An innovative programme to help develop Bristol’s future black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) leaders has been launched by city mayor Marvin Rees in partnership with international law firm Osborne Clarke. Called Stepping Up, it will develop leadership skills and provide learning opportunities with the aims of improving the...
Estate agent and property group Andrews has sold its surveying business Landmark Chartered Surveyors for an undisclosed sum to The SimplyBiz Group. Keynsham-based Andrews said the jobs of all 55 staff would be protected in the sale to the Huddersfield-based group, which since its launch in 2002 has become...
Professional services firm EY plans to double the size of its advisory services team in Bristol to 100 staff over the next 12 months to meet increased demand from businesses across the South West. Driving the move are a range of intensified challenges on businesses including international growth, cost...
Bristol R&D tax credit consultancy ForrestBrown is to create up to 30 jobs this year as it continues its fast-paced growth. The new jobs will be across a range of disciplines and include a second cohort of tax associates that it will support through professional qualifications. ForrestBrown has experienced...
The Bristol office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson has advised longstanding investor client Piper on its latest growth capital investment – backing beauty and wellbeing brand Neom Organics. The Womble Bond Dickinson team was led by Bristol-based corporate partner Simon Hewes, pictured, and corporate associate Sammy Hill,...
Bristol’s SETsquared tech incubator has recorded its most successful year since launching in 2002, with its 80-plus member businesses collectively creating 1,300 jobs and raising more than £130m in funding. The centre, regularly recognised as among the best in the world, has more than 80 active members – many...
Bristol independent commercial vehicle dealership Vans 365 is revving up for success after buying and moving to new freehold premises. Vans 365, a RAC-approved dealership specialising in new and used vans set up in 2012, has relocated to the two-acre former haulage site at Whitchurch, which will provide much-needed space...
Bristol-based specialist start-up Flexys has launched an innovative product designed to help lenders and borrowers collaborate to avoid mounting debt. The debt management software company, based at UWE Bristol’s Future Space tech and science innovation hub, has created a research and innovation team Flexys Labs, which is working on...
Outstanding business leaders and entrepreneurs from Bristol are being urged to enter the region’s top awards recognising excellence in the boardroom. Launched this week, the Institute of Directors South West Director of the Year Awards 2018 showcase the wealth of executive talent and leadership across the region. New categories...
Bristol-based specialist legal and business services provider Jordans has continued its growth by appointing Mark Craig as associate director. Mark, pictured, is heading the firm’s recently formed company secretarial centre of excellence. The move follows Jordans’ acquisition just over a year ago by global corporate services provider Vistra and...
Accountancy group Grant Thornton has promoted Bristol-based Dominic Merlin-Cone to partner in a move that reflects his success in working in its regional employer solutions team. The team advises businesses on all aspects of rewarding and incentivising staff, employment taxes, benefits and global mobility across Grant Thornton’s South region....
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has advised market leading financial planners Paradigm Norton, headquartered in Bristol, on its merger with London firm The Red House Consulting. Paradigm Norton, founded in 2001, now employs 55 people across its offices in Ham Green, near Bristol, Torquay and London. Last...
A multi-award winning marketing agency with offices in Bristol and London has been bought out of administration by the existing management team, saving the jobs of all remaining staff. Rooster Punk, which was established in 2013 by serial entrepreneur and self-styled innovation junkie Paul Cash, was hit by a...
