The South West audit team at accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has been strengthened with the appointment of Paul Nott as a partner in its Bristol office. Paul, pictured, joins from global accountancy group PwC, where he spent 29 years – the past 12 as an audit director...
Bristol battery technology firm Anaphite is poised to disrupt the global electric vehicle market and break China’s near-monopoly on production after raising $13.7m (£10.5m) from a worldwide group of investors. The funding round – Anaphite’s fourth in just three years – will enable it to fully commission a plant...
A Bristol-based start-up that engineers advanced materials for sound and noise management has won a prestigious pitching competition – with its co-founder singing part of his presentation to demonstrate the product’s effectiveness. Metasonixx landed the Best Elevator Pitch at SETsquared Bristol’s acclaimed Tech-Xpo 2024 Showcase – a competition that...
Burges Salmon, the Bristol-headquartered national law firm, has become headline sponsor of The Welcome Party, the flagship event that will celebrate the talents and stories of the city’s refugees and migrants through music, art and storytelling. The move underscores the important role businesses can play in reshaping public perceptions...
Global professional services network Forvis Mazars has appointed Jon Marchant as managing partner for its Bristol office. Jon, pictured, will be responsible for developing the firm’s business strategy in Bristol, with a key focus for the team being to continue to grow its mid-market and public interest entity audit...
The Bristol offices of corporate finance advisory firm Shaw & Co and law firm Michelmores have helped the owners of a innovative logistics software developer on its sale to a major player in the sector. Privately-owned Vigo Software has operated in the logistics software market for 40 years, designing,...
Pioneering Bristol social enterprise Babbasa is to promote the voices of young people on the city’s key decision-making boards as part of its ongoing OurCity2030 social mobility initiative. Its Trailblazer Programme will enable participants to challenge injustices and inequity when new policies that will shape the city are being...
Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has welcomed 25 new trainees to its Bristol office as part of a cohort of more than 600 joining its bases across the UK. The trainees, pictured, who join the firm’s 8,000-strong workforce across its audit, tax and advisory practices, include school leaver...
One of the largest construction groups operating in the Bristol area has collapsed into administration, with its office on the city’s outskirts closed down and its employees facing redundancy. ISG, which has been responsible for some of the largest building projects around Bristol for more than a decade, ceased...
An investment fund worth £100m is to be set up to help finance the West of England’s drive towards a green economy, including supplying up to 36,000 homes with renewable energy. The fund was approved today by the West of England Combined Authority, which has committed £10m of new...
Foot Anstey, which has an office in Bristol, is to donate 1% of its net profits every year to its responsible business programme – a move it believes makes it one of first UK legal firms to announce the commitment. The donation will be invested in developing and delivering a...
A Bristol start-up aiming to end disadvantage for women in the workplace is poised for further growth after receiving a £235,000 investment. HeyFlow, which specialises in female reproductive health inclusion, aims to create meaningful change for women at work globally at a time when 31% experience severe reproductive health...
Tech incubator SETsquared Bristol will celebrate 20 years of its flagship pitch, demo and connect showcase next week. Sixteen start-ups will promote their innovative technologies to an audience of more than 150 business leaders and investors at Tech-Xpo – with eight of them competing for Best Elevator Pitch on the night. The event...
