Gapsquare, the innovative Bristol tech start-up focusing on tackling the gender pay gap, has been selected as a finalist in a worldwide problem-solving project staged by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The MIT Solve Global Challenge looks at solving the world’s most pressing challenges through open innovation and...
Strong engagement with business combined with impactful research and enterprise has put Bristol Business School in the running for major education award. The shortlisting, in the Business School of the Year category of the Times Higher Education Awards 2017, comes as the culmination of a “fantastic” year for the...
Tech start-ups and scale-ups seeking funding have just a week left to apply for the Silicon Gorge Investor Showcase taking place as part of Venturefest Bristol & Bath next month. Applications, which must be in by September 15, are open to early stage tech firms – those looking for...
Bristol business owners and finance managers are being invited to an innovative conference later this month which aims to demystify cloud accounting software and allow them to make clearer choices when it comes to picking the right package. Staged by national accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith &...
Legal experts from Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT have advised on an acquisition that has created the UK’s largest charity services businesses. The deal involved Woods Consolidated, the holding company of Chippenham-based Woods Group, taking over Melksham specialist outsourcing firm Valldata. Woods Group is best known for its strengths...
A raft of recent contract wins and a bumper order book means specialist IT group SCISYS, which has an office in Bristol, is on target to report solid half-year results later this month, according to its directors. In a trading update to the London Stock Exchange earlier this week,...
Developing pioneering products for the global oil industry has earned advanced engineering group Viper Innovations the prestigious title of 2017 PwC West of England Business of Year in the category for businesses turning over less than £30m. The firm, which has its head office and main manufacturing base in...
The corporate tax team at regional law firm Ashfords’ Bristol office has been boosted by the appointment of Nicola Manclark as partner. Nicola, pictured, joins from Bristol-based rival Burges Salmon, where she spent more than 10 years in its corporate tax department, most recently as a senior associate. Her...
National property services firm CBRE has formed a new team based in its Bristol office to lead on development projects across the South West and South Wales. The team will be led by Marcus Plaw, who joins as planning director, and Philip Marsden, who becomes associate director. Marcus joins...
National business advisory firm FRP Advisory has appointed Mark Naughton as a partner in its Bristol office to lead its corporate finance offering across the South West and Wales. Mark brings more than 20 years’ corporate finance experience and connections across the region, having previously led Grant Thornton’s corporate...
Bristol-headquartered hard landscaping materials manufacturer Bowland Stone has relocated to a new three-acre site after securing a commercial mortgage from HSBC. Bowland Stone used the mortgage to support the £1.45m acquisition of the land off Feeder Road, St Phillips, from the former owners of builders’ merchants HJ Chards, which...
International law firm Osborne Clarke has taken on eight trainees as newly qualified solicitors in its Bristol office. The group are among 14 autumn trainees retained by the firm, which also has offices in London and Reading – giving an overall retention rate of 82% across all three offices....
Monday 4 September Interims: Amryt Pharma, Biome Technologies, Curtis Banks, Johnson Service, Michelmersh Brick Final: Dechra Pharmaceuticals AGMs: Micro Focus International, Redcentric Economics: Construction data Tuesday 5 September Interims: 888, Alpha FX, Belvoir Lettings, Cairn Homes, Dalata Hotel, EU Supply, Gamma Communications, IQE, Lighthouse, Spectra Systems, Stadium, Vipera Finals:...
