Bristol-headquartered all-day café/bar chain Loungers has made three key appointments, including promoting the managing director of its Lounge brand to the newly created position of group MD. Loungers said introducing this new role was aimed at ensuring it the optimal senior management structure to deliver continued consistent financial out-performance...
Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby has chosen the city’s St Peter’s Hospice as its charity of the year for 2024. The hospice helps thousands of patients and their families, providing support with managing pain, bereavement support and providing relief from symptoms all year round. It needs around £24,000 a day...
One of the South West’s top tax experts has joined accountancy firm PKF Francis Clark as a partner in its growing Bristol-based corporate tax team. Jonathan Riley, pictured, right, with PKF Francis Clark head of tax John Endacott, was previously head of tax at Grant Thornton UK, where he...
A former vice-chair of global finance giant UBS has become non-executive chair of Agile Homes, the Bristol-based specialist provider of low-carbon, affordable homes. Christian Brodie, pictured, has extensive non-executive chair experience in a wide range of sectors spanning education, regional development, sport and charities as well as working in...
National wealth management and professional services group Evelyn Partners has appointed John Howarth as audit partner in its Bristol office. John, pictured with Evelyn Partners’ Bristol office head Helen Bassett, has mainly focused during his career on advising dynamic mid-market businesses across a range of sectors. He has extensive experience of working...
Monday April 8 Finals: Bango, Globaltrans Investment Economic announcement: BRC shop price index Tuesday April 9 Finals: JTC, Animalcare Group, 88 Energy, Alliance Pharma, Distribution Finance Capital, Hvivo, Microlise Group Interim: Ultimate Products Economic announcement: BRC sales monitor Wednesday April 10 Finals: Tesco, Epwin Group, M&C Saatchi, Futura Medical, Churchill China, IQE...
Bristol International Balloon Fiesta has teamed up with the city’s Pasture restaurant group to take the iconic event’s hospitality offering to new heights. Pasture, which was launched by chef-owner Sam Elliott in Bristol in 2018 with a vision to create memorable dining experiences, will operate an on-site restaurant during...
Connecting communities across the city and supporting charities will be the key themes of the Bristol Junior Chamber over the next 12 months, its newly elected president has said. Emma Carter, pictured, outlined her priorities for the coming year after assumed the role at the organisation’s AGM, when a new council...
An innovative social mobility model to address inequality and deprivation is underway in Bristol, with nine major city institutions already signed up to it. The project, led by Bristol social enterprise and youth empowerment organisation Babbasa, has the long-term vision of advancing 2,030 underrepresented young people from low-income households...
Bristol specialist vehicle leasing firm Vanaways has struck two new partnerships as its growth continues to accelerate. The firm, which is on track to sell more than 6,000 vehicles this year, has signed deals with fuel and fleet cost reduction specialist Fleetmaxx and Veriforce CHAS, the UK’s leading provider...
Bristol firms are now able to put surplus funds into a specialist savings account while also supporting a city-run organisation that gives access to affordable loans to individuals at risk of financial exclusion. Great Western Credit Union’s (GWCU) Business Saver is aimed at businesses that are looking to earn...
Confidence in the UK’s economic prospects among West of England bosses has continued to fall despite most expecting their own business to prosper this year. The latest Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) from Business West, the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce, shows just 16% of firms in the region think...
The social, environmental and economic risks posed by water scarcity will go under the spotlight at Bristol-based green investment firm Greenbank’s latest annual investor day later this month. Titled ‘Water Under Pressure’, the online event on 24 April will focus on risks and opportunities in a water-scarce future and...
