Construction group Willmott Dixon has appointed innovation and technology expert Nick Buckland as a consultant to further expand its Bristol-based science and technology sector business. Nick, who chairs CFMS, the Bristol-based simulation and modelling specialist, worked in the IT sector for more than 20 years but made a career...
Bluefin Corporate Consulting, the employee benefits business with a major office in Bristol, has been sold by parent group AXA to Capita in a £50m deal. The firm will become part of Capita’s pensions business, Capita Hartshead. AXA will retain the Bluefin trading name. Bluefin’s other operations, including Bluefin...
Experts at accountants PwC are urging firms that invest in research and development (R&D) to take part in a Government consultation and help shape the future of support for industry. The Government is changing the way businesses can access its £700m pot of R&D credits through a new scheme,...
Bristol’s office property market performed better than anticipated during first quarter of 2012, latest take-up figures show. Out-of-town space performed particularly well, the report shows, with 107,000 sq ft sold or let between January and March. The figure is 25% higher than the five-year quarterly average and includes a...
International legal giant Simmons & Simmons is the latest major law firm to announce plans to open an office in Bristol. The firm, which has offices across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, is to open its Bristol base this autumn. It plans to have around 15 lawyers, including...
Self-made multi-millionaire Kevin Green, who went from being homeless to property tycoon, is to share the secret of his success at a seminar in Bristol. The former dairy farmer is one of the UK’s most successful residential property landlords with a portfolio running into the hundreds of homes worth...
Private equity backed companies expect to increase both turnover and profitability this year despite continuing economic uncertainty and difficult debt markets. Eight in 10 predict higher turnover while almost three quarters anticipate profits growth, according to a new report from accountants PwC. There is also good news on employment...
South West law firm Ashfords, which has a major office in Bristol, has appointed James Lyons as a partner in its corporate and commercial team. James joins from international law firm Trowers & Hamlins where he worked in corporate law for six years, five of them as a partner....
With just days before the end of the tax year on April 5, Paul Fisher, chartered financial planner with Barclays in Bristol, looks at effective planning for the 2011/12 tax year. Using your personal allowances Married couples and civil partners can transfer income-producing assets outright to their spouse to...
Accountancy group PwC is continuing to invest in its senior management team across the West with the appointment of two directors and two senior managers in the regional tax and assurance practices. Richard Cleary joins as a director in risk assurance. His expertise includes managing and advising on major...
Eight Bristol accountants have signed up for the mammoth task of cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats this September to raise money for Paralympics Games – the national charity which prepares British athletes for each Paralympic Games. The intrepid group, who all work for Deloitte, will be in...
The Youth Contract, the Government scheme to lift 16 to 24 year olds out of unemployment and into work, has been welcomed by Business West. The scheme aims to create at least 410,000 new jobs over the next three years by offering firms £2,275 ‘wage incentives’ to take on...
Bristol’s International Balloon Fiesta has been shortlisted as a finalist for the UK’s Best Tourism Event of the Year Award. As a finalist, the Fiesta is guaranteed to receive the Gold, Silver, Bronze or Highly Commended Award in the category at the prestigious VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2012, which...
