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Top Employers for Women accolade for Burges Salmon recognises firm’s leading approach to gender balance

May 25, 2022
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Top Employers for Women accolade for Burges Salmon recognises firm’s leading approach to gender balance

Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has been named as one of top employers for women for the second year running. The accolade, the latest in a string of such successes for the firm, has come in form of inclusion in The Times Top 50 Employers for Women listing...

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Bristol Business Blog: Get more from your savings. Nick Barratt, financial consultant – lead adviser, Whitechurch Financial Consultants

May 25, 2022
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Bristol Business Blog: Get more from your savings. Nick Barratt, financial consultant – lead adviser, Whitechurch Financial Consultants

Is your money keeping up with inflation? Here we discuss what options are available to make the most out of your savings. You can’t avoid hearing all the stories of rising inflation and the cost of living. This makes it even more important to make sure your savings are...

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Head of Ashfords’ real estate services team starts two-year term as firm’s new chair

May 25, 2022
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Head of Ashfords’ real estate services team starts two-year term as firm’s new chair

National law firm Ashfords, which has an office in Bristol, has elected the head of its real estate services division Tim Heal as its new chair. Tim, pictured, who is also a member of the firm’s executive board, has taken up the role for a two-year term with immediate effect....

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Boost for Osborne Clarke’s pensions offering as it snaps up five-strong BDB Pitmans team

May 24, 2022
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International legal practice Osborne Clarke has bolstered its Bristol-based pensions practice by taking over the entire pensions team of top 100 UK law firm BDB Pitmans. The five-strong team will add significantly to Osborne Clarke’s pensions capacity, taking the practice’s headcount to seven partners, 20 lawyers and six specialist...

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New partner joins Clarke Willmott in boost to its Bristol commercial property team

May 23, 2022
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New partner joins Clarke Willmott in boost to its Bristol commercial property team

The commercial property team in national law firm Clarke Willmott’s Bristol office has appointed Sarah Mogford as a partner. Sarah, pictured, has joined from the Cardiff office of top 100 international commercial law firm Lewis Silkin, where she spent nearly eight years, including the past two years as managing...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

May 22, 2022
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Monday May 23 Nothing listed Tuesday May 24 Finals: Homeserve, Aveva Group, Cranswick, Bytes Technology Group, Lords Group Trading, Likewise Group Interims: Greencore Group, Topps Tiles, Shaftesbury Wednesday May 25 Finals: Mediclinic International, Pets At Home Group, Marks & Spencer, Severn Trent, Braemar Shipping Services Trading announcements: Intertek Group, Regional REIT Thursday...

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The LAST WORD: Jessica Morgan, owner, Carnsight Communications

May 20, 2022
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The LAST WORD: Jessica Morgan, owner, Carnsight Communications

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 Jessica Morgan, founder and owner of PR agency Carnsight Communications, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? A Time to Die. I’m only a year late! I was...

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Ideas Festival will allow Bristol to shape debates on issues from climate change to cancel culture

May 20, 2022
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Ideas Festival will allow Bristol to shape debates on issues from climate change to cancel culture

A packed programme for Bristol’s Big Tent Ideas Festival has been unveiled, including political debates, arts, a Speaker’s Corner, community fayre and a Dragon’s Den-style pitching competition. Taking part will be government ministers, members of the shadow cabinet and three former Cabinet members, as well the head of the...

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Bristol green hydrogen plant to put region in fast lane for alternative fuel research

May 20, 2022
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Bristol green hydrogen plant to put region in fast lane for alternative fuel research

The South West’s first manufacturing plant for sustainable green hydrogen is to be opened on the outskirts of Bristol, underlining the city’s position as a leader in the low carbon sector. The plant is to be sited at the new £70m Institute of Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS) pictured, on...

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Software that can transform drug dispensing in care homes sold by Bristol healthtech firm

May 20, 2022
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Software that can transform drug dispensing in care homes sold by Bristol healthtech firm

Bristol healthtech pioneer Invatech has sold its ground-breaking care homes software system 20 years after the idea of revolutionising the way they dispense medicines came to its CEO. Pharmacist Tariq Muhammad first spotted a gap in the market for the software in 2002 when he started working with care homes...

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Work, meet, play: Immersive Labs’ new Bristol head office puts the ‘fun’ in functional

May 20, 2022
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Work, meet, play: Immersive Labs’ new Bristol head office puts the ‘fun’ in functional

Rapidly expanding Bristol cybersecurity firm Immersive Labs has unveiled its playful new headquarters in Bristol – complete with scooters, games room and wellness suite. The 16,000 sq ft workspace, pictured, which takes up the entire sixth floor of The Programme, the refurbished curved office building on All Saints Street, is...

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VWV bolsters its education offering with acquisition of strategic sector consultancy

May 19, 2022
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VWV bolsters its education offering with acquisition of strategic sector consultancy

Bristol-headquartered national law firm VWV has strengthened its already leading position in the education sector by acquiring strategy consultancy Cairneagle. VWV said the move would allow both firms to better support clients to determine their strategic direction, giving wider choice, insight and access to a broad range of specialisms. ...

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New National Friendly marketing boss vows to raise profile of ‘one of the industry’s best-kept secrets’

May 19, 2022
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New National Friendly marketing boss vows to raise profile of ‘one of the industry’s best-kept secrets’

National Friendly, the Bristol-based mutual society, has appointed Georgia d’Esterre to the newly created role of executive head of marketing. Georgia, pictured, who will also sit on National Friendly’s executive committee, joins at a critical time for the society as it continues to build on the momentum and progress...

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