International legal practice Osborne Clarke’s first two solicitor apprentices have qualified after completing the six-year training programme. Yazmin Adrissi and Amy Lewis are among 16 trainees who have qualified in the firm’s Bristol office. Legal apprenticeships were introduced in 2015 and have proved an effective social mobility tool, opening...
In just under a month, Bristol’s business community will come together for The Welcome Party, an event celebrating the economic, cultural and social contributions to the city of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. Taking place on Thursday 7 November at The Mount Without on St Michael’s Hill, pictured below,...
A community-based youth charity is to receive expert digital marketing training and support after becoming the latest winner of an annual competition staged by Bristol digital marketing agency Noble Performs. Brought to the UK in 2021 by US-owned Noble and based on a pro bono programme it has been...
Law firm Thrings is celebrating 15 promotions across the firm – including its first environmental consultant – as it continues to develop and strengthen its teams. Two new partners, two legal directors, three senior associates and seven associates have been appointed in the latest tranche of promotions across its...
A flexible approach to working, generous family leave support and later-in-life-programmes have led to Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT being named as one of the UK’s top family-friendly and flexible employers. TLT was included on the list produced by national charity Working Families after introducing a number of market-leading...
A media and communications law specialist has joined Bristol-headquartered legal firm Burges Salmon as a senior commercial lawyer to strengthen its technology sector group. Madelin Sinclair McAusland, pictured, arrives with 14 years’ experience in private practice at A&O Shearman and in-house at Virgin Management, and advises household and consumer brands...
A Bristol biotech company developing food packaging from seaweed and an ethical bank with its UK headquarters in the city have been recognised as among the best in the world for purpose-driven sustainability and ethical leadership. Kelpi, which has invented a unique compostable material to replace single-use fossil fuel...
The South West audit team at accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has been strengthened with the appointment of Paul Nott as a partner in its Bristol office. Paul, pictured, joins from global accountancy group PwC, where he spent 29 years – the past 12 as an audit director...
Monday October 7 Final: Beeks Financial Cloud Group Economic announcement: Halifax house price index Tuesday October 8 Final: Abingdon Health Interims: S & U, Angling Direct Trading announcement: Intercede Group Economic announcement: Retail sales Wednesday October 9 Final: Netcall Interim: CMC Markets Trading announcement: Marston’s Thursday October 10 Nothing...
Bristol battery technology firm Anaphite is poised to disrupt the global electric vehicle market and break China’s near-monopoly on production after raising $13.7m (£10.5m) from a worldwide group of investors. The funding round – Anaphite’s fourth in just three years – will enable it to fully commission a plant...
LettUs Grow, the Bristol-based vertical and indoor farming pioneer, has spun out part of the business in a move that creates a standalone innovator in the sustainable agri-tech sector. Ostara was created by LettUs Grow, which develops vertical farms to address global food security and sustainability concerns, to boost...
A Bristol-based start-up that engineers advanced materials for sound and noise management has won a prestigious pitching competition – with its co-founder singing part of his presentation to demonstrate the product’s effectiveness. Metasonixx landed the Best Elevator Pitch at SETsquared Bristol’s acclaimed Tech-Xpo 2024 Showcase – a competition that...
Burges Salmon, the Bristol-headquartered national law firm, has become headline sponsor of The Welcome Party, the flagship event that will celebrate the talents and stories of the city’s refugees and migrants through music, art and storytelling. The move underscores the important role businesses can play in reshaping public perceptions...
