Regional law firm Foot Anstey has hailed its success in luring its new group HR director from a London-based global firm as proof that a recruitment marketing campaign targeting senior talent in the capital is paying off. Felix Hebblethwaite, pictured, will join Foot Anstey’s Bristol office next month after...
A Bristol-made sci-fi series is to debut on TV next month – the latest project by a city-based production company that specialises in bringing new talent to the screen. Netflix Original series The Last Bus has been created and written by Paul Neafcy, who was spotted by Wildseed Studios...
National accountancy group Tilney Smith & Williamson has continued to invest in its Bristol office by appointing Mark Bishop as an audit partner. Mark, pictured, joins the firm’s audit team from rival Grant Thornton, where he spent more than 17 years specialising in working with fast-growth and entrepreneurial technology...
Bristol PR agency Empica is the latest firm to join the Children’s Hospice South West Business Club as it looks for 300 companies across the region to raise a vital £90,000 this year. The charity launched the club during the worst of the pandemic to help it continue to make...
Industrial developer and asset manager Chancerygate has appointed an experienced project manager in its Bristol office to support its growth ambitions in the South West and South Wales. Paul Stayte, pictured, joins Chancerygate from the Bristol office of nationwide property consultancy Gardiner & Theobald, where he worked as an associate director...
Bristol’s creativity is helping housing group Curo promote its latest development in in the city. The show home on its 128-property Century Park scheme in Lawrence Weston features unique artwork created by city-based artist Andy Council. The two-bedroom, mid-terrace house also includes framed prints by Bristol-based street artist Nick Walker and designer...
The corporate finance team at regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has its largest office in Bristol, has advised the shareholders of a fire safety specialist business on its sale to one of Europe’s largest fire-protection engineering companies. The acquisition of Worcester-headquartered Compco Fire Systems adds £40m to Irish...
Zap-Map, the Bristol-based app that helps electric vehicle users find public charging points, has powered-up its senior management team as it prepares for further growth, including a drive into international markets. Richard Bourne, who joined in January 2021 as interim CEO, has been appointed to the role permanently while...
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British military jet developer AERALIS, which hopes to supply the RAF with its next trainer aircraft, has opened a base in Bristol as it prepares to do battle with the giants of the UK defence sector. The firm said it chose the city for what it is calling its...
The Bristol firm behind pioneering technology that can reduce carbon emissions from crops by 30% has received a £1m investment to prepare its first product for the market. Glaia, which was founded in 2019 by former University of Bristol scientists Dr David Benito and Dr Imke Sittel, pictured, has...
Bristol-headquartered e-scooter and e-bike specialist Pure Electric is gearing up for further expansion after securing a £10m finance facility. The firm, founded in 2018 by entrepreneur Adam Norris, is one of Europe’s fastest growing e-bikes and e-scooter businesses and employs 284 people across its 17 UK stores, a number...
A major festival to be staged in Bristol this summer will give business leaders the opportunity to discuss key issues for the city ranging from the drive towards net zero to the reinvention of high streets with with government ministers and leading opposition politicians. The two-day Big Tent Festival...
