The Bristol office of accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson is holding an ‘Inside Private Equity’ event to address a gap in many business owners’ knowledge. Few business owners fully understand what private equity is, which makes it difficult for them to assess the potential of...
Transforming itself from a small regional cidermaker to a major brand with an international reach has earned Thatchers a top business award. The fourth generation family-owned firm won the Business Transformation Award, sponsored by KPMG Boxwood, at the recent IGD Awards. Thatchers sales director Chris Milton, who received the...
Multi-award winning architectural practice Chapman Taylor has moved its Bristol design studio into new premises at Colston Tower as a result of the company’s rapid growth. Property consultancy JLL secured new premises for Chapman Taylor, which masterplanned Bristol’s Cabot Circus retail scheme, in the iconic landmark building, pictured, which...
A refurbished north Bristol office building is now fully let – and has achieved a record rent for the out-of-town market – after securing HR strategy company Northgate Arinso UK as a tenant. The deal for 12,800 sq ft in 740 Aztec West is being viewed as a sign...
South West regional law firm Foot Anstey and national firm Bond Dickinson, which has its second largest office in Bristol, are to go head to head for one of the legal sector’s most prestigious awards. Both firms are shortlisted in the UK Law Firm of the Year category in...
Bristol firms are being encouraged to back Being Brunel, the major project in the city to create a national centre of excellence celebrating the life, work and mind of Britain’s most famous engineer. Being Brunel will include a unique public museum and visitor experience dedicated to Isambard Kingdom Brunel...
Accountancy firm Grant Thornton has expanded its Bristol-based team in response to continued growth in corporate activity across the region and an increasing client base. The firm achieved a 9.3% growth in its South West corporate income in the year to June. To meet increasing demand for its services,...
Bristol independent insurance broker Venture Insurance has promoted former account director Alec Cole to the position of shareholding director. Mr Cole, pictured, joined the Clifton-based firm in April 2013 following an approach by managing director Simon James. His promotion enables Venture Insurance to continue the expansion which has resulted...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has backed the findings of a highly critical report into apprenticeships by education watchdog Ofsted. The report accused the Government of devaluing the “apprenticeship brand” by creating them in ever greater numbers, while the chief inspector of schools Sir Michael Wilshaw said...
