Invoice financier Advantedge Commercial Finance has appointed Ruth Bethel as its business development manager for the South West. Ruth, pictured, has re-joined the business having previously spent three years with it as regional sales manager before leaving four years ago. In her new role she will be responsible for...
Bristol-based National Friendly, the specialist provider of insurance and care funding to the over-50s, has appointed Graham Singleton as its new CEO. Graham, pictured, is a qualified actuary with more than 35 years’ experience in the UK life & pensions financial services industry. He started his career in life...
A business mentor, coach and advisor who spent much of his career in the West of England’s defence electronics industry has become vice-chair of the Institute of Directors’ South West region. In his new role, Steve Hill, pictured, will support the transition to a new chair later this year...
Nine new directors and a new partner have been appointed by global accountancy group PwC’s West & Wales region as it heads into its new financial year. New audit partner Stuart Couch, pictured, joined PwC in the region as a director in 2014, having been with the firm in...
As many Coronavirus restrictions will now remain in place until July 19, the government has decided to extend some of the temporary Covid insolvency rules to support struggling businesses. While an extension to the measures is welcome but businesses in distress still face tough months ahead. Originally introduced in...
R3, the restructuring and insolvency trade body, has launched a free guide for company directors on how to spot signs of financial distress, options open to them to resolve it and where to get expert advice. Called Get Back to Business: A guide to dealing with corporate financial distress,...
Bristol-based Hayes Parsons Insurance Brokers has appointed Richard Moxon to the new role of head of private client to help it reach its ambitious growth plan for the next five years. Richard joins from national insurance broker AON, where was head of UK claims. Prior to that he was a managing...
Neuronostics, a Bristol tech firm developing a software platform that will benefit people with epilepsy and other neurological conditions, has reached the final of a prestigious international competition. The Nature Spinoff Prize recognises businesses with the potential to translate world-leading scientific research into products and services that would have...
Bristol start-up PyTerra Xchange has designed a platform to offer businesses a simple way to meet their Corporate Social Responsibility commitments by putting much-needed investment into local climate change projects. Many large firms are seeking to use Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to offset their environmental impact over time but are...
West of England business’s confidence in the economy has bounced back for the first time in four years, according to a new survey, but there are growing fears that the recovery will be choked off by a lack of skilled workers. The latest quarterly economic survey conducted by Business...
The corporate finance team at Bishop Fleming, the regional accountancy firm with an office in Bristol, has advised an independent records management business on an acquisition that has made it one of the top firms in its sector. Secure Data Management, based in Kemble, near Cirencester, had already doubled...
Specialist Bristol digital media agency Hybrid has received a £13m investment to continue to expand organically while also exploring acquisitions. Hybrid, which creates digital outcomes for clients, helping them to engage specialist audiences across the higher education and technology sectors, received the funding from leading mid-market private equity firm...
A Bristol firm at the cutting edge of data protection and cyber security has received £3.1m to market its pioneering encryption hardware. University of Bristol spin-out KETS Quantum Security has developed one of the world’s first protection systems against quantum security threats, starting with chip-based, quantum-safe encryption development kits. ...
