Global accountancy group KPMG has made 35 promotions at its Bristol office, including the appointment of three directors. Experienced managers Gemma Broom, Robert Watkin and Tim Spooner become directors in audit, pensions and corporate finance following the annual firm-wide performance review last month. Five further employees have been promoted...
A newly refurbished Bristol city centre office block has been bought by an Irish-based specialist property fund. Ardstone UK Regional Office Fund acquired 90 Victoria Street, pictured below, from Loxton Developments. The fund, which has built up a portfolio of office properties in major cities across the UK, is...
Bristol law firm’s Pink Book – the legal ‘bible’ for landowners and farmers – has become available online for the first time. The detailed reference guide covers topics as diverse as buying, selling and developing farmland, estate planning, trusts and partnerships, planning and employment law. There is guidance on...
Low-cost airline easyJet is to base a 13th aircraft at Bristol Airport next year as it continues to expand its route network. The airline, the UK’s largest short-haul operator, has launched nine new destinations from Bristol this year and is to add a further three next year, taking its...
Monday 16 November Interims: Majestic Wine, Schroder Real Estate Final: Diploma Trading statements: FBD, Ithaca Energy, Keller, Taylor Wimpey AGMs: Tanfield, Transense Technologies EGMs: Impellam, Lekoil, Scapa Economics: Rightmove house prices Tuesday 17 November Interims: Big Yellow, blinx, British Land, Carclo, Halma, Homeserve, Intermediate Capital, McKay Securities, Renold, Sepura,...
Love the Future of Fashion, staged in The Lantern, Colston Hall, challenged the idea of consuming for consuming’s sake. Offering gorgeous alternatives to fashion as we know it it also served as a after party for TEDxBristol, which took place earlier in the day in the main auditorium. It...
Bristol Energy Cooperative has launched a £5m fundraising campaign for its largest portfolio of solar projects so far. The projects will include two community solar farms and installations on 20 more community building across the Bristol city-region. The co-op has used the money raised in its previous share offers...
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 Mark Crutchley, chief executive of Circadian Trust, which operates sports and leisure centres in South Gloucestershire, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you...
Devolving power over transport, housing and taxes from Westminster to the West of England would boost the economy and help Bristol firms thrive, according to survey results released today. Some 69% of the region’s business leaders backed the idea of giving responsibility for these services to local authorities. Fifty-three...
