Two long-established Bristol public relations consultancies are celebrating successful starts to 2023 with a clutch of new clients. Speed has secured seven new accounts including AA Media, Ravensbourne University and care homes group Sanctuary Care, while Empica’s new clients include three owner-managed and family-run businesses with ambitious growth plans. Wraxall-based Empica, which...
National law firm Foot Anstey’s Bristol office has led the congratulations for Emily Haberfield, the fundraising and marketing executive of city-based boxing charity Empire Fighting Chance, who has completed her 13-month apprentice diploma course. Emily, pictured, passed her level three apprenticeship, achieving a distinction in pitch and presentation for...
A recent trend in the UK mergers and acquisitions (M&A) landscape is the increased prevalence of search funds as acquirers of established trading businesses. This relatively new phenomenon provides an interesting potential acquirer to owner-managers that are looking to sell their business. What is a Search Fund? In its...
Torchbox, the Bristol-based specialist digital agency that works with some of the world’s biggest organisations including Google and NASA, has appointed a new head of data analytics. Sara Cox, pictured, will focus on bolstering Torchbox’s data team in anticipation of a renewed focus on the importance of privacy-first measurement...
Legal experts from the Bristol head office of national law firm Burges Salmon have worked with a fund set up by the Mayor of London on the financing of a fleet of new zero-emission electric buses. The 30 Wrightbus Electroliner buses will replace diesel vehicles on Transport for London’s...
The Bristol office of regional chartered accountancy firm Albert Goodman has recruited Ruth Powell as a director to bolster its tax team and support client demand. Ruth, pictured, joins from the Bristol office of national accountancy group Evelyn Partners (formerly Smith & Williamson), where she worked for more than...
Regional law firm Michelmores’ property awards – regarded as among the most prestigious in the South West – are returning this year after last being staged in 2021. This year will also mark the 20th anniversary of the contest, which celebrates the best property, development and construction projects in...
Long-established independent Bristol law firm Meade King is to be taken over by national legal and professional services business Knights for £2.1m in a move that strengthens the fast-growing group’s presence in the South West. Single-office firm Meade King, which can trace its origins to 1790, has a strong corporate...
Monday January 16 Final: Hercules Site Services Interims: Knights Group Holdings, Net Zero Infrastructure Trading announcements: Ashmore Group, Rio Tinto Tuesday January 17 Finals: Safestore Group, Crest Nicholson, Ramsdens Holdings Trading announcements: Experian, IntegraFin Holdings, Hays Economic announcements: Claimant count rate, Unemployment rate Wednesday January 18 Interim: Gateley (Holdings) Trading announcements: Antofagasta, Currys, Rathbones...
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 John Phelps, operations manager at Grundon Waste Management in Bristol, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched: Matilda the Musical, based on the Roald Dahl...
Bristol Old Vic and academics from the city’s two universities have teamed up in a world-first research project to find out why live theatre can trigger strong emotions in an audience. The pioneering analysis will monitor theatre goers to reveal the hidden responses their bodies have to the drama unfolding on...
Workplace technology provider Amba has demonstrated its commitment to being a force for good in the world of work by achieving the prestigious B-Corp certification. The firm, based just outside Bristol at Rudgeway, takes the number of businesses in the area to gain the accreditation to more than 20. ...
Bristol-based finance firm Hargreaves Lansdown has become the first FTSE 100 listed company to be accredited as an Age Inclusive employer. The firm, which employs more than 1,700 people, achieved the status from 55/Redefined, a UK organisation that champions anti-age discrimination. A recent study by 55/Redefined revealed that 56% of...
