Bristol-headquartered Triodos Bank UK has been voted ‘best ethical financial provider’ at the British Bank Awards 2023 for a second year in a row. The awards are determined by customers voting for their favourite product provider by giving them a rating out of five and then a review on...
Staff at regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon have thanked chairman Tim Close for his work as he prepares to hand over to his successor. Experienced partner Simon Rowe is taking over from Tim, pictured, who has held his position within the practice since 2019 and is stepping down to...
A property deal involving a major airport hotel has been completed thanks to advice provided by the Bristol-based Islamic finance team at national law firm Foot Anstey. The lawyers worked with Bahrain-based institutional investor Blacksand on the corporate acquisition of the Travelodge Gatwick Airport Central Hotel. The £40m deal...
An increase in demand for financial planning services has led integrated wealth management and professional services group Evelyn Partners to make two key appointments in its Bristol office. Adam Deacon joins as an experienced associate director and Ben Glynn as an associate financial planner. Adam has more than 10...
Bristol-based software engineering, data analysis and cyber services firm Bitweave has been acquired by a major US multinational. CACI, which employs more than 1,200 people in the UK and Europe providing business information systems to public and private sector clients, said Bitweave occupied an important position in the national security...
Bristol climate tech start-up Mykor has secured investment of £825,000 to expand development of its innovative carbon-negative insulation. The pre-seed funding round, co-led by Sustainable Ventures and Green Angel Syndicate, will enable the firm to build a pilot manufacturing line for its carbon-negative insulation MykoFoam, pictured, so helping the...
Nearly 350 business leaders from across the West of England attended last week’s ICAEW regional annual business dinner, where former MI5 Director General Eliza Manningham-Buller was guest speaker. Baroness Manningham-Buller drew on her experiences leading the service through significant change, expansion and scrutiny and urged businesses to embrace diversity of views to become...
National wealth management and professional services group Evelyn Partners has strengthened its business support and restructuring teams in Bristol with a new manager appointment and several promotions. Accountant Camilla Foden joins the group’s advisory consulting team as a manager from Stroud-based green energy pioneer Ecotricity, where she was a...
Organisations need a diversity of views to be relevant and effective, the former Director General of MI5 Eliza Manningham-Buller told West of England business leaders last night. Speaking at the ICAEW regional annual business dinner, Baroness Manningham-Buller, pictured, drew on her experiences leading the service through significant change, expansion and...
Advisers from regional law firm Thrings and accountants Bishop Fleming have helped secure a major national deal in the fast-growing data and artificial intelligence sector. The acquisition of DataShapa by market-leading Microsoft pure play technology partner Transparity will create a major specialist data practice. London-based DataShapa, a Microsoft Gold...
Bristol firms are being urged to join more than 125 firms across the UK that have already signed a pledge to never support or promote blood sports such as hunting or shooting. The plea has come from West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris, who is also chair of...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has appointed Gillian Griffiths as a director in its corporate tax team. Gillian, pictured, has joined from Deloitte UK, where she spent six years as an associate director in its financial services tax team, providing tax advisory services to financial institutions, with a...
Bristol-headquartered specialist R&D tax consultancy ForrestBrown has appointed Peter Reynolds as director – capital allowances to further extend its offer for innovative businesses. Capital allowances specialist Peter, pictured, brings 20 years’ experience advising FTSE 100 companies on fixed asset management and commercial property tax relief. Previously a tax partner...
