South West law firm Ashfords has merged with London-based Rochman Landau under the Ashfords LLP brand to form a practice with nearly 500 staff, annual turnover of more than £30m together and an international network of legal firms covering more than 80 countries. Ashfords chief executive Ian Daniells described...
It has been a year of strong progress for Hydro International, the Clevedon company which has developed a range of technologies to control urban run off, treat stormwater, combined sewage overflows and municipal wastewater. Announcing pre-tax profits up from £2.4m to £2.5m, CEO Steve Hides said the group delivered a solid...
From Bristol 24-7 UK sales of organic food fell by 3.7% last year as supermarkets cut back on own-brand organic labels. However, global sales rose by 8%, according to the Soil Association. This increase follows an 8.8% rise in 2010. The Bristol-based association’s organic market report also found that...
Airbus says the main and nose landing gear test bench for its new wide-body, longe range A350 XWB airliner is ready for service at Filton. It marks the latest step in the A350 XWB’s progress more than one year before the aircraft’s first flight and two years before its entry...
Bristol businesses are being urged to give their branding and reputation a unique lift by joining the city’s International Balloon Fiesta 100 Club. The prestigious club’s 2012 launch earlier this week, staged at Cameron Balloons headquarters in Bedminster, highlighted the benefits of membership. For an investment of just £2,000,...
Following on from winning the property industry Estates Gazette Award for completing most commercial property deals in the South West during 2011, Alder King Property Consultants has also won the competition for completing the most deals in the Bristol market last year. Tom Dugay, a member of the firm’s...
Bristol estate agent Doug Wood has been appointed president of the Bristol Property Agents Association (BPAA). Doug, who launched the Woods Estate Agency in 1992 and now has six branches across the greater Bristol area, takes over from outgoing president Jayne Rixon of Burston Cook. A firm advocate of...
Central Bristol’s biggest solar panel system has been installed on the roof of At-Bristol, the science visitor attraction. A total of 208 individual panels have been fitted on an area approximately the size of two tennis courts – generating enough power to supply around a dozen homes a year....
Lawyer Flora Wood, partner and head of the personal injury team at South West law firm Ashfords, has been reaccreditation by the Law Society’s Personal Injury Panel for the 10th year. The status proves she provides a high-quality legal and meets the Society’s high standards of competency and expertise...
Property agents CBRE have been appointed alongside Colliers International to market one of Bristol’s highest profile buildings, the 1960s-built 1 Redcliff Street office block. The 140,000 sq ft landmark building on the corner of Victoria Street and Redcliff Street overlooking Bristol Bridge was originally built for city-based paper and...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Campaigners told a public debate last night that an elected mayor for Bristol should be just the first step towards a regional ‘metro mayor’. In front of more than 250 people at the Council House last night, architect and Tobacco Factory owner George Ferguson said...
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will later today use an official visit to Bristol to announce an extra £1bn for businesses seeking support to help them grow and create jobs. The cash, part of the Regional Growth Fund, takes the total fund to £2.4bn and will be available to...
From Bristol 24-7 Business leaders in Bristol are backing calls for an elected mayor for the city. Bristol Chamber of Commerce (BCC) says an elected mayor “could provide the drive and energy to help make Bristol a truly great European city”. President Mike Bothamley warned that businesses were not...
