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BGF targeting further growth with new-look executive team after record year in South West

July 28, 2022
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BGF targeting further growth with new-look executive team after record year in South West

Changes at the top of growth finance group BGF, including a new chief executive officer, have been welcomed by the head of its South West and Wales region. The group, a major investor in businesses in the region over recent years, has promoted its chief investment officer Andy Gregory,...

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Cost pressures stopping many firms from taking action on climate change, survey reveals

July 28, 2022
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Cost pressures stopping many firms from taking action on climate change, survey reveals

More than seven in 10 West of England firms consider climate change to be a core business issue for them but many admit they need help to do anything about it due to cost pressures. As a result, fewer than a quarter have taken concrete steps to reduce their...

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Pioneering Bristol medical simulator firm launches unique graduate scheme

July 28, 2022
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Pioneering Bristol medical simulator firm launches unique graduate scheme

Bristol-based medical simulator manufacturer Limbs & Things, whose products range from ‘arms’ with mock blood systems to birthing simulators, has launched its first graduate recruitment scheme as it looks to shape its future. The Queen’s Award-winning firm has been designing and making training equipment and simulators for healthcare professionals...

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Osborne Clarke team in Bristol advises on powerful UK energy storage portfolio deal

July 27, 2022
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Osborne Clarke team in Bristol advises on powerful UK energy storage portfolio deal

Lawyers in the Bristol office of international law firm Osborne Clarke have worked on another renewable energy deal, this time advising specialist alternative asset manager Gresham House on its acquisition of two UK energy storage projects. The projects, bought by Gresham House from global energy provider Canadian Solar, include...

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Big clean-up by Milsted Langdon’s beach boys and girls underlines firm’s environmental commitment

July 27, 2022
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Big clean-up by Milsted Langdon’s beach boys and girls underlines firm’s environmental commitment

Staff at regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon have stepped up their efforts to improve the environment in the South West and support its communities by sweeping clean a Somerset beach. Just under 20 staff took part in a day of action at Stolford Beach, near Bridgwater, as part of...

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Wards Solicitors boosts its cohabitation team with new appointment

July 27, 2022
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Wards Solicitors boosts its cohabitation team with new appointment

The specialist cohabitation team at regional law firm Wards Solicitors has been strengthened with the appointment of a new assistant solicitor. Rebecca Max, pictured, will be based in Wards’ central Bristol office and will work on all areas of cohabitation law, from preparing cohabitation agreements and Declaration of Trusts,...

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Hollis continues to invest in its Bristol office with six further promotions

July 26, 2022
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Six key promotions have been made by independent commercial building consultancy Hollis in its Bristol office in a move it says demonstrates its commitment to nurturing talent and rewarding hard work with career progression. The promotions follow the Bristol team’s recent growth and success and form part of Hollis’...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

July 24, 2022
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Monday July 25 Interims: AJ Bell, Sthree, Science Group Tuesday July 26 Finals: Trifast, Games Workshop Group, Gore Street Energy Storage Fund Interims: Unilever, Franchise Brands, Gresham Technologies Trading updates: Compass Group, Greencore Group, Medica Group Economic announcements: Claimant count rate, Unemployment rate Wednesday July 27 Finals: Hargreaves Services, Yourgene Health Interims: Ibstock, Smurfit Kappa,...

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The LAST WORD: Charlotte Geeves, executive director, Bristol Old Vic

July 22, 2022
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The LAST WORD: Charlotte Geeves, executive director, Bristol Old Vic

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 Charlotte Geeves, executive director of Bristol Old Vic, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST:  Film you watched? Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, with my eight-year-old son....

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Recognition for Bristol’s brightest tech stars in this year’s coveted SPARKies awards

July 22, 2022
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Recognition for Bristol’s brightest tech stars in this year’s coveted SPARKies awards

Bristol’s tech talent has shone brightly at The SPARKies, the awards that champion the best of the West of England’s tech and digital community. The 17 awards, which celebrate the best start-ups, designs, hardware, people and more, were handed out at a lively ceremony at Bristol event space Propyard...

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Tech firm to take on up to 150 staff in Bristol just 18 months after moving to the city

July 22, 2022
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Tech firm to take on up to 150 staff in Bristol just 18 months after moving to the city

US cloud-based technology company Pax8 is aiming to create up to 150 jobs in Bristol after achieving 800% annual growth. The global business, which has created a marketplace for IT professionals to buy cloud-based tech products, has already secured coveted unicorn status as a privately held start-up company valued...

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Planning consultancy finds Bristol fertile ground for expansion after opening office in the city

July 22, 2022
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Planning consultancy finds Bristol fertile ground for expansion after opening office in the city

Independent planning and research consultancy Nexus Planning is celebrating the success of its new Bristol office, which opened earlier this year and has already generated strong business for the national firm. Nexus, which has four other offices across the UK, opened the base in The Programme Building on All...

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Finance group’s acquisition ‘first of four or five’ by end of 2022 as it targets raft of growth opportunities

July 22, 2022
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Finance group’s acquisition ‘first of four or five’ by end of 2022 as it targets raft of growth opportunities

Clifton Asset Management, the Bristol-based financial services provider, has hit the acquisition trail just weeks after securing substantial funding to support its ‘buy-and-build’ strategy. The firm has snapped up Aberdeen-based Burnett & Reid Wealth Management in what it said could be the first of four or five acquisitions financed...

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