Annual turnover at regional law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bristol, has leapt by 10% to £27.5m – the second consecutive year it has achieved double-digit growth. The firm said a client-focused strategy and modern and transparent pricing models coupled with strong organic growth contributed to the...
Monday 22 June Final: Polar Capital AGMs: Inspired Capital, Netscientific, Orsu Metals, Synairgen, Tarsus, TLA Worldwide, Ultima Networks Tuesday 23 June Interims: Benchmark, Chemring, Domino Printing Sciences Finals: Digital Barriers, Hayward Taylor, Imimobile, Immunodiagnostic Systems, Syqic, Telecom Plus Trading statement: Petrofac AGMs: BCA Marketplace, Bellzone Mining, Crawshaw, Edenville Energy,...
Sky 1 comedy Trollied has returned to Bristol’s Bottle Yard Studios for its fifth series – with the show’s production head describing it as a “great place to shoot”. The show, produced by Roughcut TV, has been made at The Bottle Yard in Hengrove since it launched on TV...
The founder of international microfinance charity Deki, the CEO of Opus Recruitment Services and the boss of family-owned Jeff Way Electrical Services were among the Bristol winners at this year’s coveted South West Director of the Year Awards. Deki director Vashti Seth secured the South West Third Sector Director...
Everyone involved in climate change and sustainability – from scientists to politicians and business leaders – needed to go out and get ‘dirt under their fingernails’ to understand the key issues, Eden Project co-founder Sir Tim Smit said during a speech in Bristol. Because of this lack of understanding,...
By Barbara Davies, chief executive, West of England Local Enterprise Partnership. Our newly refreshed LEP board met for the first time on June 17. There are some new faces following the local elections and a business-led selection process. Great news that Colin Skellett has been reappointed as chair of...
A new series of online maps celebrating Bristol’s rich movie heritage have been launched to help tourists and residents explore the city’s famous film and TV locations. From Only Fools and Horses’ Nelson Mandela House to key Casualty and Skins filming hotspots, and taking in Clifton Suspension Bridge –...
Accountancy and investment management group Smith & Williamson has launched a free tax calculator to enable businesses to work out how much tax they could be saving on their research and development (R&D) costs. The online tool has been set up in the light of research suggesting that thousands...
National recruitment consultancy Thorn Baker has appointed Melonie Debenham as operations manager to drive expansion of its Bristol office. Melonie, pictured, who has more than 24 years’ experience in recruitment, will support the growth of the business via operations and business development across the industrial, commercial and engineering sectors. ...
