Nearly 200,000 jobs in 19,000 South West businesses have been supported by investments made through the British Business Bank over the past10 years, according to a new report. Some 16,000 more jobs are expected to be created as the firms it has backed over the past decade continue to...
Investment group Foresight has appointed an experienced senior investment manager in its Bristol-based private equity team ahead of opening an office in the city this year. Olly Cox, pictured, brings more than 12 years’ deal experience to the role in which he will support the deployment and management of...
A guest house on Bristol’s northern outskirts dating back to the 18th century has a new owner after more than a year on the market. The Coach House at Hambrook, pictured, which had a guide price of £975,000, has15 ensuite bedrooms, a dining room, owners’ accommodation and a car park...
Commercial real estate firm Avison Young has appointed David Williams as an associate in its Bristol planning team as part of its growth, which has also included a new chartered town planner and a graduate planner. David has more than 17 years’ experience in planning and has worked in the...
UWE Futures, the talent programme offering work experience and mentoring to UWE Bristol global majority students, is entering its second year by expanding to include more legal firms along with a leading organisation in Bristol’s creative sector. Founding law firms Osborne Clarke, Burges Salmon, Clarke Willmott and Simmons & Simmons...
Co-working operator BLOCK has launched its first hub in Bristol as the trend for flexible city centre workspace shows no sign of slowing. The firm, which already has sites in Taunton and Plymouth, has opened the new 8,300 sq ft base, pictured, on the 12 floor of The Fairfax,...
International law firm DAC Beachcroft has appointed Sam Kneebone as a partner in its lawyers’ liability practice in Bristol. Sam, pictured, joins from Bristol and London law firm RPC, where he specialised in defending negligence claims and regulatory investigations, primarily against solicitors, barristers, accountants and auditors. DAC Beachcroft (DACB)...
Leading figures from Bristol’s business community will celebrate the growing links between the city and China next month at a special banquet to mark the start of the Chinese Year of the Snake. Staged by the Bristol and West of England China Bureau, the annual event brings together firms...
Specialist legal insurer ARAG, which has its UK head office in Bristol, has appointed Chris Neill as partner and head of volume litigation in its legal division. Chris, pictured, was previously at DAS Law, part of Bristol-based DAS which was acquired by ARAG a year ago in a move...
Monday January 20 Trading announcement: Midwich Group Tuesday January 21 Final: Crest Nicholson Holdings Interim: Ilika Trading announcements: Kier Group, Premier Foods, W.A.G Payment Solutions, Marshalls Economic announcements: Claimant count rate, Unemployment rate Wednesday January 22 Finals: LBG Media, Residential Secure Income Q1 result: easyJet Q4 result: Pensionbee Group...
Professional services and tech firms moving into high-quality buildings that reflect their ethical values helped push office rents in Bristol to a new high last year while increasing pressure on a dwindling supply of A grade space. Property agents in the city say occupiers are increasingly willing to pay...
Bristol’s Brabazon development area has been hailed as “a rare opportunity to reimagine how best to live, work and play in today’s world” as its Malaysian owner officially pledged a £2bn investment in the site. Executive chairman of YTL Group Francis Yeoh Sock Ping said the scheme, pictured, on...
The West of England was today named as a priority region for the creative industries by the government as it looks to ‘turbocharge’ economic growth by building on the UK’s world-leading role in the sector. The region is one of 11 which will receive investment from a new £60m...
