% during her first year in charge of the HR Dept Bristol, Bath and North...
Global accountancy group PwC has continued to strengthen its financial services and deals teams in the West with three senior appointments. The firm said the arrival of Sam Flitman, Andrew Keenan and Camille Sixsmith would make it even better placed to support financial services clients and businesses through debt...
Bristol Media – the membership organisation that has supported the city’s creative businesses and individuals for the past 15 years – has rebranded to better reflect the breadth and depth of the city’s creative community. Now operating as Bristol Creative Industries, it aims to expand on its services to...
The Chancellor’s Summer Statement introduced measures aimed at supercharging the ailing UK economy and soon all eyes will be on Rishi Sunak’s Autumn Budget. Considering certain areas before taxes start to rise could bring real benefits to business owners in the long term. Zoe Thomas, tax partner at professional...
First West of England managing director James Freeman, whose 46-year career on the buses has taken him from conductor to leading an organisation with 1,800 people and 600 vehicles, has announced he is to retire next May. James, pictured, a self-confessed bus enthusiast who often spends his holidays travelling...
Bishop Fleming, the regional accountancy firm with the largest of its seven offices in Bristol, has appointed Angela Appiah Shippey as its new corporate and business services director. Angela joins from Bristol-based accountants FD Works, where she was client director for 18 months. She has more than 22 years’...
Monday September 7 Finals: SRT Marine Systems, Tungsten Corp Interims: Belvoir, Blackbird, Diaceutics, Sigmaroc Trading announcement: AB Foods Economic announcement: Halifax house price index Tuesday September 8 Finals: Alumasc Group, CPL Resources Interims: Arix Bioscience, Digitalbox, DP Eurasia, Fevertree Drinks, Flowtech Fluid, Gaming Realms, International Personal Finance, Luceco, Michelmersh Brick Holdings, Midwich Group,...
An all-Bristol advisory team of lawyers and financial advisers has completed one of the biggest deals of recent years in the UK’s fast-growing pet food industry, despite the challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The sale of Forthglade, the fast-growing ‘posh’ dog food brand, to IK Investment Partners (IK)...
