Bristol-based independent digital marketing firm Flourish has become a founding member of a new agency group aiming to shake up the way the sector operates. Called Harbour Group, the new business has also acquired London-based creative services agency Curious as well as Flourish, which supplies customer relationship management (CRM) services...
Walker Family Law, one of the South West’s largest law firms of its kind, is growing its presence in Bristol after recruiting an experienced lawyer in the city. Kimberley Bailey, pictured, has joined the Exeter-headquartered firm’s divorce and relationships team from national specialists Woolley & Co, where she worked...
Extensive refurbishment is under way at a Bristol climbing centre after it received a six-figure funding boost from the British Business Bank’s South West Investment Fund. The £460,000 investment will enable the Climbing Academy’s Mothership in Lawrence Hill to construct a new building with a chalk-free reception, café, shop...
Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has appointed Jamie Smith as partner in its Bristol office in a move that expands its South West team while also strengthening its financial services capabilities. Jamie, pictured, brings 17 years’ experience to the role during which he has helped a wide range...
A major financial deal to scale-up clean energy projects across the UK has been completed with help from legal experts in the Bristol office of international law firm Osborne Clarke. The team advised purpose-led investment manager Triple Point on its £5.1m debt to Balance Power, a leading independent energy...
South West accountancy firm Albert Goodman is to expand its audit offering in Bristol after taking on Neil Johnston as an audit partner. Albert Goodman described the appointment as a significant hire for its growing Bristol office while also further enhancing its provision of expert services to businesses and...
Nearly half of all small shops in the South West could be forced to close down without business rate relief, according to a major new report into the state of the region’s high streets. Business rates remain a “huge burden” on small retailers, says the Federation of Small Businesses...
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Part of a major urban regeneration site on former industrial land close to Bristol city centre has been acquired by a specialist residential developer – the latest in a string of deals as investors increasingly look for opportunities in the city. London-based Platform_, a leading build-to-rent (BTR) developer, plans...
Bristol’s ambition to be a zero-waste city have taken a major step forward with the construction of a state-of-the-art processing centre at Avonmouth. With Bristol is already the number one core English city for recycling, the new building will not only minimise the environmental impact of recycling but also...
Exacta Technologies, the Bristol-based leader in high-performance server technology, is to expand into new markets, including the US< and increase its workforce following a £1.8m investment from NatWest. Launched in 2001, Exacta specialise in bespoke technological packages that provide sector-leading reliability and ultra high-performance capability for its global client...
Later this year Bristol will host The Welcome Party, a gala dinner to showcase the positive impact of refugees and migrants on the city. Ahead of the event on 7 November at The Mount Without on St Michael’s Hill, three refugees who have set up thriving businesses in Bristol...
Bristol Technology Festival, the UK’s largest and most-connected regional event of its kind, returns later this year with five days of cutting-edge events at venues across the city. Tech practitioners, experts and enthusiasts from Bristol and beyond will gather in the city from 7 to 11 of October as...
