A housebuilding expert with nearly 20 years’ industry experience has joined Bristol-based Barratt David Wilson Homes South West as its new head of construction. Mark Hughes, pictured, started his career as a trainee with Linden Homes (now Vistry) and honed his skills at some of the most respected names in the...
UWE Bristol has appointed Professor Andrew Simpson as dean and head of Bristol Business School. Andrew, pictured, has spent the past 10 years at Sheffield University Management School, where he was chair of management. His research interests are wide-ranging and include forecasting techniques in military supply chains, data-led decision-making...
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More than 500 people attended Bristol Tech Festival events at the city’s Engine Shed innovation hub over the course of the week. The five days of workshops, panel discussions and events also acted as a showcase for some of the South West’s finest tech companies and a stage for...
Bristol’s standing as a major national centre for film and TV production and the wider creative sector is to be boosted next week with the opening of a new studio. Called Box7, the £1m one-stop-shop facility is based in a former warehouse at the Skyline Park creative campus in...
National law firm TLT, which has its HQ in Bristol, has advised leading pan-European solar energy company ILOS on funding for the construction and operation of four ground mounted solar PV projects in the UK. The £70m debt facility from Bayerische Landesbank includes an accordion facility option for the...
Bristol-headquartered Burges Salmon has become the latest major law firm in the city to report a fall in annual profits as margins came under pressure from spiralling costs. While revenue rose at the firm by 8% to £128.2m in the financial year ending 30 April, net profit was down...
Thrive Renewables, the Bristol-based renewable energy investment company, aims to double the energy generation capacity in its portfolio over the next five years with the proceeds of a new £50m share offer. Equity raised through the crowdfunding offer will be used to build new onshore wind, solar, geothermal and...
A cross-sector team from Michelmores has advised leading sustainability certification and net zero consultancy Planet Mark on its acquisition by workplace safety group Alcumus. London-based Planet Mark has been working with organisations, including Michelmores, to enable meaningful change and create a more sustainable and equitable world. The firm’s sustainability expertise...
Tech business founders from Bristol and across the West of England are being given the chance to explore Hong Kong’s burgeoning tech ecosystem on a trade mission next month. Tech West England Advocates (TWEA) is leading the mission, which is that is backed by a range of partners including...
Shaw & Co, the Bristol-based corporate finance advisory firm, has appointed Peter Doe as senior manager to support its mergers and acquisitions and business funding divisions. The firm described Peter, pictured, as an entrepreneurial business leader who combines commercial insightfulness with extensive experience. He also has a “demonstrable history...
Bristol hotel bosses are warning that a rise in business rates and the scrapping of the relief linked to them for the hospitality sector could deal a fatal blow to some venues as they continue to reel from a series of crises. The Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA) – which represents...
Businesses can find out how best to supply goods and services to public sector organisations across the West of England at an event next week. The annual showcase has been running since 2005 and, after two years of being an online event, this year will be held at the...
