Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has continued to expand its South West construction practice, securing further appointments to advise a wide variety of professional firms in the sector. Clients now include architects, landscape architects, interior designers, planning consultants, structural engineers, transport consultants, building surveyors, quantity surveyors and...
Bristol-based engineering design, energy and sustainability consultancy Hydrock has taken over a sensor technology specialist in its third acquisition of the past 12 months. SPLtrack, which was founded in 2013, describes itself as an ideas factory that challenges convention. Its clients include Silverstone, the home of the British Grand...
Teams from across the Bristol’s business community will swap the workplace for the rugby field to try to raise money for Bristol Bears Community Foundation. Staff from the Foundation – which supports communities across in the South West through programmes tackling education, participation, health, and inclusion – have teamed...
A commitment to sustainability by transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD), including in its Bristol office, has once again been recognised in a major awards scheme. The Planet Mark Awards recognise organisations and individuals that have gone above and beyond to maximise their impact in three key areas...
Barclays has appointed James Jordan as head of mid-corporate to lead its mid-corporate market team in the South West. James, pictured, has joined from HSBC UK, where he spent more than two decades in a variety of senior roles across its corporate and commercial divisions. More recently he led...
Triodos UK, the Bristol-headquartered ethical bank, has helped rewilding charity Heal acquire its first landholding with a £3.75m loan. The funding, which Heal will use to create a nature reserve on 460 acres near Bruton, Somerset, pictured, is Triodos Bank’s first loan to a rewilding project and is believed...
Bristol’s Watershed media centre and digital marketing and events agency Duchess Media are among the businesses in the running for the first ShoutOut Radio Bristol Most Diverse Company Award. They will line up against Bristol-based finance firm Hargreaves Lansdown, the university of Bristol and Virgin Airlines at the awards...
The developer sector team at national law firm Foot Anstey has secured a place on the legal panel of Eastlight Homes – its fourth housing association panel appointment in the past year. Foot Anstey, which has an office in Bristol, has been appointed to two lots – for property...
Business recovery and insolvency specialist Begbies Traynor has appointed Kelly Esmiley as a director in its Bristol office. A qualified solicitor with more than 10 years’ experience, Kelly, pictured, will be an integral part of the office’s contentious insolvency team. Dubbed as a ‘rising star’ and ‘an associate to...
National engineering consultancy Rodgers Leask has appointed Dave Bathurst as regional director based in its Bristol office as it aims to increase its presence in the South West. Dave, pictured, has joined to head the firm’s civil engineering team in Bristol, with Rodgers Leask saying he would be using...
National law firm Ashfords is looking to further build its tax advisory offer to organisations and private clients after recruiting John Pindard as a partner. John who worked for HMRC for 11 years in a number of technical advisory roles before becoming a solicitor, advises clients on corporate tax...
Monday January 23 Interims: Van Elle Holdings, IG Group Holdings, Oxford Cannabinoid Tech Holdings Trading announcement: Fuller, Smith & Turner Tuesday January 24 Finals: Sureserve Group, Velocity Composites, Oxford Biodynamics Interim: Accrol Group Holdings Trading announcements: Associated British Foods, Boot (Henry), Staffline Group Economic announcements: PMI Composite, PMI Services, PMI Manufacturing, Public Sector Borrowing...
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 Mya Castillo, sales and marketing consultant for The Chocolate Factory regeneration project in Greenbank, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched: Goodfellas – for the millionth time!...
