Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has promoted director Andrea Hunt to partner in its Bristol-based advisory team. Andrea, pictured, has more than 30 years’ accounting, audit and assurance experience. She specialises in leading large scale year-round service charge accounting projects for a portfolio of national and international property...
The Bristol office of commercial property consultancy Knight Frank has promoted Nick Thurston from associate to partner in the firm’s capital markets team. Nick, pictured, joined Knight Frank in 2010 having worked in commercial property agencies in Bristol and a development company in London. He moved to the capital...
Monday 31 July Trading Statements: Keller, Fidessa, Arix Bioscience, Senior, Coats, HSBC AGMs/EGMs: Salvarx, Tau Capital, National Grid, Plaza Centers, China New Energy Tuesday 1 August Trading Statements: NWF, Rolls-Royce, Intertek, Gocompare.com, LSL Property Services, Meggitt, Genel Energy, Taylor Wimpey, BP, Greggs, Filtronic, Man Group, Direct Line Insurance, Centrica,...
Banning sales of petrol and diesel cars from 2040 will pave the way for widespread road charging by the government to make up for the shortfall in vehicle excise duty, a Bristol-based industry expert has warned. Environment Secretary Michael Gove announced the ban this week to tackle rising levels...
West of England business and local authority leaders have been urged to “stop dithering” and help develop a stronger regional economy that builds on its position as one of the UK’s leading centres for innovation and creativity. The recently formed West of England Combined Authority (WECA) is drawing up...
Bristol’s highly successful annual Doors Open Days festival returns in September with organisers promising it will be bigger and bolder as it works closer with many of the city’s businesses. The free festival, the first of its kind when it was launched 24 years ago, unlocks the doors of...
Annual net profits at Bevan Brittan, the Bristol-headquartered national law firm, rose by 14.2% to £8m as it broadened its markets and invested in its staff. Figures for its 2016/17 financial year also show a 4.5% increase in turnover to £39.2m – with its gross profit figure coming in...
Bristol employment law specialists Menzies Law have described this week’s Supreme Court’s judgment on employment tribunal fees as “possibly the most important employment law decision of our lifetime”. In its landmark ruling the court allowed trade union Unison’s appeal against the fees, saying the government had acted unlawfully and...
Bristol’s growing reputation as a ‘film-friendly’ location has helped boost its economy by more than £18m over the past year as an increasing number of TV shows and movies are shot the city. The £18.3m contribution to the city’s coffers from the industry during the 2016/17 financial year was...
Confidence among West of England firms has plummeted to its lowest level since the depths of the recession in 2009, according to the latest survey of its members by Business West, the region’s largest business organisation. The number of businesses describing themselves as confident about their future slumped by...
Positive action on diversity by Bond Dickinson, the national law firm with a large office in Bristol, has resulted in it achieving Gold status in a scheme run by the Law Society. The Diversity and Inclusion Charter was launched in 2009 to help law firms turn their commitment to...
Fast-growing Bristol-based international environmental consultancy Eunomia Research & Consulting has appointed David Baxter as its head of natural economy and recruited five new consultants to meet growing demand for its services. David, pictured, previously led the environmental practice within London-based consultancy Indepen, following 10 years in high-profile roles at...
Accountancy firm Grant Thornton has appointed Alistair Wardell as head of restructuring for the South of England – a role in which he aims to help Bristol businesses reach their full potential. Alistair, pictured, brings more than 20 years’ experience to the job, most recently as practice leader in...
