Bristol-based recruitment specialist Rosemont has achieved the sought-after Investors in People Silver Award. Less than 600 organisations across the country have been awarded the standard, which recognises best practice in areas such as learning and development, leadership skills and staff recognition. Aztec West-headquartered Rosemont specialises in senior appointments within...
Alderley Systems, the South Gloucestershire firm supplying metering services to the global oil and gas industry, has renewed a major contract with the operator of one of the world’s largest onshore fields. Under the three-year contract, the firm will be responsible for maintenance at sections of the Karachaganak Processing...
Bristol-based legal experts at national law firm Bond Dickinson have helped the business behind a pioneering home ownership plan receive £40m funding from the Greater London Authority to launch in the capital. Gentoo Genie expects to be able to offer 2,000 new homes to buyers who would not ordinarily...
The Land Registry has appointed West of England law firm Ashfords as a provider of legal services to its corporate procurement team following a tender process. The team is responsible for all major spending by the Land Registry, principally on information and communications technology (ICT) and facilities management (FM)...
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Last week’s ninth annual Institute of Directors Director of the Year awards, staged at Bordeaux Quay, Bristol. Photos by Clint Randall www.pixelprphotography.co.uk All the awards winners with ceremony host Laura Rawlings, centre Director of the Year Award winner Julie Moore with ceremony host Laura Rawlings and Mark Bennett of...
Three of the Bristol area’s most successful firms will go head to head next week in the South West’s most prestigious business competition. Global financial administration company Computershare Investors Services, Loungers – the business behind the successful café/bar chain – and Chipping Sodbury-based Ian Williams, one of the UK’s...
Bristol Pound, already one of the world’s largest local currency schemes, has become the first to partner with an energy company. It has teamed up with renewable electricity firm Good Energy to allow customers to pay their energy bills using Bristol Pounds. The Chippenham-based firm, which supplies 100% renewable...
National law firm DWF has recruited Simon Stuttaford, former general counsel and company secretary at nuclear waste recycling and disposal firm Energy Solutions, as a partner in its national nuclear energy team. Based in Bristol, Simon, pictured, will help develop the firm’s expertise across the energy sector both nationally...
The funding holding arm of regional alternative finance lender South West Investment Group (SWIG) has appointed Malachy McReynolds as its new chairman. Malachy, pictured, who spent 12 years as managing director of Bristol-based chocolate manufacturer Elizabeth Shaw, joined the SWIG board in January. He takes over as chairman from...
Bristol-headquartered law firm Osborne Clarke has scooped one of the legal sector’s most prestigious titles – Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer magazine’s annual awards. The achievement follows its success in the Legal Business Awards in March when it was also named law firm of the year –...
Showpiece Bristol city centre office scheme 66 Queen Square has been sold for nearly £33m – before building work is even finished. Swedish construction group Skanska exchanged contracts this week to sell the 61,500 sq ft building to Aviva Investors Property Trust. Skanska immediately said it was looking to...
Opposable Games, the Bristol-based computer games developer and organiser of the UK’s largest virtual reality (VR) conference, has launched a new company focused on this growing area of technology. Based in the Bristol Games Hub in Stokes Croft, Opposable Games have been developing VR experiences into its own games...
