Monday January 14 TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS Hydrogen Group, Taylor Wimpey Tuesday January 15 INTERIMS IG Group Holdings AGMS Conygar Investment Company, Spirit Pub Company TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS Brown (N.) Group, Burberry Group, Michael Page International UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Balance of Trade (09:30) Producer Price Index (09:30) Wednesday January 16 AGMS Diploma,...
Temple Bright, the fast-growing Bristol law firm, has added construction law specialist Doug Masson to its practice as a partner. Mr Masson joins from top 25 UK firm SNR Denton, where he was a partner. He trained in the City of London and was subsequently a partner in the...
Boston Tea Party, the Bristol-based coffee shop group, has opened an outlet in Birmingham, taking the family-owned business’s chain to 12. The group, founded in 1996, has taken over a former landmark bar near the city’s Queen Elizabeth Law Courts in a deal arranged by property agents Cushman &...
Property consultancy GL Hearn has relocated its West office from Bath to Bristol, taking 2,468 sq ft of open plan office space in the prestigious Queen Square House. The firm works with developers, investors and occupiers from offices in London, Manchester, Glasgow, Sunderland and Southampton. Bill Russell of Hearn...
Clevedon-based commercial and industrial engraving specialist Brunel Engraving has been appointed as an approved converter of Spandex Sign Systems, one of the world’s leading trade suppliers to the sign-making and display industries. The deal with Spandex, which has its UK base at Aztec West, will enable Brunel Engraving, which...
Businesses start-ups in North Somerset rose by more than a third in the final quarter of 2012 compared with the same period the previous year, figures from North Somerset Enterprise Agency show. The 38 new companies, launched with the help of the agency, created 48 jobs. In the final...
Bristol animators Aardman is aiming for its fifth Oscar victory with its feature film The Pirates! Band of Misfits nominated for an Academy Award. The film, released in cinemas last year, is Aardman’s first full-length 3D stop-motion production. Aardman has received six Oscar Nominations and has won four times....
Two of the West’s leading law firms, Harrison Clark and Rickerbys, have announced plans to merge, marking a further consolidation of the regional legal market. The firms have signed heads of agreement on the move, which, with continued growth, is expected to put the combined operation among the UK’s...
Diary Dates: April 24 8am to 10am Low Carbon Business Breakfast Plant it and they will come – growing a resilient economy Bath Innovation Centre Broad Quay Bath April 25-May 7 Eat Drink Bristol Fashion Queen Square Bristol Celebrating the wealth of talent in the local food scene http://www.eatdrinkbristolfashion.co.uk/...
Jelf Employee Benefits, the Yate-based independent full-service brokerage which supports businesses and individuals, has helped business services giant Serco win the Most Effective Absence Management and Rehabilitation Strategy category at the Employee Benefits industry awards. The highly-regarded accolade was awarded following consideration by the judges against strict criteria and...
By Jonathan Elliott, managing director of Make It Cheaper* Most business owners will agree that, out of all their fixed overheads, electricity can be one of the most frustrating (if not one of the most expensive) to tackle. Even if you find a good deal, the renewal terms subsequently...
Businesses have just under two weeks to ensure their best personal assistants get the recognition they deserve in the inaugural South West PA of the Year Awards. Most businesses have at least one PA who goes the extra mile to help it reach its potential, who makes a real...
Smith & Williamson’s Assurance & Business Services team has appointed leading audit expert, James Keeton (pictured), to the role of audit partner at its Bristol office. James, who has more than 16 years’ experience in the profession has joined the accountancy and investment management group, from BDO LLP. Recently...
