Bristol property company Urban Creation, which specialises in transforming unusual and often historic buildings, has secured a £20m re-finance of its property portfolio with Handelsbanken. Urban Creation develops and manages high-quality properties, with a focus on stylish student accommodation and boutique serviced apartments in the heart of Bristol. The...
Confidence levels among West of England firms have dropped significantly – with orders and sales also down – according to the latest survey by Business West, with the region’s largest business organisation blaming Brexit uncertainty for the slump. All measures in the survey of around 500 firms were in...
The West of England’s top accountants have been advised to have ‘micro-adventures’ such as skinny dipping in a river while on their way to a meeting or sleeping outside on a hill in summer. The unusual plea was made to the 400 guests at the profession’s regional annual dinner...
Four Bristol tech firms have received funding totalling £3m – with £611,000 of it coming from the city’s own private equity club to support their growth. The four have all previously benefited from investment from the Bristol Private Equity Club (BPEC) – the group of like-minded individuals with close...
More than 900 private firms in the South West have the potential to grow exponentially and create thousands of jobs, according to new research. These 937 businesses have generated £2.8bn of turnover growth and created nearly 13,500 jobs in the past three years, the report by investment group BGF...
A new style of premium business networking pioneered in Bristol is being extended to Bath next month when the highly successful EVO group holds its first meeting in the area. EVO (Evolution Business Networking) has earned a reputation as the South West’s freshest business networking company since launching three...
In the latest in a series of exclusive sponsored infographics for Bristol Business News, Whitechurch Financial Consultants explains the checks to make to keep your investment strategy on the road as the new tax year starts. Please click on the image to read more.
Global number one business incubator network the SETsquared Partnership, which is backed by the University of Bristol, has boosted its services to scale-ups by starting an online investment platform. The network has teamed up with London-based Envestors,the fintech for fundraising company, to help its scale-ups secure financial backing. Founded...
Bristol-based neighbourhood café-bar operator Loungers is to float on the London Stock Exchange as it steps up its ambitious plan to grow to 500 outlets across the UK. The firm, which opened its first bar in Bristol in 2002, has expanded rapidly in recent years and now has a...
Bristol start-up Service Robotics has exceeded the crowdfunding target for its first product, a robot companion service that has been developed for the elderly to help them to live independently. GenieConnect also aims to alleviate loneliness – something which Age UK estimates affects more than 1.4m people in the...
A competition that champions the West of England’s happiest workplaces has gained national recognition for the Bristol firm that launched it five years ago. Workplace design company Wylde has been invited to talk about the competition at a seminar in London next week staged by the Institution of Occupational...
Paper usage, energy bills and mileage costs have been cut again at regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming as it embeds its green values further into the business. The firm, which has the largest of its seven offices in Bristol, saved the equivalent of 110 trees last year by cutting...
An acquisition in Scotland supported by long-term legal advisers TLT has continued Bristol-based Molson Construction Equipment’s fast-paced expansion. Molson, the UK’s largest independent construction equipment supplier, has taken over Finlay Scotland in a move that gives it the distribution rights for Terex Finlay mobile crushing, screening and conveying equipment...
