Regional accountancy, tax and advisory firm Bishop Fleming has recruited a new audit director to its Bristol office as it seeks to build on last year’s record-breaking performance. Alex Walling, pictured, has joined the audit team as demand for its services increases, most notably in the public sector and...
International law firm Osborne Clarke, which has a major office in Bristol, has strengthened its commitment to reach net zero by rolling out a tailored carbon literacy course in the UK. The training programme has started with the firm’s UK executive board and will be followed by a broader...
Aspiring lawyers from underrepresented Black and minority ethnic backgrounds are to be given the opportunity to gain experience in the legal field under a new ‘vacation’ scheme launched by law firm Foot Anstey. Successful applicants will spend a week experiencing what it is like to be a trainee solicitor....
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has appointed Alice Bretherton as its new chief people officer. Alice, pictured, joins from ‘big four’ accountancy group EY, where she held the role of strategic talent director in the UK and Ireland. During her time at EY Alice had responsibility for HR...
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Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Albert Goodman partner Chris Walford answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Guardian of the Galaxies Vol 3 starring Chris Pratt, which is down to...
Law firm Foot Anstey has partnered with Europe’s most comprehensive reproductive health benefits provider to introduce an enhanced fertility and family-forming and gender-based health benefit for its staff. Starting this month, all employees will have access to unlimited one-to-one wellbeing support and advice from Fertifa. Under the partnership the...
Barclays is to partner with Bristol innovation hub Engine Shed to provide start-ups and entrepreneurs in the city with access to a wider range of services. The Eagle Lab will offer business expertise, banking services and mentoring and coaching from scale-up specialists. The bank announced the partnership, which will...
Budget airline Ryanair has forecast its passenger numbers at Bristol Airport will reach 2.1m a year as it increases the frequency on some of its most popular winter routes. The figures, representing around one in five of all passengers, has been flagged by the airline despite it reducing its...
More than 100 PR professionals gathered at the Double Tree in Bristol City Centre Hotel for the 2023 CIPR South of England and Channel Islands PRide Awards, which recognise excellence in public relations and communications. Among the winners was the Bristol office of international communications agency Grayling, which won the...
The FinTech sector in the South West contributes more than £1bn to the regional economy annually and supports a workforce of nearly 19,000 in more than 190 firms, according to new analysis. The report published by Whitecap Consulting, the regional strategy consultancy with a base in Bristol, reveals the...
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright is working with innovative certification technology business Artclear as it grows into a major force in the art world. Coming from the world of payments and settlements of high-value financial transactions, Artclear’s founders Angus Scott and Charlotte Black identified why the art...
Bristol-based marketing communications agency McCann has produced a TV advert for 100% renewable power firm Good Energy urging homeowners to choose the greener option with one of the firm’s heat pumps. The 20-second ad, pictured, voiced by soul singer and songwriter Lemar, features an animation of a deflating home...
