Bristol business support organisation BRAVE Enterprise is launching a Planning for Business Growth event for local entrepreneurs who want to take their business to the next level. The half-day session – at the Coach House, 2 Upper York Street, Bristol, on January 24 – is for existing business owners...
Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby has strengthened its commercial team with the arrival of commercial property lawyer Iain Robinson. Iain, pictured, who has joined from Bristol and London firm Humphreys & Co, has seven years’ experience in commercial property, specialising in shops, retail units and food and drink outfits. He will...
Passenger numbers at Bristol Airport are expected to reach 8m for the first time this year as it continues to build on 2016’s record of just over 7.5m. The airport this week confirmed it had achieved its seventh consecutive year of growth last year by handling more than three...
Top 100 UK law firm Bevan Brittan has appointed Tim Bartlett as its new director of business development & marketing based in its Bristol office. Tim, pictured, joins from national law firm DAC Beachcroft in Bristol, where he was head of health business development and worked with its brand,...
Bristol-headquartered law firm TLT has appointed partner Ed Fiddick as its new training principal, responsible for its trainee recruitment programme as well as mentoring the firm’s trainees. Ed, pictured, takes over from Richard Hayllar, who held the post for three years. Like Richard, he is based in TLT’s Bristol...
South West law firm Foot Anstey has launched its own retail advisory board – thought to be the first of its kind in the legal sector – offering insight and strategic advice to its clients. The firm, which has offices in seven cities including Bristol, has recruited industry heavyweights...
Specialist IT group SCISYS, which has a base in Bristol, has completed the acquisition of German media software firm Annova Systems in a move that it called a step-change in its growth prospects. Chippenham-headquartered SCISYS paid €11.35m (£9.64m) upfront in cash for Munich-headquartered Annova. The firm, which had earnings of...
Confidence among South West businesses has surged as the fall in sterling opens up new export opportunities, according to a a new survey. The bounce back in optimism in the region – the second strongest across the UK – is in marked contrast to the position last September when South West...
Bristol developer Cubex has appointed national contractor Willmott Dixon to build 194 homes at its Finzels Reach development in the city’s largest build-to-rent residential deal. Construction of the £46m scheme is set to begin in February, with Willmott Dixon already on site for preparation work. The homes will be...
More firms across the South West are unlocking growth funding by claiming research and development (R&D) tax relief, according to new figures. But the region still lags many other parts of the UK in accessing what is widely viewed as a key way of boosting innovation. Latest figures from HMRC...
By Phil Smith, managing director, Business West It’s always difficult making predictions about what the next 12 months will have in store for businesses, and for sure the forecasts for 2016 would have been way off beam! But if one thing’s for certain about 2017, it presages a new...
Bristol Business News wishes its readers, subscribers and advertisers a very Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year. We will continue to provide the city’s most authoritative business news, information and analysis throughout the festive period. Our next weekly Bristol Business News e-bulletin will be published on Friday,...
Bristol-based café-bar chain Loungers has been acquired by private equity firm Lion Capital in a deal that values the business at £137m. The move paves the way for the group to achieve its ambition of opening one of its Lounge outlets on 500 high streets across the UK. The...
