The South West needs its own government minister to champion the case for more funding and spur its economic growth, the CBI’s director general said on a visit to Bristol today. Such a move – along with more autonomy for the West of England’s Metro Mayor over government funding...
Regional accountancy group Bishop Fleming has become the latest professional services firm to announce it is relocating its Bristol base to one of the city’s flagship office schemes. The firm is to move from Queen Square to take 13,000 sq ft in 10 Templeback, pictured, including the whole top...
Citywealth, the magazine for private wealth management professionals, has named Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon as a finalist in both its annual Magic Circle and Powerwomen awards. Burges Salmon’s private wealth team is shortlisted in the Law Firm of the Year – London category in the 2020 Magic...
Financial and professional services firm Smith & Williamson has unveiled the latest group of new faces in its Bristol office –bringing to 30 the number of new joiners over the past six months. Nearly half of the new recruits, who range from graduates and trainees through to directors, are in the firm’s business tax...
Leading figures from Bristol’s business community will gather next month for the city’s annual banquet to mark the Chinese New Year. Organised by the Bristol and West of England China Bureau, the high-profile event not only celebrates the most important date in the Chinese calendar but acts as a...
Mid-market private equity investor LDC has further strengthened its Bristol-based South West & Wales team with the appointment of Oliver Schofield as an investment director. Oliver joins LDC from Goldman Sachs in London, where he was part of its leveraged finance team, supporting clients across the TMT (technology, media...
Bristol haulage firm Wrings Transport celebrates a quarter of a century of trading this year with investment in its fleet as it looks to grow over the next 12 months. The firm, based in Hallen, has secured a six-figure funding package from Lombard Asset Finance to buy a limited-edition...
The Bristol office of investment group BGF has backed wine brand developer and distributor Off-Piste Wines with £8m funding to support further growth – taking its total investment for 2019 to £37m. The office’s investment in South West firms since it opened in 2011 now reached £165m. While last...
Two thirds of small and medium-sized firms in the South West took steps to make their businesses greener last year with roughly the same percentage saying they want to improve their environmental sustainability in 2020. Some 43% believe becoming more environmentally sustainable is important to them while just over...
A director in the Bristol office of South West accountancy firm Milsted Langdon has been named as one of the profession’s up-and-coming experts. Guy Armitage-Norton, pictured, appears in the latest 35 under 35 list published by industry publication Accountancy Age. The annual table highlight young professionals in the sector...
Assetz Capital, the specialist small business lender, has appointed Tony Kear as relationship director as it looks to help more firms across the region access growth funding. Tony, pictured, has 34 years’ experience in banking having worked for NatWest and RBS as head of healthcare and financing businesses in...
Lloyds Banking Group has appointed long-standing Bristol-based director Jeremy Hayward as its ambassador for the South West to help support social and economic prosperity across the region. Jeremy, pictured, will take the lead on delivering the group’s Helping Britain Prosper plan in the region. The plan, launched in 2014,...
International accountancy group KPMG has promoted Andrew Morgan to chair of its South region, a role that gives him responsibility for strategy in an area that includes its offices in Bristol, Reading, Southampton, Plymouth and Cardiff. Andrew, pictured, succeeds Karen Witton, who has stepped down after four years to...
