Small and medium-sized firms in Bristol and across the West of England can get free help on issues such as contracts, performance management and recruitment through a new HR support service. Launched by Business West, the organisation that runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce, the service will offer tailored advice for...
Bristol brewery Butcombe’s first low-alcohol beer has been named as one of the best in the world just a year after its launch. Goram IPA Zero claimed both Gold and Country Winner titles in the No/Low IPA category at this year’s prestigious World Beer Awards. Wrington-based Butcombe, which has...
Six grassroots organisations benefiting their communities in parts of Bristol and South Gloucestershire are to receive much-needed financial support through a fund set up by Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby. The fund, now in its second year, provides up to £300 for organisations or charities in areas where Barcan+Kirby has...
An associate in law firm Foot Anstey’s Bristol-based Islamic finance team has won a prestigious award in recognition of her outstanding result in a specialist exam. Leena Payyappilly, pictured, gained the President’s Award in the Islamic Finance Qualification (IFQ) level 3 certificate exam, which was also passed by five...
Monday August 22 Finals: Base Resources, Smoove Interim: Phoenix Group Holdings Tuesday August 23 Interims: AB Ignitis Grupe, Aferian, RM Economic announcements: PMI manufacturing, PMI composite, PMI services Wednesday August 24 Interim: Anglo Pacific Group Economic announcement: Retail price index Thursday August 25 Finals: Hays, Morses Club Interims: Faron Pharmaceuticals, Hunting, CRH, Grafton Group, Puretech Health, Macfarlane...
Businesses in Bristol city centre businesses showed strong signs of recovery from the pandemic in the first half of this year in the face of higher costs and staff shortages, new research has revealed. Hotels and clothes shops enjoyed the biggest rise in spending – up 43% and 33%...
A group of construction companies have been praised for helping create Bristol’s futuristic Martian house – a unique collaboration between artists, scientists, architects and engineers showing what life could be like on the red planet. The Southern Construction Framework (SCF) and its member firms rallied behind the pioneering, five-year...
Annual turnover at Foot Anstey, the national law firm with an office in Bristol, has passed the £50m mark for the first time following an 8% rise in its 2021-22 financial year. The firm said the increase to £53.5m was down to its focus on key sectors and “outstanding...
Bristol-based invoice finance provider Optimum Finance has had its most successful half-year since its launch in 2017 while also reaching the milestone of advancing half-a-billion pounds. During the period, the specialist invoice finance provider processed more 400,000 invoices and worked with clients across almost 50 industries. Meanwhile, it grew...
A long-established Bristol architectural window system business that has worked on many of the city’s landmark building schemes has gone into administration due to rising costs and delays on key projects. The Window Glass Company (Bristol), which trades as Window Glass, was founded in 1970 and operates from a...
Customer numbers at Triodos Bank UK, the Bristol-based ethical lender, grew by 2.5% in the first six months of this year despite the difficult economic environment. The lender, the UK arm of Dutch sustainable banking group Triodos, had 86,667 at the end of June, with total loans and advances...
A national charity supporting young people at risk of digital exclusion is to receive half a million pounds over three years from global law firm Osborne Clarke, which has a major office in Bristol. The funding will be used by UK Youth to address the lack of digital skills...
Bristol-based brand consultancy Firehaus has been appointed by Loughborough University to rebrand its School of Business and Economics as it prepares for a new stage of growth. The university currently ranks in the top 10 in all UK higher education league tables, including holding the No.1 position for employer-student...
