Bristol Music Trust, the organisation which manages Bristol’s iconic Colston Hall entertainment venue, has appointed two high-profile individuals from the arts and industry to its board. Andrew Nisbet and Sir Brian McMaster bring with them extensive experience and, along with the existing board members, will continue to develop the...
Burges Salmon, the Bristol-based law firm, has made up three new partners in this year’s promotions round, taking its total number of partners to 79. The promotions reflect continued growth in the firm’s energy and environment-related work, plus an increasing emphasis on work in international markets. The new partners...
West law firm Foot Anstey has made three senior promotions. Commercial disputes and brand protection expert Peter Singfield has been promoted to partner. He joined the firm in 2008 from city firm Lovells and became an associate at Foot Anstey in 2010. Peter works with brand owners and defendants...
The challenges facing retailers take centre stage at a specialist conference to be held in Bristol later this month. Will internet retailers replace the high street? How can it respond to the challenge? Are pop-up shops the future or are more flexible tenant friendly leases the way forward? Organised...
The Royal West of England Academy (RWA) in Bristol has appointed Alison Bevan as a director. Alison brings significant experience with more than 15 years’ managing art establishments, most recently as director of the Penlee House Gallery in Penzance. She takes up position on 1 August and will oversee...
The Original Bristol Blue Glass Company has relocated to a new studio and shop on the Bath Road in Brislington, Bristol. The company, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, has taken the retail showroom and workshop at 357-359 Bath Road on a new 10-year lease in a deal...
Creative England has appointed Kate Buxton, formerly of the BBC, as its new head of communications and strategy. Kate, who took up her post in the Bristol office last month, will lead on strategy, marketing and communications. Kate has worked with the media, Government, Whitehall and opinion formers for public sector organisations including the British Council...
Law firm Bond Pearce, which has a major office in Bristol, and Newcastle-based Dickinson Dees have completed their merger to create Bond Dickinson. The new firm has 1,200 staff, including 142 partners and more than 700 lawyers, working across real estate, corporate and commercial, dispute resolution and private wealth...
Bristol-headquartered vehicle leasing specialist ALD Automotive has reported record growth for the first quarter of 2013, delivering nearly 9,000 new vehicles to customers in and achieving its busiest ever March with more than 4,500 new deliveries. ALD Automotive, originally known as Bryan Contract Hire, was established in 1958 and...
Brewin Dolphin, one of the UK’s largest independently-owned private client wealth managers, has become the first business to sponsor Bristol’s Colston Hall as part of a new opportunity for national and regional businesses to support the concert venue. Colston Hall, as part of the Bristol Music Trust, has launched...
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Santander Corporate & Commercial has appointed Sue Lewis as a new relationship director for the South West. Based at the bank’s corporate business centre in Bristol, Sue will specialise in working with businesses with annual turnovers of more than £2.5m in the education, healthcare and communities sectors and will...
Most high-growth tech firms are funding their expansion with investment from business angels, family or friends rather than banks, a new survey shows. More than half (56%) had been financed by business angels – wealthy individuals who usually play an active role in developing the business as well as...
