Steve McGuigan, commercial property partner at Bristol-headquartered national law firm VWV, has been appointed as its new managing partner. Steve, who joined VWV as a trainee solicitor nearly 22 years ago, takes over from Simon Heald, who also trained at the firm and has been managing partner for the past...
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...
Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has joined Hydrogen South West, the partnership of leading businesses and innovators aiming to develop the UK’s leading zero-emission hydrogen infrastructure in the region. Formed last year, Hydrogen South West (HSW) is investigating ways to decarbonise transport, commerce and power in the...
The dedicated developer sector team at Foot Anstey, the South West and South of England-focused law firm with an office in Bristol, has been bolstered by the appointment of a new partner. Philip Brown, pictured, brings a wide range of expertise in land development to the team – part...
Bristol-based Mentor Digital has launched the first rewards app for the UK bowling industry – with more than 50,000 downloads taking place within four weeks. The augmented reality (AR) app, pictured, has been developed for Tenpin, the country’s largest bowling centre group operating nearly 50 across the country, including...
South West property consultancy Alder King has made two promotions in its Bristol office. Emma Smith, from the firm’s agency team, becomes a partner while Hugh Collins is promoted to senior surveyor in the residential development and energy team. Emma, pictured with Hugh, developed her expertise over the past...
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...
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Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Claire Menzies, chairwoman of Bristol creative business collective Istoria Group, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? The Wisdom of Trauma – a documentary. The film...
The CEO of Loungers, the fast-growing Bristol-based café-bar chain, has said its trading over the past year was a “truly stand-out performance”. During the 52 weeks to 16 April the group opened 29 new sites, taking its portfolio to a total of 222. The openings included 24 Lounges and...
Bristol-headquartered energy group Ovo is to offer its staff the chance to work on most bank holidays and take another day off instead. The firm, which employs around 4,500 in offices across the UK, said the scheme would boost its approach to flexible working and create a place “where...
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...
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has been appointed by prestigious Marlborough College to advise on a large construction project. The development at the Wiltshire independent school will include five science labs alongside a physics preparation room as well as the widening of the building’s main corridor. Swindon-headquartered...
