Most football and rugby fans are used to little more than a pasty or hamburger as their pre-match meal but anyone splashing out on platinum VIP packages at Ashton Gate next season will be in for a Michelin-starred treat ahead of kick-off. Bristol-based award-winning chef Josh Eggleton has teamed...
Bristol and the West of England are being promoted as a financial services hotspot capable of attracting major international investment while also playing a lead role in the UK’s emerging financial technology (fintech) industry. The area is being showcased as one of nine UK ‘financial centres of excellence’ by...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon today hailed its sixth consecutive year of sustained growth as proof that remaining independent in a fiercely competitive market pays off. Turnover for the year to April 30 increased by 8.2% to £87.4m with profit per equity partner (PEP) up by 7% to £523,000. Burges...
Merger and acquisition activity in the South West climbed by 4.3% in the first half of this year as the economy continued to recover and cash-rich businesses hit the takeover trail. However, the total value of 267 deals was down 15% at £3.08bn against the same period in 2015....
Three bosses of Bristol area firms have been selected to compete at national level in the coveted Institute of Directors (IoD) 2016 Director of the Year Awards. The three – Mark Crutchley of Circadian Trust, James Piper from Ecosurety and Almeda Facilities’ Brady George – were winners in last month’s regional...
Giving staff time off to do charity work, an emphasis on their health and wellbeing – plus lots of social events – have earned Rethink Recruitment’s Bristol office the title of the South West’s Happiest Workplace. The prestigious award was presented to the firm at a special ceremony yesterday...
The region’s largest business organisation, Business West, has called for “stability, clarity and action” from the Government after official figures showed a small rise in unemployment across the South West and fears grow of an economic slowdown. The number of people out of work and claiming benefit edged up...
Annual net profits, revenue and staffing have all increased at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Bevan Brittan as a result of growth in its private sector work as well as from its core public sector clients. Revenue increased by 8% to £37.7m while net profits grew by 9%. Profit per...
M4 corridor law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bristol, is to open a base in Southampton as part of its ambitious expansion plans to address changes in the legal market. The new office, which opens in October, will initially focus on agriculture, landed estates and private client...
