Bristol-based Rosemont has dropped the word ‘recruitment’ from its brand to reflect its growing partnership role in the service it provides to candidates and companies. Rosemont Partnership, as it is now known, specialises in mid to senior management roles in the built environment. Founded in 2012 by managing director...
Bristol-headquartered law firm TLT has advised on a deal that will develop the first ‘energy barns’ in the UK. The barns will use lithium-ion batteries to store energy that can be released at times of peak demand, helping to stabilise the electricity grid. The first four, which are in...
National property adviser GVA has appointed six new members of staff to its Bristol office, heralding an optimistic start to 2017 across its multidisciplinary business. Harry Hancock, Joanna Murray and Jordan Andrews have joined its building consultancy and architectural teams, Kimberley Brown and Emma Norman have been taken on...
Studio Diva, the Bristol-based creative agency, has been named as a finalist in at the UK games industry’s most prestigious awards. The Queen Square-based firm will be attending the 15th annual MCV Awards on March 9 when it will compete against seven of the UK’s best specialist agencies in the Agency of...
Regional law firm Foot Anstey’s Bristol-based real estate group has advised on a major housing scheme in Berkshire involving the site of the former National School of Government. The deal involved housebuilder Berkeley Homes and Audley Retirement buying Sunningdale Park, near Ascot. The 70-acre site includes 209,896 sq ft...
Further growth is being forecast this year at specialist personal injury law firm Novum Law, which has an office in Bristol, following five key promotions, including one at partner level. Kim Chamberlain, pictured, a highly experienced serious personal injury solicitor who joined Novum Law in 2010, joins the firm’s 10-strong...
McCann Bristol senior account director Sylvie Pender has joined an exclusive list of leading public relations professionals after being awarded Chartered Practitioner status. The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) awards chartered status to senior professionals who demonstrate an outstanding level of professional practice in ethics, strategy and leadership,...
Business owners in the South West have the worst work-life balance in the UK and are among the most likely to lose their motivation, a new study has revealed. This often impacts on relationships with their partners, families and social life, while money worries and responsibility to their staff...
National law firm Bond Dickinson’s commitment to legal apprenticeships has earned it a third major award. The firm, which has a large office in Bristol, won the Newcomer Large Employer of the Year title at the recent National Apprenticeship Awards. Organised by the National Apprenticeship Service, the awards showcase...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has welcomed the focus on skills in the government’s new industrial strategy – but fears that the West of England would again miss out when it comes to funding. Prime Minister Theresa May launched the long-awaited strategy and its associated green paper...
Forthcoming regulations will forbid the letting of commercial buildings below a minimum energy performance rating after 2018. Adrian Gladstone, associate partner in the Bristol office of property consultancy Sanderson Weatherall, discusses the upcoming regulations and considers the potential impact for commercial landlords and possible ways forward in improving the...
Bristol was this week chosen by US tech giant Oracle as the second location for its pioneering global start-up accelerator programme to encourage the next generation of tech entrepreneurs. Oracle, which has a cloud development centre in the city, is to tap into Bristol’s world-class tech innovation by teaming up with...
Monday 23 January Final: SThree Trading statement: Petra Diamonds AGMs: easyHotel, Redefine International EGM: Fastjet Tuesday 24 January Interims: IG Group, PZ Cussons Finals: Benchmark Holdings, Blue Prism, Crest Nicholson, Lakehouse Trading statements: Dixons Carphone, easyJet, Genel Energy AGMs: BMR Group, Marston’s, Mitchells & Butlers Economics: Public sector borrowing...
