Gloucestershire Cricket has appointed Sally Cordwell, CEO of Bristol’s aerospace museum, as one of three new members of its non-executive board. Sally, along with Dr Adeela Shafi MBE and Asif Rehmanwala, have been taken on to serve three-year terms following what the club, which is based at the Seat...
Fast-growing Bristol craft brewery and pub chain Butcombe has added to its estate by snapping up two popular inns from a family-run group with its roots in the city. The Northey Arms in Box, near Bath, and The Rising Sun in Backwell, North Somerset, have been acquired by Butcombe from...
Wealth management and professional services group Tilney Smith & Williamson has made 11 promotions in its Bristol office’s business and private client teams ahead of its rebrand to Evelyn Partners later this summer. The promotions include one new partner, five new directors and five new associate directors. Katherine Colledge,...
Experienced commercial property lawyer Amanda French has joined the Bristol office of national law firm Clarke Willmott as a partner. Amanda, pictured, specialises in portfolio management and store development programmes for multi-national retail businesses. Prior to joining Clarke Willmott, Amanda was an associate director at Davitt Jones Bould, one...
Monday June 6 Nothing listed Tuesday June 7 AGMs: Centrica, AnimalCare Group, Kooth Wednesday June 8 Finals: Workspace, Wizz Air Interim: Paragon Group Thursday June 9 Finals: Mitie, Tate & Lyle, Peel Hunt AGMs: Kings Arms Yard, Sopheon Friday June 10 Nothing listed
Regional accountancy group Bishop Fleming, which has its largest office in Bristol, has appointed tax partner Pippa Clarke as its new chair – a move that coincides with its ambitious plan to double the size of the business over the next few years Pippa, pictured, joined the firm in 2019...
Monday May 30 Nothing listed Tuesday May 31 Finals: B&M European Value Retail, Pennon Group Wednesday June 1 AGMs: Everyman Media Group, RTC Group, Flowtech Fluidpower Thursday June 2 Bank holiday Friday June 3 Bank holiday
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 Richard Purcell, co-founder and director of Bristol assistive tech business CareScribe, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Book you read? Hooked:...
Privatising Channel 4 could threaten job creation in its Bristol hub while also jeopardising its acclaimed work on diversity and inclusion in the city. The stark warning was delivered to Metro Mayor Dan Norris this week when he visited the hub, which opened in 2019 and now employs 20...
Rapid-growth Bristol creative agency Diva, which works with many of the world’s largest videogame brands, has brought in city tech champion Nick Sturge MBE to chair its new-look board. Nick, pictured, best known as the founding director of Bristol’s pioneering Engine Shed innovation hub, will help Diva expand its...
Airbus’s Filton plant is to play a significant role in the aerospace giant’s mission of putting a zero-emission commercial aircraft into service by 2035 following the opening of a specialist hydrogen technology centre on the site. The new Zero Emission Development Centre (ZEDC) will lead research into developing what...
Bristol community engagement and investment platform Neighbourly is moving to a new base in the city’s Engine Shed innovation hub following another successful funding round that will further accelerate its growth. Now employing 80 people, Neighbourly was set up in 2014 at Engine Shed as part of its SETsquared...
Concert venue Bristol Beacon has formed a partnership with city-based TV production company Plimsoll Productions to highlight its work and help it reach a wider audience. The two, which are among Bristol’s largest creative organisations, said the collaboration would reflect their shared values around sustainability, diversity and creativity. Plimsoll,...
