Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright is advising national property managing agent Remus Management on fire safety remediation work at a development in Essex that involves removing and replacing its cladding. Temple Bright construction partner Julia Davenport-Cooper leads the advice to Remus. In 2022 Julia, pictured, advised the...
The Bristol office of private equity funder LDC has invested £12m in a tech-enabled water management consultancy to support its organic growth strategy. Waterscan helps its customers develop effective sustainable water management strategies that deliver business resilience and environmental leadership. Founded in 1994, it employs more than 60 people...
Global design practice BDP has appointed architecture director Akshay Khera as the new head of its Bristol studio. Akshay, pictured, is passionate about improving the built environment in Bristol, the South West and Wales and has more than a decade of experience designing buildings and spaces in the region. ...
Four new members have been appointed to the advisory board of Bristol City Centre Business Improvement District (BID), along with a new chair. The new members will represent the night-time economy, hospitality, retail and leisure sectors and are drawn from city centre businesses, including The Bristol Hotel, No 1...
A long-serving Bristol hotel manager and hospitality industry representative has taken his first step into ownership by snapping up an historic hotel and restaurant in Somerset. Imran Ali, pictured, who has more than 25 years’ experience in the hospitality sector, has acquired the 17th century Well Inn on the...
Law firm Thrings has reached gender parity at partner level following the appointment of experienced commercial property lawyer Salma Maqsood. Salma’s arrival means the firm’s 52 partners are now evenly split between men and women. This reflects a 20% shift over the past six years in a move the...
A Bristol software development firm named as one of the best places to work in the UK has expanded into new offices designed to promote staff wellbeing. Ghyston, which was founded in 2012 by husband-and-wife team Emily and Ric Hill, is seeking to build a happy workplace community with...
Waste management firm Grundon hopes to help the NHS drastically cut its carbon emissions following the trial of a pioneering disposal service for the millions of needles, scalpels and scissors it throws away every year. The pilot scheme across two ICU units in one major London hospital saved 1.26...
National law firm Ashfords, which has an office in Bristol, has recruited its first CIO. Mike Nolan is responsible for developing the firm’s technology strategy and delivering successful IT infrastructure investments. His arrival at the firm, which has a 500-plus strong workforce, comes as it continues to invest in...
Monday June 24 Final: Fireangel Safety Technology Group Interim: Patria Private Equity Trust Tuesday June 25 Finals: Warehouse REIT, IG Design Group, Augmentum Fintech Wednesday June 26 Finals: AO World, Liontrust Asset Management, Volex, Marks Electrical Group, Sequoia Economic Infrastructure, Revolution Beauty Group Economic announcement: BRC shop price index...
Bristol craft brewer Butcombe has credited a media campaign built around the city’s legendary crocodile – said to be lurking in the River Avon at Hotwells – for nearly doubling the sales of one of its beers. Aptly named Tall Tales, the pale ale was promoted earlier this year...
Bristol’s role as a leading location for film and TV shows has again been praised by the makers of two very different new productions. Jatt & Juliet 3, the latest movie in Punjabi cinema’s biggest franchise, will premiere next week after filming extensively across Bristol last year, while Malory...
An app that helps fight fast fashion and a business building electric trolleys to reduce car dependency are among the latest winners in an awards scheme that has been responsible for helping launch some of Bristol’s most exciting firms. Other finalists in the University of Bristol’s New Enterprise Competition...
