A Bristol chartered surveying business has been acquired by a major national property consultancy in a deal worth up to £1m. Andrew Forbes Surveyors, which has operated since 1995 and provides commercial valuation and building consultancy services across the South West, has been taken over by Eddisons, part of...
Bristol waste management company Ecosurety has sold two of its collection and recycling schemes to a leading international circular economy specialist. Ecosurety’s UK Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and Batteries Compliance Schemes, which help companies meet their legal obligations and avoid enforcement actions, have been bought by Reconomy....
Bristol-based One Big Circle, which uses Artificial Intelligence to clean up the country’s railways, is on track for further expansion after expanding into a new office. The firm, which now boasts 35 employees, has acquired additional office and lab space in the iconic Temple Studios – appropriately next to...
A pioneering autonomous drone system developed by Bristol specialist inspections firm Perceptual Robotics has reached the landmark of inspecting more than 250 onshore wind turbines in Scotland. The Perceptual Robotics team has travelled across Scotland from Skye to Aberdeen for the past six years conducting the inspections for a...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has helped cut through the red tape hitting temporary exporters by arranging the world’s first use of a digital Carnet. Since Brexit, the number of ATA Carnets – or ‘passports for goods’ – needed by exporters has risen significantly for UK-based companies. These...
The kit sponsors of a Bristol girls’ football team are celebrating after the side made history in a new cup competition. Brislington Juniors Girls’ Colts Under-13s were the first to rack up a victory in the augural Somerset FA County Girls’ Under 13s Cup, turning on the style to...
A specialist Bristol training firm has marked 10 years in business with a key tutor appointment as it looks to satisfy demand for a new range of domestic electrical courses. South West Construction Academy (SWCA) has secured the services of Paul Smithies to lead its new offering, which it...
FRP Corporate Finance’s Bristol office has appointed a leading figure in the city’s dealmaking community as a partner – the latest recruit to its growing team. Tim Spooner joins after more than 20 years at ‘big four’ accountancy group KPMG, 12 of them working in a senior leadership role...
Law firm Ashfords’ private wealth offering in Bristol has been boosted with the arrival of Mike Westbrook as a partner in its trusts and estates team. Mike, pictured, is SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority) regulated, having qualified in 2008. Not only is he a recommended lawyer in the Legal 500...
Henry Jones has been appointed as a corporate finance executive at ICON Corporate Finance, the Bristol-headquartered tech-focused investment bank. Henry, pictured with ICON partner Simon Moynagh, has several years’ corporate finance experience in firms across Scotland, England and Wales. He has worked on deals with exciting tech companies spanning cybertech, FinTech...
Lawyers at international law firm Osborne Clarke in Bristol have advised on the £120m management buyout of a UK firm that develops technology systems for car parks. London-based independent funder Palladian Investment Partners has acquired a majority stake in Intelli-Park through the deal, with Vecturis Equity GmbH, a German...
The financial planning team in wealth management and professional services group Evelyn Partners’ Bristol office has been bolstered with three new appointments. Bronwen Lancaster joins as a partner, Joy Wisniewski as an associate director of financial planning and Chris Iles as a financial planner. Bronwen, a Chartered and Certified...
Bristol-based law firm Barcan+Kirby has continued to strengthen its corporate and commercial team with the appointment of a new senior associate. Elsie Lyford, pictured, will work from the firm’s Bristol city centre office alongside partners Georgina Bryant and Robert Davenport. She joins from Wiltshire firm Goughs Solicitors, where she...
