Commercial law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bristol, has completed the sale of Avonmouth-based builders’ merchants Ashmead Building Supplies to Bradfords, one of the industry’s largest operators. Ashmead, which also has a branch in Devon, has been trading for more than 35 years and specialises in supplying...
Major reforms included in the Chancellor’s spending review carry “significant risks” for nursing and allied healthcare provision, UWE vice-chancellor Prof Steve West has warned. Although he welcomed many aspects of the review Prof West, pictured, said it was vital to recognise and mitigate the risks that will arise. UWE...
Bristol-based video marketing agency Hurricane has won a third award for its animation for charity Together for Short Lives. The team picked up a regional Media Innovation Award last night for its short film We’re Having a Baby in the animation category. The accolade follows a Digital Entrepreneur Award...
Bristol-based exhibition stand design and build firm Clip has invested £120,000 in new machinery as the final stage in an ambitious two-year project to replace of all of its printing devices and position the company at the cutting edge of digital technology. Its new Durst Omega 2 digital printing...
Bristol-based structural engineers Clarkebond have been appointed to help design a student accommodation development which will be the tallest building in Wales. A planning application for the 42-storey building in Cardiff’s new city centre enterprise zone has just been submitted. Called Custom House, it will also be the tallest...
Marguarita Tyne, a personal injury partner in law firm Clarke Willmott’s Bristol office, has been appointed to the AvMA (Action against Medical Accidents) specialist clinical negligence panel. AvMA works with patients injured as a result of medical mistakes and its panel is made up of highly experienced specialists who...
The Bristol office of property adviser Bilfinger GVA has made five appointments across its building, planning, lease consultancy and business development teams. Two of the new starters are part of Bilfinger GVA’s highly sought after graduate programme. Ed O’Grady has joined the lease consultancy team as senior surveyor, specialising...
Firms and their staff are being urged to help shape a blueprint for the future provision of housing and transport across the West of England. The major consultation is being led by the area’s four local authorities and follows estimates that 85,000 new and affordable homes will be needed...
The body tasked with driving up innovation in the West of England’s growing healthcare sector has generated more than £12m to support collaborative projects between health service providers, industry and universities. The West of England Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) plays a critical role in improving healthcare delivery throughout...
