Free guidance sessions for small firms on the latest pensions minefield are being staged in Bristol next week by a national pensions group. All small business owners have been required to enrol their employees into a pension scheme by law since the start of this year – but many...
Bristol’s long-awaited arena has received its final go-ahead after clearing its last planning hurdle. The 12,000 capacity venue was given the green light on Wednesday night by Bristol City Council’s development control committee following a deferral last month to allow for additional transport information to be provided. Councillors had...
Bristol Water has appointed Peaches Golding OBE as independent chair of its Challenge Panel, which ensures customers’ views are at the heart of its business planning. Customer Challenge Groups (CCG) hold water companies to account on performance and are used to influence business planning and provide on-going assurance to...
UWE Bristol has appointed Tracy Chalk, previously director of marketing at the Australian National University, to the new role of director of strategic marketing and communications. Tracy, pictured, is a senior brand strategist with more than 25 years’ experience and has worked with some of Australia’s most iconic retail...
The South West and Thames Valley investment team of BGF (Business Growth Fund) has expanded with the appointment of Alex Snodgrass. Alex, pictured, is the latest addition to the 10-strong team, which is responsible for identifying investment opportunities and managing the deal process from origination through to completion. Alex...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Bevan Brittan has appointed its head of clinical risk Joanne Easterbrook as the firm’s new senior partner. Joanne, pictured, succeeds Bethan Evans, who is returning to full-time local government client work. Joanne joined Bevan Brittan as a partner in 2004 and is a recognised specialist,...
Bristol-based specialist insurance broker Brightside has struck a five-year partnership with Gloucestershire County Cricket Club under which the County Ground in Bristol will be renamed as the Brightside Ground. The deal – the first official naming rights deal in the club’s 146-year history – also includes shirt sponsorship for...
Monday 4 April Finals: Belvoir Lettings, Christie, Volga Gas Economics: Markit/CIPS UK construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) Tuesday 5 April Finals: AA, Card Factory, EKF Diagnostics, Hostelworld, Instem, MartinCo, Moss Bros, Thalassa Trading statements: Cranswick, Electrocomponents, Gooch & Housego, International Consolidated Airlines AGM: Primary Health Properties Economics: Official reserves,...
A Bristol-based tech start-up is calling on the city’s businesses to lead the world in ending modern slavery. Semantrica was launched as a social enterprise today by Bristol tech entrepreneur Jaya Chakrabarti MBE, pictured, and award-winning city charity Unseen, which has become a leading campaign group against human trafficking....
Bristol’s small and medium-sized law firms are among the most profitable in the UK having achieved an average 26% increase in their margins last year, research published today reveals. The continued expansion of the city’s legal sector now places it second only to London for profit growth, according to...
Long-forgotten stories of Bristol music venue St George’s will be retold as part of an ambitious project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The funding announcement comes as the Grade II* listed Georgian building celebrates its 40th anniversary year as a world-class performance venue and calls on Bristol...
Portishead may be a long way from the offshore oil fields of the Gulf of Mexico or the Persian Gulf but innovative subsea technology being trialled there could save the oil and gas industry millions of pounds in lost production. Portishead-based engineering firm Viper Subsea, which supplies hi-tech equipment...
The annual St Peter’s Hospice corporate quiz has raised a record-breaking £18,240 towards caring for people with life-limiting illnesses. Some 28 teams took part in the quiz at The Bristol Pavilion with accountancy group PwC taking first place, law firm Burges Salmon second with a team from lawyers Veale...
