JBP, the Bristol-headquartered national communications consultancy, has strengthened its board with the appointment of three new directors. The agency, which was launched in 1984 by Jennifer Bryant-Pearson, said the trio would play pivotal roles in its continued growth. The new directors – all existing JBP staff members – are...
Corporate restructuring and insolvency lawyers in the Bristol head office of national firm Burges Salmon have chalked up another deal involving a failed retailer as the high street shake-out continues. The team has advised administrators from accountancy firm BDO on the sale of 44 Bathstore.com outlets to DIY chain...
Law firm Ashfords has launched a family team in Bristol with the appointment of Samantha Newton as a senior associate. Samantha, pictured, has joined from rival Thrings, where she trained and worked for nearly seven years, most recently as a senior associate in its Bath office. Described by legal...
Five Bristol firms have taken part in a city-wide Monopoly-style challenge to raise more than £1,000 for the Julian Trust night shelter. The charity event was organised by Bristol law firm Meade King and involved the firms’ teams visiting Bristol landmarks and competing in various challenges enroute. These included taking...
The two Bristol-based recruitment pioneers behind some of the city’s top business success stories have launched an investment programme to help entrepreneurs in the industry develop their own companies. Over the past four decades Mike Beesley and Keith Dawe have created a group of independent companies that are now...
Monday July 29 Interims: GlobalData, Hammerson, Hiscox, Keller Trading announcements: Cranswick, Gama Aviation Tuesday July 30 Finals: Games Workshop, NWF Interims: Aggreko, Centrica, Elementis, Greggs, Hutchison China, Jupiter Fund Management, Low & Bonar, Lsl Prop, Provident Financial, Seplat Petrol, Spectris Trading announcement: Reckitt Benckiser Economic announcement: Import Price Index...
Bristol Airport has reduced the time it expects to take to become carbon neutral by five years as it continues to come under attack from environmentalists over its ambitious expansion plans. The airport is now aiming to be a carbon neutral by 2025 instead of its original date of...
Construction work has started on a new development at Avonmouth which will bring more than 150,000 sq ft of much-needed industrial space to the area and create around 400 jobs. Northampton-based property investor Barwood Capital and Trebor Developments, based in Birmingham, have secured detailed planning consent for Portside Park...
Touring theatre company The Lord Chamberlain’s Men celebrates its 15th birthday by returning to Bristol with a performance of one of Shakespeare’s most popular and best-loved comedies, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, this evening on Brandon Hill. Shakespeare’s rustic and supernatural comedy is packed with some of his most famous...
