Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the area’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Bruce Simmonds, chair of the Lord Mayor of Bristol’s Children’s Appeal, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Tom Hanks in Inferno....
Exclusive events venue Clevedon Hall has been shortlisted for two prestigious awards, recognising the seaside mansion as a premier location for luxury weddings. The nominations for Best Historic Wedding Venue and Best Coastal Wedding Venue in the UK Wedding Awards come following the completion of a £4.2m, six-year project...
Bristol Law Society, the oldest regional law society in the country, has acquired a new base in the city centre – the first time in its 246-year history it has owned its own premises. The move to the 1,800 sq ft of space over two floors on Colston Avenue will...
Bristol-based Rosemont has dropped the word ‘recruitment’ from its brand to reflect its growing partnership role in the service it provides to candidates and companies. Rosemont Partnership, as it is now known, specialises in mid to senior management roles in the built environment. Founded in 2012 by managing director...
Bristol-headquartered law firm TLT has advised on a deal that will develop the first ‘energy barns’ in the UK. The barns will use lithium-ion batteries to store energy that can be released at times of peak demand, helping to stabilise the electricity grid. The first four, which are in...
National property adviser GVA has appointed six new members of staff to its Bristol office, heralding an optimistic start to 2017 across its multidisciplinary business. Harry Hancock, Joanna Murray and Jordan Andrews have joined its building consultancy and architectural teams, Kimberley Brown and Emma Norman have been taken on...
Studio Diva, the Bristol-based creative agency, has been named as a finalist in at the UK games industry’s most prestigious awards. The Queen Square-based firm will be attending the 15th annual MCV Awards on March 9 when it will compete against seven of the UK’s best specialist agencies in the Agency of...
Regional law firm Foot Anstey’s Bristol-based real estate group has advised on a major housing scheme in Berkshire involving the site of the former National School of Government. The deal involved housebuilder Berkeley Homes and Audley Retirement buying Sunningdale Park, near Ascot. The 70-acre site includes 209,896 sq ft...
Further growth is being forecast this year at specialist personal injury law firm Novum Law, which has an office in Bristol, following five key promotions, including one at partner level. Kim Chamberlain, pictured, a highly experienced serious personal injury solicitor who joined Novum Law in 2010, joins the firm’s 10-strong...
