The Bristol office of regional law firm Ashfords has advised cloud-based platform Form3 on its innovative partnership with Starling Bank, the first mobile-only bank to launch a current account in the UK. The tie-up will enable Starling Bank clients to make and receive faster payment cost-effectively, quickly and reliably...
The UK’s first chat-based virtual assistant that can organise the busiest of modern families has won the ‘best elevator pitch’ at incubator SETsquared’s annual Tech-Xpo. The annual event pitches start-ups and scale-ups based at SETsquared’s Bristol hub against each other in a fast-paced battle. Kairo was one of 11...
The two charitable trusts that own West estate agency and property group Andrews are to share nearly £500,000 in annual dividend payments. Andrews Charitable Trust (ACT) and the Christian Book Promotion Trust are the sole shareholders of Keynsham-based Andrews Property Group, which has 56 offices across the South of...
Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has its largest office in Bristol, has promoted its director of corporate finance Charles Davey to corporate finance partner. Since arriving at Bishop Fleming in 2015 from NatWest Structured Finance, Charles has been instrumental in completing a number of major deals for clients....
Accountancy group Grant Thornton has boosted its South West and Wales corporate finance advisory team with the appointment of Trefor Griffith as a partner in its Bristol office. Trefor, pictured, already leads the consumer industry group for the firm nationally, having been based in Grant Thornton’s London office since...
Firms across the South West have taken advantage of the slump in sterling to go on an exporting spree, with the value of goods from the region sold overseas soaring by 30%. New figures from HMRC, which collates information on exports, shows exports from South West-based companies hit £6.3bn in the first three months...
Business organisations in Bristol and across the West of England today warned of damaging uncertainty following the shock General Election result and the impact of a hung Parliament on key issues for the city, particularly on the imminent Brexit negotiations. Business West, the region’s largest business group, said there would...
Bristol-based financial service insight specialist Consumer Intelligence has appointed former Kwik Fit Insurance operations director Alan Brown as chief operating officer as it strengthens its board for expansion. The appointment frees up founder and chief executive Ian Hughes and managing director Martin Coates to focus on strategic development at...
NatWest will on Monday launch a new digital centre of excellence in Bristol, bringing 80 jobs to the city. The new facility will be based in its Trinity Quay office, alongside the bank’s Entrepreneurial Spark hub and NatWest teams including commercial and corporate banking. The NatWest Digital Studio will...
A heady cocktail of vesper martinis and Aston Martins provided the thrills for around 85 VIP guests before they settled down to an exclusive screening of the classic Bond movie Goldfinger. The event, part of Bristol Film Festival, was sponsored by the Bristol office of accountancy, investment management and...
Business West, the region’s largest business group, has warned that leaving the EU without a deal would cause “considerable damage” to many businesses. The organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative said avoiding this outcome “must be a priority” for all General Election candidates standing in...
Confidence among businesses in the South West is back in positive territory after a sustained period of decline, according to a new survey. The latest quarterly ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor shows investment plans in the region are stronger than the UK average in areas such as employment, staff development...
A team of 14 riders from regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming will take part in this year’s Break The Cycle event – one of 101 teams aiming to raise a total of £101,000 to help disadvantaged young people in and around Bristol. It is the fourth consecutive year the...
