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A landmark Bristol office building that is home to some of the city’s fastest-growing tech, life science and education businesses, has been sold for £36.5m. Programme, pictured, the 174,387 sq ft office building on All Saints Street, has been extensively redesigned and refurbished since being developed in the 1960s....
The organisation behind the world’s leading environmental disclosure platform has praised Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT for its action to tackle climate change. The firm, which has more than 150 partners and employs around 1,400 people across its six offices, achieved a ‘B’ for good environmental management from CDP,...
International law firm Osborne Clarke’s state-of-the-art Bristol office, recognised as one of the UK’s most sustainable, is in the running for another prestigious award. Following its shortlisting last year in two categories of the SBID International Design Awards – regarded as among the most coveted accolades for design excellence...
Professional rugby players hit by sudden redundancy when their clubs collapsed have won compensation, thanks to specialists in the Bristol office of national law firm Clarke Willmott. The Clarke Willmott team worked alongside the Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) to secure payouts for the players following the failure of Worcester...
Bristol-based communications and marketing firm Purplefish has become the city’s first PR agency to be owned by its employees. Director Joanna Randall, who formed the business in 2012, has sold 100% of its shares to a new employee ownership trust (EOT). As part of the transition, a new board...
Law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bristol, has been recognised by the National Farmers Union (NFU) for its “comprehensive advice” and “consistent excellent service” to the agriculture sector. The firm is this year’s winner of the prestigious Tim Sell Excellence Award, which acknowledges the outstanding work of...
National law firm Simpson Millar has expanded its public law division with the appointment of solicitors Bethany Parr and Ffion Davies, based in its Bristol office. Both have joined the firm’s national education law team amid a major increase in its caseload helping children and young people with special...
Bristol green energy champion Andrew Garrad has received one of the world’s top engineering awards for his groundbreaking work on wind turbine design. Andrew, chairman and co-founder of GL Garrad Hassan, the world’s leading renewable energy consultancy, was this week presented with The 2024 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering...
Bristol-based Talklife, the world’s largest peer support network for mental health, has secured investment from a Canadian fund to rapidly grow its pioneering platforms and build its presence in the North American market. Talklife’s founder Jamie Druitt’s personal experiences inspired him to create the app, which tackles issues such...
