The renewable energy potential of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary is to be analysed and promoted under a groundbreaking agreement signed by local government chiefs from the West of England and South Wales. It is the first time the opportunity of harnessing the vast offshore resources of the...
Communications agency McCann Bristol struck Gold and Silver at this year’s Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) PRide Awards for its work on two major national awareness campaigns. The agency’s PR team claimed the top award in the Consumer Relations Campaign category for its educational campaign on behalf of...
West of England firms that go the extra mile to make transport and travel more sustainable for their staff or customers have been recognised. The Travelwest Sustainable Travel Business Awards, now in their fourth year, are co-ordinated by the four Travelwest authorities – North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bristol City...
Bristol-based Triodos Renewables has launched a fund to help communities across the UK make shared public buildings more sustainable. The fund, which is administered in collaboration with independent national charity the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE), is available for community buildings near to their 15 renewable energy projects, including...
Wapping Wharf, Bristol’s newest Harbourside quarter, has signed up Small Street Espresso as its first retailer – paving the way for the creation of a new residential, cultural and leisure hub. Described by Time Out as being at the forefront of Bristol’s coffee revolution when it opened in 2012,...
Bristol-based refurbishment, construction and fit-out specialist Integral Build marked the end of a successful year with a pre-Christmas gathering for clients and colleagues. The company, based in St Anne’s, continues to benefit from the bounce-back in the commercial property market. This year Integral Build has continued to work on the fit...
Two Bristol recruitment firms have been named in a prestigious league table of the UK’s fastest-growing businesses. Privately owned Rise Technical Recruitment and Opus Recruitment Solutions appear at 51 and 53 respectively in the annual Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100. Opus previously appeared in the list in 2012...
The Bristol office of international law firm Osborne Clarke has advised hi-tech engineering firm M+W Group on its development of the UK’s largest waste-to-energy plant of its kind. When completed, the £200m Energy Works scheme in Kingston upon Hull will be able to generate up to 28MW of electricity...
Bristol-headquartered law firm TLT has advised the management team of a high-growth Wiltshire mobile software firm on its sale to a major US company. The acquisition of M-Netics by the UK arm of Peak-Ryzex creates one of the UK’s largest firms in a fast-growing sector. M-Netics develops software that...
Confidence among professional services firms is at its highest for more than two decades with most planning to increase spending on recruitment, marketing and IT next year, according to a new survey. Some 99% of respondents to accountancy firm Smith & Williamson’s annual professional practices survey said they were...
Commercial law firm Thrings’ Bristol office has led on the sale of Somerset-based grain trader and farmer-owned business Wessex Grain to a UK subsidiary of German agri-group BayWa. The Thrings team was headed by Bristol-based corporate partner Mike Tomlin, pictured, with John Richardson and Jonathan Morris, corporate partners in...
Accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson welcomed more than 400 business owners, directors, professional advisors, private individuals and trustees to its annual client event at the Royal West of England Academy (RWA). Guests networked with members of Smith & Williamson’s 190-strong Bristol team at the drinks...
Commercial property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has appointed Peter Musgrove as its new head of office in Bristol. Peter, pictured, has worked at LSH for more than 15 years, most recently as director of office agency. In his new role he will focus on growing the company’s presence...
