Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the area’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Sam Blakeney, managing director of Nippychecks, the recently launched eco-friendly gas and heating maintenance service, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Top Gun Maverick. Brilliant...
Channel 4 has formed a partnership with Bristol-based TV industry recruitment firm Gritty Talent to help independent production firms meet its diversity and disability guidelines. Gritty Talent, which was launched by former BBC producer Mel Rodrigues, will help Channel 4 transform opportunities for ethnically diverse as well as disabled...
Two hotels, around 100 homes and shops, bars and restaurants are planned for a high-profile site next to Bristol Temple Meads railway station that has stood vacant for more than a decade. The London-based developer behind the scheme, Marick Real Estate, said the scheme would also include new pedestrian...
Bristol’s emerging research & development and deep-tech ecosystem is to get a boost with the opening of the largest commercial science hub in the South West. London-based specialist mixed-use property investor, developer and operator Mission Street and BentallGreenOak, a leading, global real estate investment management advisor, have acquired 1...
Bristol-based financial services provider Clifton Asset Management is to embark on a string of acquisitions after securing a major investment from an independent asset manager. Clifton said the “significant” funding from Boost&Co would support its ‘buy-and-build’ strategy and it already had an extensive pipeline of opportunities. The firm, based at Ham...
Annual revenues at national law firm Bevan Brittan, which has an office in Bristol, have exceeded £60m for the first time in its history as it chalked up a ninth consecutive year of growth. The firm said its expansion meant it would now consider hitting the acquisition trail as...
South West chartered accountancy firm Milsted Langdon has taken a major step towards its ambition of becoming a fully sustainable and innovative business by completing a refurbishment of one of its offices. The transformation of the firm’s Taunton base, its largest, includes a reshaping of the office space to...
Bristol-based eCommerce fulfilment company Huboo has officially opened its largest UK warehouse so far in a move that has more than doubled its workforce to almost 700. The firm, which increased its revenue by 124% in the year to January, is occupying the new 106,000 sq ft building close...
Regional accounting firm Bishop Fleming has been recognised among some of the largest organisations in the UK for its apprenticeship programme. The firm, which has the largest of its seven offices in Bristol, has been ranked 14th in the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers list for 2022, which showcases the...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has renewed its partnership with League Two champions Forest Green Rovers for another two years as the club prepares for its first-ever season in League One. Nailsworth-based Forest Green, known for its sustainable approach, has been named “the world’s greenest football club” by the...
Direct flights to the Swiss city of Zurich are to be reintroduced from Bristol Airport next February as it continues to recover from the impact of the pandemic. The weekly service, which will be operated by flag carrier Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), will be the third to the...
National law firm Foot Anstey’s Bristol-based Islamic finance team has helped long-term client, the UK arm of Riyad Bank, complete its largest Sharia-compatible transaction. The deal, which involved the refinancing of an international law firm’s City of London headquarters, is the latest in a string of major commercial property...
Music charity Bristol Beacon has appointed Adam Kent as its new director of creative learning and engagement. Adam, pictured, has worked for North East concert venue and musical education centre Sage Gateshead since 2011, most recently as creative learning strategy lead. In his new role at Bristol Beacon, which...
