Firms will be able to access the latest advice and guidance to enable them to become sustainable when the region’s largest annual environmental exhibition returns next week. Staged by Bristol specialist business hub Future Leap at Paintworks on Bath Road, the Festival of Sustainable Business Exhibition next Thursday, 15...
National law firm Ashfords has continued to grow the banking and finance expertise in its Bristol office with the appointment of Melissa George as a restructuring & insolvency partner. Melissa joins after more than 21 years at Thrings, where for the past 10 years she was a partner specialising...
More than 200 youth and women cricketers are now playing in new maroon-coloured shirts after the founder of Bristol financial planning and mortgage advisers Manning Gee Investments answered an appeal for help on social media. Bradley Stoke Cricket Club needed funds to change from traditional cricket whites to a...
For many, managing your tax responsibilities is going to require more forethought over the next 12 months, as plans to change the tax period go ahead this year. Until now, sole traders and partnerships have been able to choose the dates on which their Income Tax year begins and...
Mid-market private equity firm LDC’s Bristol-based South West team has made a minority investment in tech-enabled legal services company revolutionising the way barristers work. The Barrister Group (TBG), an umbrella group for legal brands such as Clerksroom Chambers and Clerksroom Direct, uses its innovative proprietary Chambers365 management software to give barristers choice over...
Confidence among South West firms remains the most fragile of any UK region, according to two new surveys, with weak economic growth and skills shortages among the biggest challenges. Business optimism in the region fell six percentage points during May according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank...
Wealth management firm Cazenove Capital has opened an office in Bristol to serve its growing client base in the city and across the South West. The move is part of a regional growth strategy at the firm, which has also included launching bases in Birmingham and Manchester and making...
Specialist property lender Atelier has appointed Mike Page as lending manager based in Bristol to lead its expansion in the South West and South Wales. Mike, pictured, who has 19 years’ property finance experience – mainly working in the Bristol market – is tasked by Atelier to work with residential,...
On-site renewable energy generation is helping thousands of businesses to reduce costs, become more sustainable and gain long term energy security. If you’re considering solar power but are not sure where to start, this free breakfast webinar is a chance to hear from those who have already made the...
Bristol’s pioneering Future Leap sustainability network and consultancy is to expand outside the city for the first time after securing new funding. The business, one of the UK’s largest green networks, is to open a site in the Bath area in response to the growing demand for its services...
Regional chartered accountancy firm Albert Goodman marked the opening of its new Bristol office with a special event in the city last night. Taking place in Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, the event has attended by clients and members of the city’s business community. The new office on King...
Bristol-based international food manufacturer Plant Ex Ingredients is increasing its production capacity by 30% and sourcing additional raw materials to fuel growth after securing a £3.3m funding package. The firm, which makes natural flavours and extracts, is expanding into Turkey where it has a second factory, as well as...
FRP Corporate Finance’s Bristol team has advised on a major deal in the burgeoning renewable energy sector. The team worked with Hampshire-headquartered insulation services provider South Coast Insulation Services (SCIS), a tier-one partner to three of the ‘big six’ energy suppliers, on its acquisition of heating equipment supplier Cotswold...
