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City’s largest showcase of sustainability will put Bristol businesses at heart of climate action

June 16, 2022
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City’s largest showcase of sustainability will put Bristol businesses at heart of climate action

Global brands and household names will be rubbing shoulders with small-but-fast-growing Bristol firms next week at the city’s Festival of Sustainable Business. The event, organised by Future Leap – the innovative Bristol organisation providing hubs that support business sustainability – will be the biggest since it was launched in 2019. ...

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Director and associate join JLL in Bristol to bolster its busy project management team

June 16, 2022
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Real estate services specialist JLL has made two appointments to its Bristol-based project management team as it looks to broaden the range of senior level expertise and specialist consultancy advice available to clients.  Paul Smith, pictured right, has joined as director from Currie & Brown in Bristol, where he worked for...

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Prestigious healthcare sector awards recognise work of Bristol offices of two major law firms

June 15, 2022
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Prestigious healthcare sector awards recognise work of Bristol offices of two major law firms

The Bristol bases of two major national law firms are celebrating victory in the leading awards scheme for the healthcare industry. Bevan Brittan continued its six-year winning streak in the HealthInvestor Awards, winning two of the 26 categories, while DAC Beachcroft also collected an award for the second successive...

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TLT advises acquisitive packaging group as it wraps up latest deal on way to becoming global No 1

June 15, 2022
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TLT advises acquisitive packaging group as it wraps up latest deal on way to becoming global No 1

A cross-sector team at Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has supported long-standing packaging company client Zeus in its latest acquisition – a deal that takes it closer to its aim of being the world’s largest business in its sector. Irish-owned Zeus acquired UK packaging company Swanline Group and its...

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Gloucestershire Cricket and Barcan+Kirby extend their partnership for another season

June 15, 2022
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Gloucestershire Cricket and Barcan+Kirby extend their partnership for another season

Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby is to continue its partnership with Gloucestershire County Cricket Club (GCCC) for the 2022 season. Barcan+Kirby became involved with the club in 2020 as a 150th-anniversary sponsor and the relationship has continued to grow since.  Under the partnership, the firm, which has six offices in...

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Three new Bristol partners among raft of promotions at Deloitte as it maintains investment in the region

June 14, 2022
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Three new Bristol partners among raft of promotions at Deloitte as it maintains investment in the region

Accountancy group Deloitte has continued to invest in the South West by promoting three staff to partner, one to associate partner and 12 to director. They are among 182 promotions in its regional office in Bristol, which employs more than 600 people. The three new partners are Georgina Miles,...

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Tilney Smith & Williamson draws on its heritage and ‘single purpose’ to rebrand as Evelyn Partners

June 14, 2022
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Tilney Smith & Williamson draws on its heritage and ‘single purpose’ to rebrand as Evelyn Partners

New branding has appeared at the Bristol office of national accountancy group Tilney Smith & Williamson to reflect its new name of Evelyn Partners. The rebrand, announced in March, became live today with all branded collateral transferred and a new website.  The group, which employs just under 200 people,...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

June 12, 2022
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Monday June 13 Nothing listed Tuesday June 14 Final: Oxford Instruments Interims: Crest Nicholson, Paragon Banking Group Trading update: Bellway Wednesday June 15 Final: AO World Q4 result: Ashstead Group Thursday June 16 Finals: Biffa, Halma Friday June 17 Trading announcement: Tesco  

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Green light for delayed regeneration scheme for Bristol Temple Meads area brings promise of 22,000 jobs

June 10, 2022
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Green light for delayed regeneration scheme for Bristol Temple Meads area brings promise of 22,000 jobs

The long-awaited redevelopment of the area around Bristol Temple Meads – which could include up to 10,000 new homes as well as new entrances to the historic railway station – has been given the go-ahead under a £95.8m deal. The flagship project is also expected to create up to...

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Developer looking to site largest spec warehouse at Avonmouth to meet demand for supersized units

June 10, 2022
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Developer looking to site largest spec warehouse at Avonmouth to meet demand for supersized units

The UK’s largest-ever speculative logistics building is set to be built at Avonmouth as part of a £250m, 1.3m sq ft development. At 882,000 sq ft, the unit would be the size of around 10 Wembley Stadiums. While smaller than the largest building in the area – retail group...

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MBEs for Bristol tech pioneer and export champion in Queen’s Jubilee Birthday Honours list

June 10, 2022
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One of Bristol’s highest-profile tech entrepreneurs and a champion for international trade in the city are among individuals who received awards in the Queen’s Jubilee Birthday Honours list. Dr Zara Nanu, CEO and co-founder of Gapsquare, was awarded an MBE for services to tackle global workplace inequalities and promoting...

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Green investment firm to serve up food for thought on positive change at its annual investor day

June 10, 2022
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Green investment firm to serve up food for thought on positive change at its annual investor day

How investors can help create positive change and the role that the food and drinks industry plays in shaping public health will be among the topics explored next week when Bristol-based green investment firm Rathbone Greenbank stages its 25th Annual Investor Day. Chaired by Baroness Rosie Boycott, a crossbench peer...

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Government must invest in the West of England as economy slows dramatically, business group urges

June 10, 2022
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Government must invest in the West of England as economy slows dramatically, business group urges

Business leaders are urging the government to continue to invest in the West of England amid signals its ‘levelling-up’ agenda is switching spending to other areas of the country as the econony falters. The plea has come from Business West, the organisation that runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce and...

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