Bristol businesses have been praised for raising more than £350,000 towards the transformation of city concert venue Colston Hall. They have backed the Transform the Hall campaign as corporate partners offering financial or in-kind support to help raise the funds required to roll out the biggest-ever capital project to...
Brexit, the economy, skills shortage and the impact of technology on supply chains were among the themes discussed at an Institute of Export event, hosted by transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson in Bristol. The event brought together members of the Institute of Export & International Trade in the...
A murder mystery event staged by the Bristol office of regional law firm Clarke Willmott has raised £3,500 to city-based modern anti-slavery charity Unseen. Twenty-five teams completed challenges around the city to solve the mystery before heading back to the firm’s Georges Street office for chilli, drinks and the...
Bristol-based specialist legal and business services provider Jordans is seeking further growth in the North of England and Scotland with the appointment of compliance expert Claire Houston-Holland as business development manager. Claire, pictured, who will share her time between Bristol and Cheshire, joins after serving several years in compliance...
Bristol businesses have been urged to engage with their local communities to create programmes that help disadvantaged jobseekers into employment. The call to action came from a meeting of some of the South West’s most influential executives hosted by Business in the Community (BITC). The event drew on existing...
Bristol’s two largest law firms were today named as the best in the country to work for by a leading legal website. Burges Salmon and Osborne Clarke, along with another regional firm Mills & Reeve, were praised for their “friendly culture which did not sacrifice work/life balance despite the...
Twelve leading individuals from Bristol and the West of England’s business community have joined the board of the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The appointments, made at the LEP’s meeting on Wednesday, will boost it in bringing together representatives from business and universities with elected leaders to shape and develop...
An innovative programme to help develop Bristol’s future black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) leaders has been launched by city mayor Marvin Rees in partnership with international law firm Osborne Clarke. Called Stepping Up, it will develop leadership skills and provide learning opportunities with the aims of improving the...
The Bristol office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson has advised longstanding investor client Piper on its latest growth capital investment – backing beauty and wellbeing brand Neom Organics. The Womble Bond Dickinson team was led by Bristol-based corporate partner Simon Hewes, pictured, and corporate associate Sammy Hill,...
Bristol law firm Metcalfes Solicitors, which last week bought city-based rival Burroughs Day out of administration, has itself been taken over by Gordon Dadds Group, the acquisitive legal and professional services business. London-based Gordon Dadds is paying £2m in cash over a five-year period for Metcalfes, which had fee...
Bristol real estate legal specialist Kate Topp has joined regional law firm Ashfords’ property team as a partner after 11 years with rival Osborne Clarke. Kate, pictured, arrives at Ashfords’ Bristol office as the firm looks to strengthen its position in the South West property market. A leading residential...
Just before Christmas, an old friend asked BrandSoup for some help with a spot of online infringement. Our friend, a town crier (yes, such things do still exist!), was having trouble with his Twitter account. He tweets as @ramsburycrier, sharing snippets from the village diary and details of upcoming...
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has continued to develop its focus on construction projects in the education sector, advising a Cambridgeshire academy on a programme of renewal funded through the Education & Skills Funding Agency’s Condition Improvement Fund (CIF). The roof works at the Longsands Academy in...
