Bristol’s happiest workplace will be revealed tomorrow as a unique contest aimed at highlighting the region’s most enlightened employers draws to its conclusion. Nine firms from the Bristol area are going head to head to win the prestigious title, which will be presented at an awards ceremony at Hartham...
Bristol-based regional property agency Alder King has teamed up with innovative renewable energy firm Green Hedge to develop a string of battery storage schemes across the UK as the market starts to grow. Green Hedge, which was established in Bath in 2010, has pioneered the Energy Barn concept of...
Accountancy group Grant Thornton has appointed Matt Parfitt to lead the growing employment taxes team in its Bristol office. Matt, pictured, brings a wide range of commercial and technical experience and is a regular contributor to leading tax publications. He joins as senior manager after three years at Nationwide...
One of the two charitable trusts that own estate agency and property group Andrews is helping a counselling project by funding training for 36 new volunteers to deliver supportive listening services. The Andrews Charitable Trust (ACT) has presented a £2,000 cheque to The Listening Ear Project, a collaboration between...
Global accountancy group KPMG has made 50 promotions in its Bristol office – including the appointment of one partner and six directors – in a move it says signals its commitment to investing in talent. Regional head of restructuring David Pike becomes a partner after 18 years with the...
Shares in SCISYS, the specialist IT group with an office in Bristol, soared to a new high last week after it won a €18m (£16m) contract to supply technology to the pioneering Heinrich Hertz satellite-communications project. The Chippenham-headquartered group’s space division will provide the ground station control and communications...
Smith & Williamson, the financial and professional services firm with a large office in Bristol, has won two significant industry awards in one week. The firm scooped the Best Large Firm title at Citywire’s Wealth Manager Investment Performance Awards and the National Firm of the Year accolade at the...
National property services firm CBRE has expanded its team in Bristol with a number of new appointments as demand for its services continues to grow. In property management support, the asset services team has been boosted with the arrival of surveyors Natasha Kitson and Emma Stanbridge along with senior...
Monday October 23 Interims: Halliburton Tuesday October 24 Interims: Anglo American, Whitbread, Renault, Lockheed Martin, Caterpillar, Chipotle, McDonald’s, General Motors, AT&T Trading updates: Intu Properties, Bunzl, Ladbrokes, Coral, l Personal Finance, Carpetright, St James’s Place Wednesday October 25 Interims: Fresnillo, Antofagasta, GlaxoSmithKline, Tesla, Visa, Boeing Trading updates: Lloyds, Cobham,...
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Dr Zara Nanu, CEO of Gapsquare, answers our 10 questions What was the LAST: Film you watched? On a recent long-haul flight I got hooked the...
Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby last night won three awards at the Bristol Law Society annual awards dinner while Veale Wasbrough Vizards landed the large law firm of the year title. The event, at the Bristol City Marriott Hotel, attracted more than 300 guests from the West of England’s legal...
Cloud computing firm Eduserv is relocating to Bristol from Bath after securing a seven-figure funding deal from the Royal Bank of Scotland. The firm, which employs 130 staff and has a turnover of £15m, has used the secured loan facilities to buy new offices at Gyldan House in Portwall...
Bart Ingredients, the Bristol-based manufacturer of herbs and spices, has been acquired by German spice producer Fuchs Group for an undisclosed sum. Under its previous owner, private equity firm Langholm Capital, Bart had been transformed, becoming an award-winning grocery brand. It turned over more than £25m last year and...
