Bristol’s Colston Hall, Hippodrome and SS Great Britain were among the winners at last night’s prestigious South West Tourism Excellence Awards. Held in Exeter Cathedral, the awards championed the quality and breadth of the region’s tourist industry – from guest houses, hotels, campsites and pubs to large attractions, cultural...
The Bristol office of international law firm Osborne Clarke has demonstrated its global reach by advising on the closure of a major cross-border property fund. A team led by Bristol-based partner Tim Simmonds, pictured, worked with Nordic real estate private equity firm Niam on the close of its €800m...
A Bristol technology solicitor is spearheading a national network of young lawyers campaigning to keep Britain in the European Union. Darren Jones, who works in the Bristol office of national law firm Bond Dickinson, is calling on other young lawyers from across the country to join the group’s campaign. ...
Bristol firms can get instant access to an extensive network of business knowledge and skills partners through a new growth hub launched by Business West. The region’s largest business group – and the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative – wants the portal to be...
The latest deal by BGF, the independent fund that backs small and medium-sized firms with strong growth potential, has taken its total investment in the South West past the £100m mark. The £4.43m equity funding in marketing technology software and service firm Adestra means BGF’s Bristol office has now...
Experienced accountant Andrew Jordan has joined fast-growing Bristol accountancy firm Corrigan Associates. Andrew has worked as a consultant for the past 18 months and before that worked with national accountancy firm Baker Tilly for 10 years. Corrigan Associates was formed in 2009 by Edward Corrigan and two former colleagues...
Bristol facilities management firm Almeda has launched a new catering division with the ambition of making the traditional staff canteen a thing of the past. The Keynsham-based family business wants large firms to think about the way they feed their staff and so change perceptions about food and drink...
RBS has appointed Rhys Morgan as assistant director in its Bristol-based structured finance team to work on deals across the South of England and South Wales. Rhys, pictured, who has worked for Finance Wales and global accountancy firm KPMG, joins RBS from Gloucester-based tax advisers and chartered accountants Hazlewoods,...
National law firm Bevan Brittan has appointed Tim Rowe as a partner in its Bristol-based property practice. Tim, pictured, joins from TLT Solicitors, where he worked for nearly 10 years and was a partner. He specialises in commercial property with a particular emphasis on large-scale development projects for landowners,...
An auditor from the Bristol office of accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson has achieved the highest marks in the West of England in her final accounting exams. Holly Szoke, pictured, who has been working in Smith & Williamson’s audit team at for the past three...
Drew Nesbitt, a senior associate in Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon’s real estate team, has been appointed as the new regional chairman of an organisation that mentors and encourages the next generation of professionals to become future leaders in the office sector. British Council for Offices (BCO) NextGen also...
National property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has boosted its West of England senior property management team with the appointment of associate director Kevin Mills. Kevin, pictured, will be based in LSH’s Bristol office where he will be responsible for managing estates held by clients including Mayfair Capital, Canal...
Monday 1 February Interim: Conviviality Final: RM Trading statement: BT Economics: Net consumer credit, Net lending secured on dwellings, Mortgage approvals, M4 money supply, Markit UK PMI manufacturing Tuesday 2 February Interims: Alumasc, Mattioli Woods, NWF Finals: BP, Low & Bonar, Ocado, St Modwen Properties Trading statements: Pentair, TalkTalk...
