International law firm Osborne Clarke, which has a major office in Bristol, has promoted one of its litigators to partner. Mary Lawrence, pictured, is a member of the firm’s commercial and regulatory disputes team with a focus on health and safety. Her practice involves advising and defending large corporate...
Regional law firm Thrings has made the first appointments to a new role in its career structure, promoting four senior solicitors to the position of legal director. The appointments are part of the firm’s annual round of promotions and include commercial property expert Robert Barnes, who is based in...
Stephen Chang has joined facilities and property management company Almeda as financial controller. Stephen, pictured, arrives at the Keynsham-based family business from IT managed service provider Adapt, where he worked in a senior management accountant role. While at Adapt he helped establish the finance function and grow the business...
Commercial property adviser Bilfinger GVA has made four promotions in its Bristol office as it looks to strengthen its client-facing teams during a period of sustained growth. Tim Scruton, who heads the regional building team, becomes senior director while James Craven, a specialist in PRS (private rented sector) is...
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Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Rob Vivian, CEO of Pure Comms, answers our 10 questions What was the LAST: Film you watched? Thor: The Dark World Book you read? The Aeronaut’s...
UWE’s new £50m Faculty of Business and Law building has come a step closer to completion with a traditional ‘topping-out’ ceremony. The new state-of-the art building will house Bristol Business School and Bristol Law School and is part of the university’s major campus development plan to build a university...
A second tech firm is to move into Bristol’s Brew House creative hub. The fast-growing firm – which is not yet being named – joins digital media company Zone. The London and Cologne-based firm took half the 25,000 sq ft building last year. The Brew House, pictured, off...
Civic leaders and VIPs joined Arnos Vale fundraisers for a recent Night at the Cemetery event to help secure its long-term future. Invited guests included the Lord Mayor of Bristol, Councillor Clare Campion-Smith, High Sheriff of Bristol Helen Wilde and Mayor George Ferguson. The event raised more than £15,000...
Bristol law firms TLT and Burges Salmon have advised on the £12m management buyout of leading healthy food-to-go retailer Vital Ingredient. TLT worked with the management team on the buyout, which was backed by LDC, Lloyds Banking Group’s mid-market private equity firm, while Burges Salmon’s corporate finance team advised LDC...
Bristol-based property developer Urban Creation has made a £25,000 contribution to a new arts project involving 114 radios that will come to life as part of the city’s pioneering New Music festival. The installation, Requiem for 114 Radios by artists Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, will be at the...
Bristol Airport and Dutch airline KLM have become premier sponsors for the Tour of Britain stage taking place in Bath this September. The city will host a stage finish of the tour for the first time on September 8. Stage five of what has become Britain’s premier cycling race will...
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has topped Bristol Airport’s annual rankings of airlines that do the most to minimise the noise of their aircraft when they land and take off. The Tracker Awards are based on flight records for the year and measure compliance with departure routes set up to...
