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Specialist business advisory firm FRP has appointed Faye Hall as a partner in its forensic services team based in its Bristol and London offices. Faye, pictured with head of FRP’s forensic services practice Chris Osborne, has more than 25 years’ experience in the field, most recently as a partner and head of...
Law firm Thrings, which has a leading agriculture practice, is partnering with farmer and broadcaster Adam Henson to champion wellbeing and mental health in the farming sector through a series of podcasts. Keeping on Track seeks to explore the different mental health challenges that are faced by many farmers...
A Bristol start-up developing wearable in-ear devices to help people with disabilities communicate has showcased its latest product at the world’s biggest technology show. EarSwitch, which was set up to help people with disabilities including motor neurone disease (MND, also known as ALS) to communicate, demonstrated its new EarControl...
Monday January 15 Final: Ramsdens Holdings Trading announcements: PageGroup Tuesday January 16 Trading announcements: Experian, Integrafin Holdings, Ocado Group, Qinetiq Group, Cairn Homes Economic announcement: Claimant count rate Wednesday January 17 Finals: Safestore Group, Oxford Biodynamics Interims: Gateley (Holdings), Frontier Developments Trading announcements: Liontrust Asset Management, Rathbones Group, 888...
Bristol-based airline safety software specialist Vistair has merged with a major US firm to form a global data intelligence technology group operating in more than 30 countries on six continents. Vistair was formed in the early 1990s when it emerged from an interactive Bristol media software company. Founder Ian...
Claritas Tax, the UK’s largest independent tax advisory firm, has opened a base in Bristol as it continues to develop a regional network of offices across the UK. The Bristol office, in Temple Quay, is headed by newly appointed partner Robert Brown, who has joined from regional accountancy firm...
Phoenix Wharf, the Bristol-based design agency specialising in hospitality and retail, has completed work on a unique café that combines ancient Eastern tea-drinking and contemporary Western coffee cultures. Called Oricha – a name that combines the start of the word ‘original’ with ‘cha’, Chinese for tea – the venue...
Channel 4 has been urged to give a “cast-iron commitment” to protect jobs in its Bristol creative hub following reports that it is poised to slash up to 200 roles to cut costs. The plea has come from West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris, who said he was...
A Bristol-based, Queen’s Award for Enterprise-winning specialist online retailer has gone into administration for the second time in 10 months, with this time all its staff being made redundant. British Corner Shop was launched in 2004 in its owner’s garage and at its peak sold more than 10,000 traditional...
