Bumper year of fundraising by JLL nets more than £12,000 for homeless charity

February 5, 2017
Bumper year of fundraising by JLL nets more than £12,000 for homeless charity

Property consultancy JLL’s Bristol team has raised more than £12,000 for homelessness organisation Julian Trust – its charity of the year for 2016. The JLL team raised £12,355 over the course of the year by hosting a range of fundraising events including the Contractors’ Quest in September – a...

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Bristol Business Blog: James Durie, Bristol Chamber of Commerce & Initiative. In an uncertain world, controlling our own future is even more critical

February 5, 2017
Bristol Business Blog: James Durie, Bristol Chamber of Commerce & Initiative. In an uncertain world, controlling our own future is even more critical

Bristol is growing much faster than predicted. But to make this growth manageable, and for everyone in the city to benefit, we must properly plan and control our own future. 2017 gives us an opportunity to do just that, argues James Durie, chief executive of Bristol Chamber of Commerce...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

February 4, 2017
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Monday 6 February Final: Randgold Resources Trading statement: easyJet Economics: New car registrations Tuesday 7 February Interim: Mattioli Woods Finals: BP, Plus500, St Modwen Properties Trading statements: Bellway, FirstGroup, Michael Kors, Quotient, UDG Healthcare AGMs: Conygar, Dewhurst, Numis, UDG Healthcare Economics: BRC like-for-like sales, Halifax house prices Wednesday 8...

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New head of consultancy practice for South West joins KPMG

February 3, 2017
New head of consultancy practice for South West joins KPMG

Accountancy group KPMG has appointed Maria Samra as a managing director to head up its consultancy practice across the South. Maria, pictured, will manage a growing team of management and risk consultants with expertise in technology-enabled business transformation, financial services, forensics and cybersecurity, programme management and assurance. She has held...

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The LAST WORD: Suzy Barnes, director, Studio Diva

February 3, 2017
The LAST WORD: Suzy Barnes, director, Studio Diva

Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Suzy Barnes, director of creative agency Studio Diva, answers our 10 questions: What was the LAST: Film you watched? Rogue One. Although I loved the Star Wars...

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Business links with Andalucía boosted by delegation visit to West’s tech and aerospace clusters

February 3, 2017
Business links with Andalucía boosted by delegation visit to West’s tech and aerospace clusters

The West of England’s world-leading aerospace and tech sectors have helped strengthen business ties between the area and the Spanish city of Malaga. A delegation from the aerospace systems cluster of the Technology Park of Andalucía has been on a two-day visit to the area this week to explore...

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Bristol Business Blog: Derrick Royall, founder, Royall Wealth Club. Collaboration is key to business success

February 3, 2017
Bristol Business Blog: Derrick Royall, founder, Royall Wealth Club. Collaboration is key to business success

None of us exists in a vacuum. Throughout our daily lives we interact with other people – with varying levels of intensity. But always, we are working and living alongside people who influence us in a million different ways. Making the most of these interactions is how we can...

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Search starts for West’s top firms as PwC launches coveted Business of the Year Awards

February 3, 2017
Search starts for West’s top firms as PwC launches coveted Business of the Year Awards

Professional services firm PwC has launched its annual West of England Business of the Year Awards – widely regarded as the region’s most prestigious. Now in their 29th year, the eagerly-contested awards attract the cream of the region’s firms with a winners’ roll-call reading like a who’s who of...

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Retail asset services appointments at Cushman & Wakefield’s Bristol office

February 2, 2017
Retail asset services appointments at Cushman & Wakefield’s Bristol office

The Bristol office of property agents Cushman & Wakefield has made two appointments to its retail asset services team. Caroline Cubbin joins as a senior surveyor while Melissa Woolston has been taken on as an estates technician. Caroline has four years’ experience, incorporating two years’ property and asset management experience....

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