Optimism among law firms is at its highest level for seven years despite an increasingly competitive business environment and forthcoming major tax changes. Eight in 10 firms are confident about the year ahead, compared to six in 10 last year. Smaller firms – those with 25 partners or less...
Bristol concert venue Colston Hall is to unveil its two new-look café/bars this evening following a major refurbishment by Bath Ales, the independent brewer and restaurant chain which took over the iconic building’s food and drink contract last November. Bath Ales has transformed the first-floor restaurant into a charcuterie...
Monday 3 March Interims: Earthport, Thorntons, Tristel Finals: Amlin, British Polythene Industries, FBD Holdings, HelermanTyton, Intertek, Johnson Service Group, Keller, Robert Walters, Senior, Ultra Electronics AGM: Image Scan Holdings Economics: Hometrack housing survey, Purchasing managers' index – manufacturing, Net consumer credit, Net lending secured on dwellings, Mortgage approvals, M4...
Bristol’s role as the UK’s most-competitive and innovative city will be demonstrated at the highest-profile gathering of the global property market next month. MIPIM, staged annually in Cannes, brings together the most senior players in international property development and investment and acts as a showcase for business and development...
Bristol-based investment specialists Alpha Portfolio Management has recruited Mark Sevier in a move that re-unites him with ex-colleague and fellow Rowan Dartington co-founder Andrew Morris. Alpha was launched last year by Bristol investment management firm RC Brown as a third party discretionary service led by Andrew Morris, who has...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Volunteer presenters on Bristol community radio station BCfm are dreaming of broadcasting live from the World Cup in Brazil after an airline agreed to pay for their flights. The station’s One Love Breakfast show team launched a social media campaign to see if they could...
Boardrooms must set values for their organisations and demonstrate them, Tesco chairman Sir Richard Broadbent has told Bristol businesses. They should be innovative in their strategy and encourage innovation at all levels of the business. And they must demonstrate leadership not just talk about it, he said. In a...
Increasing demand for outsourced services has fuelled expansion at accountants Smith & Williamson’s Bristol-based HR consulting team. The firm’s specialist team of HR consultants provides the full spectrum of people management services, from ‘pay-as-you-go’ advice and support to small and medium-sized businesses to working with boards and senior management...
A radical regeneration of the area around Bristol Temple Meads station and the new arena site to improve access for pedestrians and cyclists is being put forward for nearly £21m in funding. The scheme will vastly improve the semi-derelict Temple Circus – an eyesore for decades – and provide...
Fast-growing legal services firm NewLaw, which has an office in Bristol, is to be acquired by specialist accident-claim handler Helphire. The NewLaw group specialises in road traffic personal injuries and also provides consumer-related services such as wills and probate and provides medical reports, costs drafting and employment law advice....
The role of corporate governance in the success or failure of businesses will be outlined this evening to Bristol’s business community in a speech by the chairman of supermarket giant Tesco, Sir Richard Broadbent. In a lecture entitled Individuals and organisations – the reality of corporate governance, Sir Richard...
Firms in rural areas around Bristol could benefit from a £250m Government fund to install superfast broadband in hard-to-reach areas. The money was announced by Culture Secretary Maria Miller, who said it was a key part of the Government’s long-term plan to grow the economy by providing better access...
Verve Properties, the niche developer behind Bristol's highly-successful Paintworks creative quarter, has started work on the first speculative office refurbishment in the city for five years as the market recovery continues to gathers pace. London-based Verve said it saw a gap in the Bristol office market for trendy office...
