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First corporate and commercial legal director taken on by Barcan+Kirby to grow its team

February 6, 2025
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Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby has strengthened and expanded its corporate and commercial department with the appointment of Nic Barker as its first-ever legal director. Corporate solicitor Nic, pictured, specialises in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) with a focus on owner-managed businesses.  She originally trained and worked in London as a...

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Thrings appoints litigator acclaimed by legal directories as ‘one to watch’ to its agriculture team in Bristol

February 5, 2025
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Thrings appoints litigator acclaimed by legal directories as ‘one to watch’ to its agriculture team in Bristol

A litigation expert named as one of the best in her field has joined law firm Thrings’ award-winning agriculture team as a legal director in its Bristol office. Polly Ridgway, pictured with Thrings partner Robert James, has arrived from law firm Clarke Wilmott, where she spent nine-and-a-half years, most recently...

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Appointment of new data and tech specialist strengthens Ashfords’ commercial and IP offering

February 5, 2025
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Appointment of new data and tech specialist strengthens Ashfords’ commercial and IP offering

National law firm Ashfords has appointed David Varney, a partner specialising in data and technology, to the commercial and intellectual property (IP) team in its Bristol office. David, pictured, previously worked at law firms Allen & Overy, Morrison & Foerster and Burges Salmon in Bristol, where he gained significant...

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College starts courses aimed at creating a new generation of green economy workers for Bristol

February 5, 2025
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College starts courses aimed at creating a new generation of green economy workers for Bristol

City of Bristol College has launched a new range of Green Skills courses, reinforcing its commitment to sustainability and preparing students to lead the region’s transition to a greener economy. The move, part of the college’s pledge to reach carbon neutrality by 2030, aims to address the environmental challenges...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

February 2, 2025
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Monday February 3 Economic announcement: PMI services Tuesday February 4 Final: Crest Nicholson Holdings Interims: Diageo, NWF Group Trading announcements: Vodafone Group, Entain Economic announcement: BRC sales monitor Wednesday February 5 Finals: Pressure Technologies, Banco Santander Interim: Made Tech Group Q4 result: Glaxosmithkline Trading announcements: DCC, SSE Thursday February...

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Bristol success story Loungers passes into US firm’s hands after shareholders accept higher offer

January 31, 2025
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Bristol success story Loungers passes into US firm’s hands after shareholders accept higher offer

Loungers, the highly successful Bristol-based café/bar chain, is under new ownership after being acquired by a US private equity firm for £354m. Fortress Investment Group, which owns Majestic Wines, Poundstretcher and the Curzon cinema chain, secured nearly 94% of Loungers shareholders’ votes for its improved offer at a general meeting...

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Latest Temple Meads regeneration scheme will open up much-needed new passenger entrance

January 31, 2025
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Latest Temple Meads regeneration scheme will open up much-needed new passenger entrance

Detailed plans for a new transport hub at Bristol Temple Meads station have been unveiled, the latest scheme linked to the much-needed but long-delayed regeneration of the area. The Southern Gateway will include a new pedestrian access to the station, a bespoke cycle hub and multi-storey car park.  It...

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Relocation to showpiece city centre office development adds up for accountants Forvis Mazars

January 31, 2025
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Relocation to showpiece city centre office development adds up for accountants Forvis Mazars

Accountancy group Forvis Mazars has become the latest professional services firm to relocate its Bristol base to one of the city’s latest flagship office schemes. The firm has taken 7,800 sq ft of Grade A, flexible space across the entire eighth floor of Assembly Building C, pictured, on Cheese Lane,...

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Big increase in optimism among firms in the South West as they look forward to a year of growth

January 31, 2025
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Big increase in optimism among firms in the South West as they look forward to a year of growth

Business confidence has risen sharply in the South West as the region’s firms shrug off suggestions that UK economic growth is stalling. According to the latest Business Barometer from banking group Lloyds, optimism among South West companies climbed by 13 percentage points in January.   Confidence in their own business...

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Good Energy bidder vows to accelerate Zapmap’s expansion as it gains further £1.85m investment

January 31, 2025
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Good Energy bidder vows to accelerate Zapmap’s expansion as it gains further £1.85m investment

Zapmap, the fast-growing Bristol-based electric vehicle charge point mapping app, could be launched in international markets while also growing in the UK if its co-owner is acquired by its Dubai-based bidder. Esyasoft, which hopes to acquire renewable electricity supplier Good Energy for £99.4m, said it saw the benefit in...

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BGF Bristol office benefits from Hydrock sale but ‘economic uncertainties’ hit investment deals

January 30, 2025
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BGF Bristol office benefits from Hydrock sale but ‘economic uncertainties’ hit investment deals

Investment into small and mid-sized business by growth finance group BGF’s South West office fell last year by around £10m as it came up against what it called “several economic uncertainties”. BGF, the largest and most experienced investor in the UK and Ireland, completed deals totalling £60m during 2024...

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Lesson in effective waste management from Grundon lifts school’s recycling rate above 50%

January 30, 2025
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Lesson in effective waste management from Grundon lifts school’s recycling rate above 50%

Experts based at waste management firm Grundon’s Bristol depot have helped a school on the city’s outskirts recycle more than half its waste for the first time. With Grundon’s support, St Katherine’s School in Ham Green is also reinvesting new cost savings of around, £300 a month into outdoor...

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Principal engineer joins Bristol office of Jones Hargreaves following rapid growth over past year

January 29, 2025
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The Bristol office of independent building consultancy Jones Hargreaves has appointed Stephen Todd as a principal engineer to work on mechanical, electrical and building services projects. Prior to joining the firm, which specialises in building and sustainability consultancy, mechanical and electrical engineering and complex project management, Stephen, pictured, spent...

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