Timber and sheet materials specialist Avon Plywood has been acquired by larger competitor Sydenhams for an undisclosed sum. Keynsham-based Avon Plywood, which was established in 1983 as an importer of wood-based materials and timber into Bristol, is now one of the UK’s largest suppliers of its kind. It specialises...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has signed up to become one of the premier partners to the TEDxBristol 2017 event, which takes place in November. Now in its fifth year, TEDxBristol is one of the biggest events of its kind in the UK. An independent and voluntary not-for-profit...
Regional law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bristol, has joined an elite group of legal practices that have been independently recognised for the high-quality advice they offer to residential property leaseholders. Just a handful of South West law firms are members of the influential Association of Leasehold...
The popular 24 Hours in Bristol photo competition returns in September with a new format – all entries must be taken on smartphones or tablets. The contest, now in its fifth year, is a unique photo-marathon event attracting hundreds of photographers who are given a designated hour-long time slot...
Two regional law firms with offices in Bristol have been named among the legal industry’s top 15 employers. The recognition for Ashfords and Michelmores comes from Legal Week magazine in its 2017 Best Employers Report. Now in its 14th year, the report gathers views from lawyers and support staff at...
Annual net profits at Bevan Brittan, the Bristol-headquartered national law firm, rose by 14.2% to £8m as it broadened its markets and invested in its staff. Figures for its 2016/17 financial year also show a 4.5% increase in turnover to £39.2m – with its gross profit figure coming in...
Bristol employment law specialists Menzies Law have described this week’s Supreme Court’s judgment on employment tribunal fees as “possibly the most important employment law decision of our lifetime”. In its landmark ruling the court allowed trade union Unison’s appeal against the fees, saying the government had acted unlawfully and...
Confidence among West of England firms has plummeted to its lowest level since the depths of the recession in 2009, according to the latest survey of its members by Business West, the region’s largest business organisation. The number of businesses describing themselves as confident about their future slumped by...
Positive action on diversity by Bond Dickinson, the national law firm with a large office in Bristol, has resulted in it achieving Gold status in a scheme run by the Law Society. The Diversity and Inclusion Charter was launched in 2009 to help law firms turn their commitment to...
Doubling the size of its Bristol office and expanding its non-legal business areas have helped national law firm Ashfords achieve 69% turnover growth over the past five years, including a double-digit increase in 2016/17. Revenues climbed by a 12.7% to £40.6m during the year in what it called a...
Cutting-edge legal work by experts from international law firm Osborne Clarke’s Bristol office has helped 10 local government pension schemes create a ground-breaking £27.5bn pension fund investment pool. Brunel Pension Partnership (BPP), which is also based in Bristol, manages the pension savings on behalf of more than half a...
Bristol’s forward-looking employers now have more time to enter a top awards scheme that champions the happiest workplaces in the West following a decision by organisers to extend the deadline for entries. Staged by Lawrence Hill-based and interior design consultancy Wylde IA, the Happiest Workplace competition recognises firms that...
Paul Seymour has joined regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming as its new marketing director, based in its Bristol office. Paul arrives from the Bristol office of national law firm Bond Dickinson, where he worked for six-and-a-half years as senior communications manager and, more recently, marketing and communications manager. At...
