The West of England has joined a ‘cities for business’ partnership calling on the Government to devolve powers from Whitehall and give them more freedom to create jobs and attract investment. The partnership brings together the leaders of England’s eight largest urban areas outside London – including the Bristol/Bath...
Bristol-headquartered international law firm Osborne Clarke has entered the South East Asian market by making a significant hire in Hong Kong ahead of a proposed strategic alliance with a new law firm in the territory. Osborne Clarke has recruited Marcus Vass from Bird & Bird in Hong Kong in...
Pioneering Bristol firm Yourwealth has showcased its innovation to a large group of senior business and technology directors at Barclays’ global headquarters in London. The firm, recently acquired by the UK arm of South African-based financial services group Momentum, was among six chosen by SETsquared – the business hub...
Fast-growing Clevedon-based telecoms company Pure Comms has appointed Rob MacDonald, pictured, as data specialist. An experienced figure in the telecoms sector, for the past 10 years he has worked in a managerial role for CableCom Networking, also based in Clevedon. Pure Comms, which counts Bristol Airport, Britannia Windows and...
Businesses will get the chance to learn about trade opportunities in Bristol’s twin city and Georgian capital Tbilisi at a breakfast event tomorrow. Speakers from the Georgian Embassy and the British Georgian Chamber of Commerce will look at the benefits of trading with Tbilisi, pictured, and Georgia, where the...
Bristol charity St Peter’s Hospice has called in city-based independent property specialists Williams Gunter Hardwick to look for suitable retail units to help meet its ambition to grow its portfolio of shops. The charity already operates 47 outlets across the city, mostly in suburban shopping areas, but wants to...
Property consultancy DTZ has expanded its Bristol-based investment agency team with the appointment of Hollie Ruddle as an associate director. Hollie, pictured, will provide disposal, acquisition and asset management advice across a wide range of commercial property as well as strategic analysis for real estate property companies, funds, institutions...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com The introduction of employment tribunal fees a year ago has “severely limited access to justice” for workers, according to Bristol researchers who are calling for the system to be overhauled. Research by the universities of Bristol and Strathclyde found the number of claims made to...
Bristol-based property consultancy Alder King has been appointed by workspace group Regus to lead its search for new business centre locations across the South West and South Wales. The global firm, which has four sites in the Bristol area among the 300-plus it operates across the UK, is looking...
Property consultancy CBRE has strengthened its Bristol operation with two new appointments. Robert Moran has joined the valuation consultancy team as a surveyor following four years at rival GVA and after qualifying as a chartered surveyor last year while Marcus Hutchings arrives from Workman to become part of the...
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Neighbourly.com, an innovative new social network aimed at connecting community projects with companies, was launched in Bristol last night with the ambition to revolutionise corporate social responsibility. The business has been developed by local entrepreneur Nick Davies and is the first digital platform to be created for the largely...
Bristol animation studio Aardman and city-based pioneering charity Deki have teamed up to produce a special 70-second film to illustrate how a loan of just £10 can change the lives of an entire family in the developing world. Using animation, Brigitte, Bruno and Ben, tells the story of Ben...
