Crossbench peer and former head of MI5 Eliza Manningham-Buller is guest speaker at next week’s ICAEW West of England annual business dinner – one of the largest gatherings of its kind in the region’s business calendar. The black-tie event, which takes place on Thursday at Ashton Gate Stadium, traditionally brings...
National audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK has promoted David Broughton to partner in its Bristol office’s risk assurance team. David, pictured, leads the firm’s risk assurance team in the South West and Wales. He has more than 20 years’ experience in the risk assurance space, advising the...
Global banking giant HSBC has delivered a boost to Bristol’s city centre commercial property market by acquiring space in one of its largest flagship office developments for a new South West regional base. The bank is to occupy 11,000 sq ft of the 200,000 sq ft EQ building, pictured,...
University of Bristol spin-out Forefront RF has raised £6.7m in a new funding round to support the growth of its technology, which is set to revolutionise the way smartphones and devices are designed. The semiconductor firm is commercialising academic research originally conducted at the university, including speeding up and...
Confidence among West of England firms has recovered sharply from its slump last year, according to the latest research by the region’s largest business organisation – but continued staff shortages are now adding to their problems. The quarterly survey by Business West, which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce, shows...
Pioneering Bristol-based giving platform Neighbourly is to help medium-sized firms find and support local charities and causes, so increasing their social and environmental impact. Neighbourly’s platform was launched in 2014 to match large businesses with local good causes. It has since facilitated the donation of 120,000-plus volunteer hours, £23m...
The positive work environment at regional accountancy and advisory firm Bishop Fleming, which has the largest of its eight offices in Bristol, has been recognised by the Great Place to Work organisation. The accolade follows a survey of the firm’s employees by the global authority on workplace culture, which...
Fast-growing Bristol-based financial services provider Clifton Asset Management has hit the takeover trail again, chalking up its fourth deal in nine months and sixth overall. The acquisition of financial advisory firm GB Financial Services increases Clifton’s assets under management (AUM) to around £1.2bn – a rise of more £500m...
The tax team at regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon is in the running for a major award, having been shortlisted four times previously and winning it once. It will line up as a finalist next month in the regional tax practice of the year category of the Tolley’s Taxation...
SWIG Finance, the non-profit company that supports viable South West businesses that cannot secure sufficient funding from their bank, has become the new regional business support partner for Start Up Loans. SWIG will work with the programme to deliver funding and support to help unlock the potential of small...
Evelyn Partners, the national wealth management and professional services group, has appointed Owen Burn as a VAT director in its Bristol office. Owen, pictured, joins from accountancy giant PwC, where he spent more than 14 years as a tax adviser assisting organisations with VAT and indirect taxes. Prior to that...
A long-established Bristol window and door manufacturer has gone into liquidation after being hit by the rising cost of materials and the effects of the pandemic on the construction industry. Family-owned West-End Windows, based in Novers Hill, Bedminster, had been trading for 48 years and employed 17 people. It...
Work has started on a hydrogen innovation centre on the outskirts of Bristol which will help put the West of England in the fast lane for research into alternative low carbon fuels. The centre, which will be housed in the £70m Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS) building...
