Helpling, the leading global platform for on-demand home services, announced today the acquisition of Hassle.com, the European pioneer of this business model and the market leader in the UK. Both Helpling and Hassle.com enable customers to book a local, vetted cleaner online or via a smartphone app. Hassle.com was established in December 2012 and has enjoyed first...
Bristol-based recruitment specialist Rosemont has achieved the sought-after Investors in People Silver Award. Less than 600 organisations across the country have been awarded the standard, which recognises best practice in areas such as learning and development, leadership skills and staff recognition. Aztec West-headquartered Rosemont specialises in senior appointments within...
Alderley Systems, the South Gloucestershire firm supplying metering services to the global oil and gas industry, has renewed a major contract with the operator of one of the world’s largest onshore fields. Under the three-year contract, the firm will be responsible for maintenance at sections of the Karachaganak Processing...
Bristol-based legal experts at national law firm Bond Dickinson have helped the business behind a pioneering home ownership plan receive £40m funding from the Greater London Authority to launch in the capital. Gentoo Genie expects to be able to offer 2,000 new homes to buyers who would not ordinarily...
The Land Registry has appointed West of England law firm Ashfords as a provider of legal services to its corporate procurement team following a tender process. The team is responsible for all major spending by the Land Registry, principally on information and communications technology (ICT) and facilities management (FM)...
Monday 29 June Interim: Porvair AGMs: Advanced Oncotherapy, Anglo-Eastern Plantations, Ariana Resources, Asia Resource Minerals, Baron Oil, Beowulf Mining, Energiser Investments, Globo, Kemin Resources, Savanah Petroleum, Tiger Resource Finance, Trans-Siberian Gold, Trinity Exploration & Production, Vianet, Volvere EGMs: Castleton Technology, Direct Line Insurance Economics: Net consumer credit, Net lending...
Last week’s ninth annual Institute of Directors Director of the Year awards, staged at Bordeaux Quay, Bristol. Photos by Clint Randall www.pixelprphotography.co.uk All the awards winners with ceremony host Laura Rawlings, centre Director of the Year Award winner Julie Moore with ceremony host Laura Rawlings and Mark Bennett of...
Three of the Bristol area’s most successful firms will go head to head next week in the South West’s most prestigious business competition. Global financial administration company Computershare Investors Services, Loungers – the business behind the successful café/bar chain – and Chipping Sodbury-based Ian Williams, one of the UK’s...
Bristol Pound, already one of the world’s largest local currency schemes, has become the first to partner with an energy company. It has teamed up with renewable electricity firm Good Energy to allow customers to pay their energy bills using Bristol Pounds. The Chippenham-based firm, which supplies 100% renewable...
