West accountants Bishop Fleming’s tax practice has been hailed as the best in any regional firm in the country. The accolade was announced at the 2013 LexisNexis Taxation Awards at a black-tie ceremony attended by 700 tax professionals at London's Hilton Park Lane Hotel. Bishop Fleming, which has a...
A combined team of corporate, banking, commercial and competition specialists from Bristol-based law firm Burges Salmon has advised the management of Crediton Dairy on their buy-out from Arla Foods. The buy-out team was led by two former Milk Link directors – chief executive Neil Kennedy and group finance director...
Award-winning children’s illustrator and artist Hannah Cumming has been chosen by Bristol-headquartered law firm TLT to paint its Gromit sculpture – part of the city’s Gromit Unleashed Art Trail. Hannah, who has been highly commended in the Macmillan Children’s Book Prize for two consecutive years, uses watercolours, ink, coloured...
Small business owners from across Britain will descend on Bristol in September to take part in one of Britain’s longest-running enterprise competitions. The Pitch, organised by BusinessZone.co.uk, started as a small event in Bristol in 2008, and has since grown into a nationwide competition that has supported hundreds of...
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Mayor George Ferguson this afternoon extended the deadline to introduce controversial residents’ parking schemes across the city following harsh criticism from small businesses. He said the extension allowed for additional time to publish a range of improvements to the plans “following representations from residents and businesses alike”. The announcement...
Smith & Williamson, the accountancy firm with a major office in Bristol, has been named in the prestigious Private Client Practitioner’s Top 25 Accountancy Firms 2013. Smith & Williamson has been included every year since table was launched four years ago. The rankings aim to identify, recognise and promote...
Hawthorns Retirement Group, the a hotel-style retirement property specialists whose first location UK location was in Clevedon, has secured a £17.5m funding package from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking to support its continued growth and expansion. The funding will enable the business to maintain its development strategy following a sustained...
Bristol-based national plant and equipment hire specialist Hewden has signed a 10-year lease on the former Third Way, Avonmouth, base of Chep, the pallet supplier. The site became available following Chep’s relocation to a purpose-built facility at nearby Central Park. The property gives Hewden 22,082 sq ft of offices...
Fast-growing Clevedon telecoms provider Pure Comms new office has been officially opened by North Somerset MP Dr Liam Fox. Pure Comms, launched in 2009 by managing director Rob Vivian, now employs nine staff and plans to take on another three at the new 2,400 sq ft office in a...
Islamic finance specialists at West law firm Foot Anstey have acted for Kuwaiti investors on a £26.8m acquisition of the Argos National Distribution Centre in Stafford – the latest deal by the firm in the fast-growing specialist area. Foot Anstey’s team of Islamic finance, banking, real estate and investment...
Michelmores, the South West law firm with an office in Bristol, has been named as Regional Law Firm of the Year at the prestigious Citywealth Magic Circle Awards. The accolade follows on from Michelmores’ recognition as STEP UK & Ireland Regional Private Client Team of the Year 2010/11. The...
Clifton Asset Management, the Bristol-based business funding and wealth management firm, has proved it is one of the country’s top employers by retaining the prestigious Investors in People (IIP) Gold status. And, despite a large boost in staff numbers since it was previously awarded the status, it has kept...
