The corporate team from South West law firm Thrings has advised on the sale of a business designing and manufacturing products at the cutting edge of acoustic material technology. Acoustic Polymers, which has been acquired by cork and rubber materials manufacturer Tiflex, specialises in high-performance polymeric-based materials used in...
The parent group of Bristol craft brewer and pub chain Butcombe has appointed a new operations director as it continues to exploit what it sees as a gap in the market for quality venues. In his new role Simon Griffiths, pictured, will be responsible for overseeing Wrington-based Butcombe’s pubs...
Four new team members have been appointed to the Bristol office of global real estate advisor CBRE as part of its Next Generation programme supporting those embarking on a career in property. New joiners Matt Panes, Eimear Kelly, Grace Newey and James Vasey, pictured, follow in the footsteps of CBRE...
Bristol businesses are being urged to invest in the city’s future workforce by getting behind a £1m appeal to boost support services for children and young people. The target has been set to coincide with a ground-breaking approach in Bristol with the long-term goal of ensuring no child or...
Bristol-based global executive search firm Granger Reis has boosted its support for the Bristol Bears Women, becoming matchday sponsor for the 2023/24 Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby and Allianz Cup campaigns. The deal, which effectively doubles Granger Reis’s support for the club, follows its successful sponsorship of last season’s home...
Bristol-based law firm Barcan+Kirby has appointed four new trainee solicitors as it continues to strengthen its offering to businesses, families and individuals. Clare Boulton, Jamie Lodge, Harvey Rainey and Aishah Din, pictured, started their contracts with the firm, which has five offices across Bristol and South Gloucestershire, last month....
Accountants Haines Watts’ Bristol office managing partner has been appointed to the board responsible for the firm’s nationwide expansion. Matthew Bracher is one of just four Haines Watts partners tasked with restructuring the specialist SME firm following the acquisition of the London and Birmingham elements of the organisation last...
Monday October 16 Finals: Seeing Machines, Tristel Trading announcement: Audioboom Group Tuesday October 17 Finals: Bellway, Revolution Bars Group, Seraphim Space Investment Trust, Ensilica, Nanoco Group, Abingdon Health Interim: Smartspace Software Economic announcements: Unemployment rate, Claimant count rate Wednesday October 18 Interim: Whitbread Trading announcements: Liontrust Asset Management, RHI Magnesita, Quilter, Segro Economic announcements: Producer price index,...
Building work on a much-needed new entrance to Bristol Temple Meads station, the first of three, has begun – but it will not be open to the public for three years. The new entrance, to the historic station’s east, will link directly to the University of Bristol’s new Enterprise...
Bristol’s top lawyers, law firms and support teams are preparing to go head-to-head in Bristol Law Society’s annual awards scheme. The flagship black-tie event, which this year takes place on November 2, acts as a showcase for the excellence of the legal profession in the city. The 14 awards...
Falling inflation has sparked higher business confidence among bosses of firms in Bristol and across the West of England – but most are still gloomy about the UK’s economic prospects. Labour costs also remain a challenge along with problems in recruiting the best people as the skills shortage continues...
Domin, the Bristol scale-up developing cutting-edge hydraulic systems, has been awarded £4.4m to take part in a research project that could revolutionise electric vehicle performance. The firm, which isdeveloping and manufacturing ground-breaking innovations for fluid power in its recently opened technology centre at Pucklechurch, will work with Mercedes-Benz subsidiary...
Rapidly growing Bristol-based café/bar group Loungers expects to have opened 34 new venues by the end of its current financial year as it continues to aim for a national chain of 600 outlets in the near future. The group, which opened its first Lounge on North Street in Bedminster 21...
