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...
McCann Bristol senior account director Sylvie Pender has joined an exclusive list of leading public relations professionals after being awarded Chartered Practitioner status. The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) awards chartered status to senior professionals who demonstrate an outstanding level of professional practice in ethics, strategy and leadership,...
Business owners in the South West have the worst work-life balance in the UK and are among the most likely to lose their motivation, a new study has revealed. This often impacts on relationships with their partners, families and social life, while money worries and responsibility to their staff...
National law firm Bond Dickinson’s commitment to legal apprenticeships has earned it a third major award. The firm, which has a large office in Bristol, won the Newcomer Large Employer of the Year title at the recent National Apprenticeship Awards. Organised by the National Apprenticeship Service, the awards showcase...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has welcomed the focus on skills in the government’s new industrial strategy – but fears that the West of England would again miss out when it comes to funding. Prime Minister Theresa May launched the long-awaited strategy and its associated green paper...
Forthcoming regulations will forbid the letting of commercial buildings below a minimum energy performance rating after 2018. Adrian Gladstone, associate partner in the Bristol office of property consultancy Sanderson Weatherall, discusses the upcoming regulations and considers the potential impact for commercial landlords and possible ways forward in improving the...
Bristol was this week chosen by US tech giant Oracle as the second location for its pioneering global start-up accelerator programme to encourage the next generation of tech entrepreneurs. Oracle, which has a cloud development centre in the city, is to tap into Bristol’s world-class tech innovation by teaming up with...
Monday 23 January Final: SThree Trading statement: Petra Diamonds AGMs: easyHotel, Redefine International EGM: Fastjet Tuesday 24 January Interims: IG Group, PZ Cussons Finals: Benchmark Holdings, Blue Prism, Crest Nicholson, Lakehouse Trading statements: Dixons Carphone, easyJet, Genel Energy AGMs: BMR Group, Marston’s, Mitchells & Butlers Economics: Public sector borrowing...
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 Donna Kehoe, the Bank of England’s South West agent, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Hail Caesar starring George Clooney. It...
