Bristol specialist motor leasing firm Vanaways is aiming to help fleet owners get their vehicles back on the road quicker by teaming up with a UK-wide network of bodyshops. Under the exclusive deal with Essex-based Artura Consultancy, Vanaways’ customers will receive priority access to the 130 sites it manages across...
National law firm Clarke Willmott, which has an office in Bristol, has expanded its support for a large social housing provider following a change to its legal framework. The firm secured a place on a new panel of leading housing specialist law firms run by The Regenda Group, which...
Monday September 2 Interims: Concurrent Technologies, Ashtead Technology Holdings Trading announcement: Kainos Group Economic announcements: PMI manufacturing, Nationwide house price index Tuesday September 3 Finals: Manolete Partners, Alumasc Group, Craneware Interims: Midwich Group, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Getbusy, STV Group, Michelmersh Brick Holdings Trading announcement: Smith (DS) Economic announcement: Retail...
A prime Bristol regeneration site that has been vacant for more than 30 years is to be developed as a mixed-use scheme with a luxury hotel, an aparthotel and more than 100 build-to-rent apartments. The land at Temple Quay is the only remaining section of what was originally railways...
The Welcome Party will celebrate inclusivity and success by highlighting refugees’ contributions to Bristol. The gala dinner on 7 November will give businesses a chance to hear, see and literally taste the positive impact refugees, people seeking asylum and vulnerable migrants have on the city. It is being organised by...
Small business confidence in the South West has dropped again after surge of positivity earlier in the year, according to new research. The latest regional quarterly survey by the Britain’s biggest business group, the Federation of Small Businesses, reveals a sharp decline in optimism – by 30 percentage points...
Bristol tech business founders and investors are being invited to take part in a second West of England-focussed trade mission to Hong Kong following the success of the inaugural visit last year. Staged by Tech West England Advocates, the not-for-profit tech community for the region, last year’s mission helped...
A Bristol firm that has designed specialist footwear for health professionals for 45 years is to expand its product range following a key acquisition. Toffeln, which is based in Kingswood, described its takeover of Avail Medical, a provider of high-quality electrosurgical instruments, as a significant milestone in the industry. ...
Accountancy group Deloitte has opened its new Bristol office in a move that brings its South West team together under one roof while also meeting its aim of decarbonising its buildings and prioritising sustainable growth. The base, in Bristol’s landmark Halo development – one of the UK’s most sustainable...
Lawyers from RWK Goodman’s Bristol office have advised the shareholders of a specialist UK chemical company on its acquisition by the market’s global leader. The team worked with Monarch Group, a leading distributor of commodity and agricultural chemicals, on the sale to German-based international player Brenntag. Kent-headquartered Monarch, which...
Bristol Airport’s only on-site hotel has added 50 more bedrooms to meet growing demand for overnight stays as the airport itself continues its expansion. The Hampton by Hilton hotel opened with 201 bedrooms in 2017 – a year when the airport handled 8m passengers a year for the first...
Bristol-based global executive search firm Granger Reis has agreed a new two-year sponsorship deal with Bristol Bears for the next two Premiership Women’s Rugby seasons. Granger Reis’s branding will feature on the back of the Bears Women’s home and away shirts for their 2024/25 and 2025/26 campaigns. The deal...
Experts from law firm Thrings’ Bristol office have helped one of the UK’s leading water pump suppliers complete the takeover of a specialist in wastewater pumping stations. Pump Supplies, which has its headquarters in Gloucester and a string of five regional depots, provides a range of electric submersible water...
