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New team boosts mental health offering at The H&S Dept as demand continues to soar

December 15, 2022
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New team boosts mental health offering at The H&S Dept as demand continues to soar

Mental health expert Jennifer Burke has joined a new team at the top of outsourced small and medium-sized business adviser The Health & Safety (The H&S) Dept. Jennifer has worked in mental health for more than a decade, first in family support then personal coaching and cadet training. She is...

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Changes in store for shopping mall after Carter Jonas is taken on to target wider mix of tenants

December 13, 2022
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Changes in store for shopping mall after Carter Jonas is taken on to target wider mix of tenants

National property consultancy Carter Jonas’ Bristol office has been appointed to find new occupiers for a 1980s-built shopping centre that changed hands this summer in a multi-million pound deal – with an emphasis on restaurant, leisure and health operators. The firm was taken on as sole leasing agents for the Emery...

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Barcan+Kirby community fund donation pays for charity’s eagerly-awaited Christmas party

December 13, 2022
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A charity providing social clubs and holidays for people with and without disabilities is looking forward to staging its first full Christmas party since the pandemic, thanks to Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby. The University of Bristol Student Union Phab is one of six grassroots organisations that is benefiting from Barcan+Kirby’s...

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Bleak outlook for region’s factories as survey shows they are already being hit by UK’s low growth

December 12, 2022
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Bleak outlook for region’s factories as survey shows they are already being hit by UK’s low growth

Manufacturers in the South West face a tough year ahead with the sector expected to contract in the face of a deteriorating economic outlook at home and abroad, according to a new survey. The region’s manufacturing businesses are ending 2022 on a low, having suffered falling orders and a...

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Womble Bond Dickinson recruits recognised leader as restructuring and insolvency partner in Bristol

December 12, 2022
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Womble Bond Dickinson recruits recognised leader as restructuring and insolvency partner in Bristol

The UK restructuring and insolvency practice at transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has been strengthened with the appointment of partner Alan Bennett in its Bristol office. Alan, pictured, joins from Ashfords, where he spent nearly 22 years, most recently heading its restructuring and insolvency practice.  He is a...

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Top public law and regulatory solicitor joins TLT as partner to grow its national regulatory team

December 12, 2022
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Top public law and regulatory solicitor joins TLT as partner to grow its national regulatory team

TLT, the Bristol-headquartered national law firm, has appointed public law and regulatory specialist Nicola Mead-Batten as partner. Nicola, pictured, joins the firm’s UK-wide regulatory team as part its strategic plans to expand this practice area.  Recognised as one of the top lawyers in her field, she was recently ranked...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

December 11, 2022
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Monday December 12 Interim: Coral Products Economic announcements: Index of Services, Industrial Production, Balance of Trade, Gross Domestic Product Tuesday December 13 Finals: Chemring, Hyve Group, Image Scan Holdings Interim: Sosandar Trading announcement: Ocado Economic announcements: Claimant count rate, unemployment rate Wednesday December 14 Finals: Tui AG, IntegraFin Holdings Interims: Cyanconnode Holdings Economic announcements: Retail price index, Consumer...

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Charity calls on Bristol business leaders to help it turn around young offenders’ lives

December 9, 2022
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Charity calls on Bristol business leaders to help it turn around young offenders’ lives

Bristol businesses were today urged to support an initiative that rehabilitates young men in prison as a key way of tackling crime in the region. Key4Life has an unrivalled track record for working with inmates or young men risk of going to prison, providing real solutions to help reduce youth...

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The LAST WORD: Samuel Gee, director and founder, Manning Gee Investments

December 9, 2022
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The LAST WORD: Samuel Gee, director and founder, Manning Gee Investments

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 Samuel Gee, director and founder of Manning Gee Investments, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST:  Film you watched? Top Gun: Maverick. Hugely exciting, slightly far-fetched but a...

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‘Inspirational clients’ help spark strong annual growth at brand agency Firehaus

December 9, 2022
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‘Inspirational clients’ help spark strong annual growth at brand agency Firehaus

Bristol-based brand consultancy Firehaus is looking ahead to a busy 2023 after achieving top line growth of more than 40% this year on the back of a raft of client wins and new projects. The consultancy, launched three years ago with a mission to bring ‘light + heat’ to ignite brands, has...

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Food ingredients firm with appetite for growth expands into new storage building

December 9, 2022
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Bristol specialist food ingredients manufacturer TasteTech has secured crucial storage space after growing by 50% over the past two years. The firm, a creative pioneer in the field of microencapsulation – which allows food manufacturers to increase the shelf life and control the release of flavours and ingredients in...

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Top UK industry ranking recognises Bristol events and film agency’s innovation and expansion

December 9, 2022
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Top UK industry ranking recognises Bristol events and film agency’s innovation and expansion

Bristol-based creative firm Studio Giggle has been named as the South West’s top brand and corporate film agency and one of the best in the UK. The studio, which creates spectacular events for clients such as OVO, Sky, Facebook and Google, was ranked as the UK’s 12th best agency...

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New low-cost airline routes put Bristol Airport on flight path back to pre-pandemic passenger levels

December 9, 2022
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New low-cost airline routes put Bristol Airport on flight path back to pre-pandemic passenger levels

Bristol Airport is on course to return to its pre-Covid passenger levels next year after its two biggest low-cost airlines Ryanair and easyJet this week announced they are to base more aircraft there and introduce new destinations. Ryanair is to increase its Bristol-based fleet from four to five planes...

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