Influencing and networking organisation Women in Property has elected associate structural engineer Alice Brook as its new South West chair. Alice, pictured, replaces Sophie Endacott, a senior valuation surveyor in Avison Young’s Bristol office, in the year-long role. Women in Property, which was established in 1987, is committed to encouraging girls and...
Monday March 7 Finals: Clarkson, MTI Wireless Edge, Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Tuesday March 8 Finals: Capital & Regional, M&G, Greggs, Bakkavor Group, Capricorn Energy, Gresham Technologies, H&T Group, Midwich, Robert Walters, Keller, Made.com, Wood Group, Bango, Convatec Group, Domino’s Pizza, Fresnillo, Glenveagh Properties, Engage XR Holdings, Direct Line Insurance Group,...
Bristol’s landmark RWA (Royal West of England Academy) is calling on the support of the city’s businesses as it looks to raise the final £100,000 of a £4.1m transformational project that will make it one of the UK’s most accessible art galleries. The Light and Inspiration capital programme is...
Award-winning Bristol youth empowerment social enterprise Babbasa has teamed up with city-based specialist magazine group Our Media to help young people find high-quality work opportunities. The strategic partnership will include jobs and work experience for young people from disadvantaged and underrepresented communities at Our Media as well as mentoring...
Bristol’s iconic blue and yellow ferry boats have returned to the city’s waterways for the first time in two years, and have also launched a new swift waterbus service. Bristol Ferry Boats was forced to moor up its fleet of four vessels at significant financial cost for most of...
A cohort of 13 women entrepreneurs have showcased their innovative start-ups at a pitching event as a pre-incubation programme staged by incubator SETsquared Bristol reached its finale. Now in its second year, the NatWest-funded Enterprising Women 2.0 programme helps women-formed businesses access world-class business support, including coaching, mentoring, pitch...
Magazine publisher Immediate Media, best known for producing Radio Times, has rebranded its Bristol-based specialist business unit. Now known as Our Media, the unit employs 350 people in its showpiece city centre offices who work on Immediate’s craft, cycling, science and nature, homes and music titles. These include BBC Science...
In its largest ever round of partner promotions, Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon has appointed 10 new partners across a number of key sectors and specialisms. The firm said the move reflected its ambitious strategy for growth in areas spanning technology, fintech, transport, corporate tax, family law & divorce,...
Bristol businesses are being urged to step up and provide emergency funding to help Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion of their country. Charity People against Poverty, which works both internationally and in the UK to alleviate poverty and suffering, is aiming to raise £20,000 within the next seven days...
Global property consultancy Knight Frank has expanded its property asset management team in Bristol with the appointment of Dom Kynaston as a senior surveyor. Dom, pictured, has seven years’ commercial property management experience and joins from Trinova Real Estate in London, where he advised clients on a portfolio of...
Specialist employment solicitor Laura Ramos has been appointed to regional law firm Wards Solicitors’ disputes team to build on its breadth of services and support for individuals and businesses. Laura, pictured, specialises in all areas of employment law with a particular focus on dispute resolution. An experienced litigator, she has a...
The net zero team from Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon has advised on the first of a number of planned large, low-carbon indoor farms to supply salads to the UK retail and wholesale markets. Each vertical farm is being designed to use 95% less water than conventional growing methods...
Bristol-headquartered international intellectual property (IP) law firm Haseltine Lake Kempner has promoted its chief operating officer Graham Lambert to chief executive. Graham, pictured, has worked at the firm for 11 years, having joined as finance director. He become chief operating officer in 2018 and is credited with playing a...
