By Paul Wilson, chief executive, West of England Local Enterprise Partnership Bristol is on a roll. It’s the best place to live in the country. The 100,000 people who engaged in the art of sliding down Park Street sparked a national debate on modernising city centre management. Bristol Food...
Accountancy and investment management group Smith & Williamson, which has an office in Bristol, has been named among the UK’s top accountants and trust firms for private clients. More than 100 accountancy firms were surveyed for this year’s Private Client Practitioner’s Top 25 Trust Companies and Top 25 Accountancy...
Two graduate trainees from the Bristol office of accountancy and investment management firm Smith & Williamson have achieved top grades in their chartered accountancy exams. Thomas Millership and Lucy Fowler were placed first in the Case Study and Business Reporting papers respectively in the West of England Society of...
Accountancy and financial advice firm Grant Thornton has appointed Paul Rodwell as the new head of financial services advisory for the South West. Paul, pictured, joined Grant Thornton’s financial services group last year as part of its acquisition of Navigant Financial Services UK and brings with him a broad...
Bristol café group Friska and Mubaloo, the app developer launched in the city, have been named among the UK’s 50 fastest-growing and most-innovative businesses. Friska, which launched in 2009 and now has four outlets across Bristol, has been included in the latest Santander Breakthrough 50 – a national table...
A new fund focusing on investing in the Bristol area’s early stage tech businesses is to be launched by Technology Venture Partners, a new independent venture capital fund manager based in the city. Technology Venture Partners is to start the fund to run alongside YFM Equity Partners’ closed South...
Overseas businesses are looking to snap up West food and drink firms as the sector enjoys a rapid recovery, new research shows. According to data released by business and financial advisory firm Grant Thornton, which has an office in Bristol, the number of deals involving food and drink businesses...
Bristol-based Buffalo Fundraising Consultants, which specialises in helping charities and arts groups increase donations, has been acquired by the world’s largest operator in the fast-growing sector. Buffalo, launched 10 years, has raised millions of pounds for more than 150 major clients in the education, arts, health and sport sectors...
The incoming president of the UK’s leading accountancy body has told the West business community that more needs to be done to support small and medium-sized firms. Speaking at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales’ (ICAEW) annual regional dinner last week, Arthur Bailey said the organisation...
West food businesses must embrace innovation and explore new markets for export if they are to succeed, a major conference was told yesterday. The topics formed the two key themes at the Future of Food event staged by accountants Smith & Williamson at yogurt maker Yeo Valley’s headquarters in...
West accountancy firm Bishop Fleming’s technical tax director Andy Richens has agreed to spend more time as an adviser to Chancellor George Osborne’s Office of Tax Simplification (OTS). Mr Richens, pictured, was seconded to the OTS last year an adviser on small business taxation issues. Now he has been...
Accountancy firm Baker Tilly has appointed Kate Reid as managing partner for its Bristol and Bath offices. Kate, pictured, joined Baker Tilly as a partner in 2010. In her new role she will be responsible for the firm’s strategy and business development in the Bristol and Bath markets, and...
US specialist manufacturer Hill Phoenix has acquired a minority stake in Space Engineering Services, the Bristol specialist refrigeration and ventilation firm. Under the deal, financial details of which remain confidential, Space Engineering will work closely with new sister companies Danish CO2 specialist Advansor and glass door manufacturer Anthony International....
