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Bristol pharmacy tech entrepreneur turns angel investor to help grow specialist app firm

August 30, 2023
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Bristol pharmacy tech entrepreneur turns angel investor to help grow specialist app firm

Bristol-based digital pharmacy pioneer Tariq Muhammad is financially backing two young software designers whose app creates seamless communication between pharmacies and their patients. Tariq, CEO at Invatech Health, whose products have revolutionised the UK pharmacy sector, has become an angel investor in PharmAppy, a business set up in 2020...

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Albert Goodman becomes just second South West accountants to gain prestigious B Corp status

August 30, 2023
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Albert Goodman becomes just second South West accountants to gain prestigious B Corp status

South West accountancy firm Albert Goodman, which recently doubled the size of its Bristol office, has secured a coveted B Corp accreditation in recognition of its pursuit of purpose as well as profit. The £15m-plus turnover firm said its enhanced commitment to environmental and social goals had earned it the...

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RLB bolsters its West and Wales building surveying team with new partner and associate

August 29, 2023
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RLB bolsters its West and Wales building surveying team with new partner and associate

The Bristol office of global property, construction and management consultancy Rider Levett Bucknall UK (RLB) has been strengthened with two key building surveying appointments. John Bird, pictured, right, has been recruited as a partner to oversee the West and Wales building surveying team while Bradley Smith, pictured, left, has joined as...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

August 28, 2023
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Monday August 28 Bank holiday: Nothing listed Tuesday August 29 Interims: Dalata Hotel Group, Faron Pharmaceuticals, Bunzl, Globaltrans Investment, PureTech Health, Argo Blockchain Economic announcement: BRC shop price index Wednesday August 30 Interim: Flowtech Fluidpower Economic announcements: M4 money supply, Consumer credit, Mortgage approvals, Thursday August 31 Finals: Revolution Beauty Group, Oxford Cannabinoid Tech Holdings...

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Senior hire strengthens Ashfords’ wills & inheritance disputes team in Bristol

August 24, 2023
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Senior hire strengthens Ashfords’ wills & inheritance disputes team in Bristol

The Bristol office of national law firm Ashfords has appointed senior associate Hannah Brittain to its wills & inheritance disputes team. Hannah, pictured, has joined from specialist contentious probate firm IDR Law’s Bristol office, where she spent 18 months heading its charity legacy disputes team. Hannah, who has also...

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Thrings acts for owners of UK specialist interiors firm on its sale to major international group

August 24, 2023
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Thrings acts for owners of UK specialist interiors firm on its sale to major international group

The Bristol corporate team at law firm Thrings has advised UK interior fit-out and refurbishment specialist Bulb on its sale to a major global workplace design group. Founded in 2005 in Reading, Bulb has become a leader in research, innovation and manufacturing facility planning and construction across the UK....

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Short-term EU visas could be just the job to help Bristol’s struggling hotels, say bosses

August 22, 2023
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Short-term EU visas could be just the job to help Bristol’s struggling hotels, say bosses

Bristol hotel bosses are backing the possible introduction of a new short-term visa scheme, saying it could help solve their long-running staff-shortage problems. The Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA) – which represents 40 hotels in and around the city with around 4,000 rooms between them – has welcomed news that the...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

August 20, 2023
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Monday August 21 AGM: Calculus VCT Tuesday August 22 Interims: Empresaria Group, Wood Group (John), Anexo Group Trading announcements: Rua Life Sciences, Gem Diamonds Economic announcement: Public sector net borrowing Wednesday August 23 Q1 result: Gail (India) Economic announcements: PMI services, PMI manufacturing, PMI composite Thursday August 24 Finals: Cropper (James), Redcentric, Hays Interims:...

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Bristol’s the star again as Sanditon returns to TV screens around the world for its final series

August 18, 2023
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Bristol’s the star again as Sanditon returns to TV screens around the world for its final series

Locations in and around Bristol are again playing a starring role in a major TV series as the third and final series of international hit Sanditon returns to the small screen. All three series of the lavish period drama, based on Jane Austen’s final incomplete novel, have been made...

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Major US digital group snaps up Bristol tech success story Amdaris after period of huge growth

August 18, 2023
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Major US digital group snaps up Bristol tech success story Amdaris after period of huge growth

Bristol software development and digital services specialist Amdaris, one of the UK’s fastest-growing tech companies, has been acquired by a major global digital transformation group. Arizona-headquartered Insight Enterprises, a Fortune 500 company employing more than 13,000 people worldwide, will add Amdaris’ innovative services to its portfolio as it looks...

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£13m for Bristol firm pioneering a quantum leap in computing to tackle world’s biggest challenges

August 18, 2023
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£13m for Bristol firm pioneering a quantum leap in computing to tackle world’s biggest challenges

A start-up launched by a group of Bristol and London academics who have been at the forefront of quantum computing research for the past 20 years has raised £13m to accelerate its pioneering work. Phasecraft, which has bases in Bristol and London, designs advanced quantum algorithms for today’s computers.  It is...

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Majority holding in Bristol world-leading specialist gas recovery firm acquired by US climate investor

August 18, 2023
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Majority holding in Bristol world-leading specialist gas recovery firm acquired by US climate investor

A Californian fund specialising in climate-related investments has acquired a majority stake in Bristol’s pioneering global refrigerant management company A-Gas, with lawyers from the city office of Osborne Clarke advising on the deal. Established in 1993, A-Gas has grown rapidly and is now at the forefront of capturing refrigerant...

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Temple Bright unlocks stalled Liverpool housing development for family-owned property client

August 18, 2023
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Temple Bright unlocks stalled Liverpool housing development for family-owned property client

Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has completed its first transaction for real estate company North West Locum Service after resolving a number of legal issues on a residential development site in Liverpool. Planning permission was granted in 2019 for the 664-home scheme, pictured, in the Pumpfields area...

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