Bristol-based Consumer Intelligence, the provider of consumer insight for clients in the financial sector, has appointed Louis Jordan as is first chairman as it looks to further develop the business. The firm was launched 13 years ago by Ian Hughes, the former development director of Bristol-based pioneering direct marketing services...
David Stedman, a solicitor advocate in the Bristol office of law firm Clarke Willmott, has been named in a prestigious national guide which covers the top 500 private client advisers and wealth managers in the UK. David, pictured, specialises in commercial and private client litigation with a particular focus...
The Bristol office of accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson has been strengthened with the arrival of an associate director in its transaction services team and two senior-level promotions. Marcus Graham, pictured, has joined Smith & Williamson’s growing transaction services team from Deloitte in London. A...
British Airways is to start flying from Bristol Airport again after a decade-long gap with the launch of four summer-only routes to popular European sunspots. From May the airline will begin direct weekly flights from Bristol to the Spanish holiday destinations of Malaga, Ibiza and Palma and to the...
Rydon, the national construction group with a regional office at Pill, has been appointed to build a £10m community hub at a flagship housing development on the outskirts of Bath. Construction work on the new primary school, children’s nursery and state-of-the–art community facilities at Mulberry Park will start this...
Businesses in the property development and construction supply chain are being urged to register for the HMRC’s Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) amid misunderstandings over who it affects. The warning comes from the Bristol office of accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson, whose experts say many firms...
Bristol’s ethical firms have until tomorrow, Friday, to enter the South West Fairtrade Business Awards following an extension of the deadline. The coveted awards, now in their fifth year, are open for applications from all organisations in the region that use Fairtrade products and prioritise fair trade practices within...
Bristol law firms Veale Wasbrough Vizards (VWV) and Thrings have been appointed by the Bar Council as the first two strategic partners for a new debt recovery panel to help barristers collect outstanding fees from professional clients. The Bar Council – the professional association which represents barristers in England and...
Directors from Bristol and across the West of England are being invited to enter one of the region’s top annual awards schemes that recognises excellence and enterprise in the boardroom. The prestigious Institute of Directors’ South West Director of the Year Awards 2017 will showcase outstanding leaders and entrepreneurs as well...
Former Lloyds Banking Group head of equity investments Fiona Gibson has joined BGF (Business Growth Fund) as a portfolio specialist to support its growing portfolio across the South West. At Lloyds, Fiona, pictured, was responsible for the bank’s portfolio of more than 250 legacy equity assets. She delivered a number...
Digital marketing pioneer Chris Thurling has been appointed as the new chair of Bristol Media, the 600-strong membership group for the city’s burgeoning creative, media and digital sector. Chris , pictured, founded 3Sixty – one of the region’s first web design and digital marketing agencies – 1995. He left...
Alzheimer’s Society has been chosen by South West law firm Ashfords as its charity of the year in a vote by employees. The firm will now hopes to raise £100,000 for the charity until April 2018. Alzheimer’s Society supports those affected by dementia through both practical and emotional support....
Specialist software group SCISYS has landed a multi-million pound contract to support a pioneering European mission to search for life on Mars. The group with a base in Bristol and which has its roots in the European Space Agency, has signed the €3.7m (£3.17m) deal with Italian group Thales...
