Specialist property lender Atelier has appointed Mike Page as lending manager based in Bristol to lead its expansion in the South West and South Wales. Mike, pictured, who has 19 years’ property finance experience – mainly working in the Bristol market – is tasked by Atelier to work with residential,...
On-site renewable energy generation is helping thousands of businesses to reduce costs, become more sustainable and gain long term energy security. If you’re considering solar power but are not sure where to start, this free breakfast webinar is a chance to hear from those who have already made the...
Bristol’s pioneering Future Leap sustainability network and consultancy is to expand outside the city for the first time after securing new funding. The business, one of the UK’s largest green networks, is to open a site in the Bath area in response to the growing demand for its services...
Regional chartered accountancy firm Albert Goodman marked the opening of its new Bristol office with a special event in the city last night. Taking place in Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, the event has attended by clients and members of the city’s business community. The new office on King...
Bristol-based international food manufacturer Plant Ex Ingredients is increasing its production capacity by 30% and sourcing additional raw materials to fuel growth after securing a £3.3m funding package. The firm, which makes natural flavours and extracts, is expanding into Turkey where it has a second factory, as well as...
FRP Corporate Finance’s Bristol team has advised on a major deal in the burgeoning renewable energy sector. The team worked with Hampshire-headquartered insulation services provider South Coast Insulation Services (SCIS), a tier-one partner to three of the ‘big six’ energy suppliers, on its acquisition of heating equipment supplier Cotswold...
Independent regional accounting firm Milsted Langdon, which has one of its five offices in Bristol, is celebrating a raft of new promotions as it recognises the talent within its teams. A dozen staff members have been promoted to new roles, including three new directors – Martin Johnson, Lyndsay Hardwick...
Digital marketplace Yuup has secured a further £200,000 investment to help it continue growing its presence in its home city of Bristol while strengthening its expansion in Birmingham. Launched in 2021, Yuup’s online platform offers bookable, in-person events, workshops and fun group activities organised and hosted by local people,...
Bristol-headquartered energy group Ovo has been ordered to repay thousands of its customers after overcharging their bills. The firm, Britain’s third-biggest energy supplier, was found to be in breach of the government’s energy price cap by regulator Ofgem, which said almost 11,000 of its customers had paid a total...
Regional accountancy group PKF Francis Clark has promoted Sam Phillips, the head of its transaction services team in Bristol, to partner. The move, along with nine other newly promoted partners, takes the number of partners in the firm to 60, the most in its 104-year history. Sam, pictured, joined the...
The private wealth sector team at Foot Anstey has advised long-standing international wealth management client The Fry Group on its sale to a major UK-based group. The deal expands new owner Progeny’s reach into Europe, Middle East and Asia and also increases its total assets under management to more...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has appointed two of its partners as departments heads. Rick Read has become its new head of real estate while Jim Aveline now heads private client services. A partner in the firm’s real estate investment and asset management team, Rick, pictured, acts for...
Regional alternative finance lender South West Investment Group (SWIG) has appointed former mergers & acquisitions partner at global accountancy firm PwC Chris Butters as its first group CEO. Chris, pictured, who has been a non-executive director of SWIG for more than two years, will lead on the organisation’s growth...
