Regional legal heavyweight Osborne Clarke has been named as one of the UK's top 10 deals advisers. The Bristol-based law firm has been rated the fifth most active in the UK by analyst Experian Corpfin while mergermarket, which records higher value deals, ranks it in 10th place. The firm...
Westerleigh Group, the Bristol-based developer and operator of crematoria and cemeteries, has secured funding of £75m to support its expansion. The financial package has been put together by a consortium of banks in the South West in a deal led by Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets and including RBS and...
Bristol-based action sports goods distributor Shiner is expanding into larger premises to meet growing demand for its products. The move, from Redfield to Aztec West, is the result of financial support from Barclays Corporate and follows three years of sales increases and expansion overseas. At 75,799 sq ft, the...
From Bristol 24-7 Bosses at Gloucestershire County Cricket Club are considering leaving Bristol for a new home in Gloucester after redevelopment plans for the County Ground were rejected. They say the decision by councillors on Wednesday makes it “almost impossible” for the club to stay. Councillors on Bristol city...
Bristol wholesale electrical distributor Templegate Electrical Supplies, which is based on the city’s Templegate Park, has launched a renewables venture from the same location. The company has taken a 7,171 sq ft warehouse/trade counter unit on a 10-year lease. The unit includes two-storey offices and a large forecourt. Glyn...
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club bosses have described as a “massive disappointment” the decision by councillors to reject the redevelopment of the County Ground – a move which scuppers hopes of bringing major international cricket matches to Bristol. Councillors on the Development Control (North) Committee voted by six to four...
Viper Subsea, which produces sophisticated hydraulic products used in undersea oil and gas fields, is looking to create more jobs at its Portishead headquarters after signing global framework consultancy agreements with two of the world’s top five oil and gas companies. The agreements include providing engineering consultancy services for up to...
Interest rates have again been pegged at their record low of 0.5% amid growing concerns over weak consumer spending, mixed results from high street retailers and little sign of the expected upturn for manufacturers. The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) have now kept rates at 0.5% since...
Law firm Ashfords has appointed Graham Cridland as a partner to join its expanding planning team. Mr Cridland joins Ashfords, which has offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Taunton, Tiverton and London, from Exeter firm Michelmores, where he was a partner and head of planning. Mr Cridland, who specialises in...
Public sector staff hit by job cuts are to be helped move into private sector employment under a project to be launched in Bristol next week. The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has teamed up with national recruitment experts Resource Solutions Group (RSG), based in Bristol, and...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Hundreds of TV Licensing jobs in Bristol are at risk under plans to relocate work away from the city. Outsourcing group Capita confirmed 350 jobs are under threat from its decision to switch work to sites in Lancashire and India. The Communication Workers Union (CWU)...
Welfare-to-work specialists Pinnacle People has relocated its Bristol office to New Bond House as it gears up for further expansion. The national firm, which helps hard-to-place jobseekers with their lifestyle and accommodation as well as employment opportunities, has moved from an office in Park Street to 5,574 sq ft...
Plans to redevelop Bristol’s historic General Hospital site have been revised following the latest round of public consultation. Essex-based developer City & Country Group wants to transform the near three acre site into a vibrant waterside attraction, including restoring the hospital’s Victorian buildings to their former glory and creating...
