Confidence levels among property and construction professionals in Bristol and across the South West are the second highest in the UK, according to a new report from accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson. Only professionals in London and the South East are more optimistic about their...
Bristol entrepreneurs are being invited to attend the second meeting of The Royall Wealth Club, the innovative West-based community of forward-thinking individuals, on Monday. The club, which covers Bristol and Bath, was launched last October to bring together successful people from all walks of life to meet, share and develop...
Time is running out for Bristol firms to enter the prestigious South West Fairtrade Business Awards. Applications for the hotly contested awards, which are free to enter, close on January 31. Now in their fifth year, the awards champion organisations across the region that put ethical responsibilities at the...
Specialist lender Aldermore has made two senior appointments to its growing South West and South Wales team based in Bristol. Jamie Cullen, who takes up the post of field-based residential relationship manager, has 12 years’ experience in financial services with NatWest and TSB, where he worked as a bank...
Michelmores, the regional law firm with an office in Bristol, has appointed barrister, Queen’s Counsel and part-time judge Andrew Oldland as its new senior partner – the first barrister to hold this role within a Top 100 law firm. He succeeds Will Michelmore, who has been the firm’s senior...
Graduates Victoria Moore and Kit Rabbette from property agents Cushman & Wakefield’s Bristol office have passed their Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) exams after completing the company’s training scheme. The pair are among 32 fellow graduates across the national firm who are now qualified chartered surveyors and members of...
Bristol business owners are to be shown how to promote their goods and services effectively through social media at two workshops being staged by BRAVE Enterprise, the city-based independent business support organisation. It is running the practical half-day courses – Using Social Media and Introduction to Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) –...
Bristol-based energy supplier OVO has topped the UK’s biggest energy customer satisfaction survey for the second year running. The annual survey, conducted by Which?, asked nearly 9,000 customers to rate their supplier across a range of areas including customer service and value for money. The latest results come as...
Bristol firms should hope for the best but plan for the worst, according to the region’s largest business organisation following Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech this week outlining her plans for Brexit. Business West, which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative, said while the landmark speech gave some...
