The Institute of Directors South West Director of the Year Awards celebrated best business practice, with the winners demonstrating the breadth and depth of talent in the region’s boardrooms. Winners ranged from the West of England’s largest bus operator to a recycling firm behind a state-of-the-art waste handling centre...
Expansion into new markets has helped national law firm Bevan Brittan, which has an office in Bristol, maintain strong growth, with annual revenue, profits and investment all increasing. Net profit rose by 4.2% to £9.97m on turnover up 4.5% at £46m for the financial year 2018/19. Its Bristol office,...
The banking team from Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has advised long-standing transport client National Express on a ground-breaking finance deal – the first of its kind for the UK banking sector. National Express’s SONIA (Sterling Overnight Index Average) loan from NatWest is the first in the pilot...
Womble Bond Dickinson, the transatlantic law firm with a major office in Bristol, is among the first UK law firms to be recognised in a new certification scheme for its approach to gender equality and diversity. Launched by the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF), the gold standard champions...
High Court enforcement office Andrew Wilson & Co has continued its nationwide expansion by opening a base in Bristol headed by property dispute solicitor Ellie Kouzaris. The Manchester-headquartered firm, which also has offices in Leeds, Birmingham and London, works with law firms, businesses, lenders, local authorities, landlords, property agents,...
Regional private commercial property consultancy ETP has strengthened its team with the appointment of two new staff members and the qualification to fully qualified chartered surveyor of another. Based in Clifton with an office in Chepstow, ETP has achieved steady growth over the past two years, which has prompted...
Bristol-based dental group Dentina has acquired its sixth practice – with expert advice from city-based commercial law firm Meade King – and also launched a new specialist referral centre. Dentina’s takeover of the Clifton Dental Surgery in Clifton Village – which specialises in general, cosmetic and implant surgery –...
Adidas likes to think of itself as synonymous with its famous logo – so much so that its founder, Adolph ‘Adi’ Dassler, referred to it as the “three-stripe company”. From early days, Adi was concerned to give his products a distinctive look. Very much ahead of his time, he...
Ameeta Virk, regional business support group Business West’s India market specialist, has been named as one of the 100 most influential people in UK-India relations. Ameeta’s inclusion in the table – compiled by India Inc, the publisher of India Global Business fortnightly magazine – recognises her work helping South...
