Fast-expanding ‘boutique’ Bristol outfit Temple Bright won the prestigious Regional Law Firm category at the Bristol Law Society Annual Awards last night with Burges Salmon, one of Bristol's 'big two', collecting the Law Firm of the Year Award. The awards were presented at the annual dinner of the Bristol...
Surveyor Mark Kelly has joined commercial property specialists Colliers International to strengthen its investment property management (IPM) team in Bristol. Originally from Nailsea, Mark has spent the past four years with Bristol chartered surveyors Hartnell Taylor Cook. He has experience of working for a wide variety of property experts...
Bristol law firm TLT has advised the giant Swiss kitchen equipment group Franke Artemis on its acquisition of Dart Valley Systems, the Paignton-based specialist in water-saving technology for commercial washrooms. The deal, financial details of which have not been disclosed, strengthens Franke Artemis’ UK presence in the UK, where...
Redevelopment of Bristol’s iconic General Hospital is to go ahead after a U-turn by the city council. Councillors gave the go-ahead last night to a scheme to develop housing and retail on the site. The hospital, parts of which date back more than 150 years, closed to patients earlier...
Two Bristol film production companies and a natural history filmmaker scooped major awards at the prestigious international Wildscreen Panda Awards – the 'Oscars' of the wildlife film industry – which took place in the city last night. The Disneynature Innovation Award went to Tigress Productions for its hi-tech natural...
Brightside, the Bristol-based specialist insurance broker, has successfully launched an underwriting facility with Gibraltar-based insurance group Markerstudy. Under the terms of the agreement, Brightside has been granted delegated authority to determine premium pricing and to bind Markerstudy for up to £80m of premium, which will be written through Brightside’s...
Events to encourage more firms to export are to take place in Bristol next month as part of a region-wide programme of events. UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) South West has teamed up with partners and business organisations to organise the events for Export Week (November 12-16) in a...
Experts from Bristol’s two universities have teamed up to examine the impact of the city’s first directly-elected mayor. In what is believed to be a world first in urban studies, the local democracy experts at UWE and the University of Bristol will jointly report on how the mayor has...
The Business Growth Fund (BGF), the £2.5bn equity investment company providing long-term capital to fast-growing small and medium-sized businesses, has set up a permanent office in central Bristol. In a deal brokered by the Bristol office of property agents DTZ, the BGF has taken has taken 1,500 sq ft...
Bristol is making a third bid to be officially recognised as Europe’s greenest city. The Bristol Green Capital Partnership has submitted the city’s application to win the European Green Capital Award for 2015, having been shortlisted for 2010, and narrowly come runner up to Copenhagen for the 2014 award....
The first South West Fairtrade Business Awards have been launched and are now open for submissions from businesses from across the region with a commitment to ethical trading. The awards – which aim to increase sales of, and support for, Fairtrade goods among South West businesses – follow the...
Law firm Irwin Mitchell’s Bristol office has given three budding legal professionals a step up on the career ladder, appointing two trainees and adding a newly-qualified solicitor to its expanding team. Trainees Naomi Brownlow and Lauren Gregory have joined for the next year to work across all areas of...
Bristol law firm Bond Pearce has been shortlisted in the Best Use of Technology category at this year's British Legal Awards. Run in conjunction with Legal Week Magazine, the awards celebrate achievement, excellence and innovation in the legal industry. Bond Pearce is shortlisted for a recent project which introduced...
