International legal practice Osborne Clarke, which has a large office in Bristol, has advised XC Trains on its £1.5bn extended franchise agreement with the Department for Transport. XC Trains, a subsidiary of Arriva, will manage the new three-year franchise agreement under the CrossCountry brand. The franchise, which stretches from Aberdeen...
Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming’s corporate finance and tax teams have chalked up new records on the back of a flurry of deals over the summer. Despite initial market uncertainties in the aftermath of the Brexit vote, the teams based across the firm’s Bristol and Bath offices have advised...
In what has been billed as the biggest change in a generation, the process of the 2017 business rates revaluation is well under way. Matthew Midwinter, partner at national property consultant Sanderson Weatherall, considers how Bristol’s retail, office and industrial sectors may be affected. What are business rates? Business...
Accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson, which employs around 200 people at its Bristol office, has been voted the top employer in the accounting and professional services sector. The firm beat off strong competition from the Big Four and other mid-tier accounting firms to claim the...
A new regional Prince’s Trust development committee has been set up by a group of leading business figures to help the organisation raise vital funds to support young people. The committee aims is to raise more than £1m during 2016-17 to go directly towards The Prince’s Trust in the...
International property consultancy JLL’s lead director for the South West & Wales, Jeremy Richards, is to step down from the role at the end of this year and will be replaced by director of project and development services Simon Peacock. Jeremy will take on the role of regional chairman...
Monday 3 October Trading statement: ITE AGM: Vela Technologies Economics: Markit UK manufacturing PMI Tuesday 4 October Interim: Quantum Pharmaceutical Finals: CAP-XX, Revolution Bars Group, ScS, St Ives Trading statement: Greggs AGMs: Angle, Ncondezi Energy EGM: Metals Exploration Economics: Markit/CIPS UK construction PMI Wednesday 5 October Interim: Tesco Trading statements: Ferrexpo, Topps Tiles AGMs: Goodwin, Hargreaves Services Economics: BRC shop price index,...
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 Faye Dicker, voiceover artist, radio presenter and founder of the Freelance Mum networking group, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? The...
A Bristol-led team of building innovators is hoping to develop one of the UK’s most sustainable housing schemes in a suburb of the city. Plans for the 161-home development in Southmead – which would also help tackle the affordable housing crisis in the city - have been submitted to Bristol City...
