Staff in the Bedminster office of Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby are celebrating its relocation – having moved into the building next door. The firm has been part of the South Bristol suburb’s business community for more than 40 years. its 36 staff are working in new, vibrant, ultra-modern conditions...
Bristol mental health charity Off The Record (OTR) is calling on businesses to support the vital work it does helping the city’s young people. OTR Bristol provides support for 11 to 25-year-olds affected by mental health issues through a variety of projects, including drop-in hubs, workshops and outreach groups...
Bristol Law Society is to enhance its member benefits through a series of thought leadership workshops and events jointly curated with project management consultancy Nine Feet Tall. Covering topics such as digital transformation, innovation, technology and change management, the events will be open, honest and free from jargon. -based...
Bristol-based Grand Prix Events, a specialist in Formula 1-related corporate hospitality, luxury travel and experiences, has been sold to Exclusive GP in a deal that completed in time for this year’s F1 season. Portishead-based Exclusive GP was itself acquired by US hospitality group QuintEvents last summer, putting Grand Prix Events...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has advised long-standing client Swan Housing Association on a £30m funding to redevelop a residential and retail centre in Essex. Swan will use the funds from Homes England, the government’s housing delivery agency, to rebuild Beechwood Village – formerly called Craylands – and Laindon...
Bristol businesswomen are calling for greater gender equality – from pay to representation on boards – after launching the UK’s first Women in Business Charter in the city this week. The move came from the city’s Women in Business Task Group, which was set up to champion and advance...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has made five promotions in a move it says reflects its continued growth in key areas including pensions disputes, banking, rail, corporate finance and real estate disputes. Suzanne Padmore becomes a partner in the firm’s pensions disputes team. Suzanne specialises in pensions disputes, pensions...
An acquisition in Scotland supported by long-term legal advisers TLT has continued Bristol-based Molson Construction Equipment’s fast-paced expansion. Molson, the UK’s largest independent construction equipment supplier, has taken over Finlay Scotland in a move that gives it the distribution rights for Terex Finlay mobile crushing, screening and conveying equipment...
Bristol’s best business leaders have just a few days left to enter the South West’s most prestigious awards for boardroom excellence and enterprise. The deadline for entries to the prestigious Institute of Directors’ (IoD) South West Director of the Year Awards is midnight this Sunday. With two new categories...
The rail industry team at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has advised long-standing client FirstGroup’s East Coast Trains subsidiary on a procurement deal to add new trains to its fleet. East Coast Trains has been granted open access rights to compete against East Coast Main Line intercity operator...
The last remaining community pub in an inner-city area of Bristol has been saved from closure by the licensing team of city-based law firm Gregg Latchams Solicitors. The police had recommended that The Criterion in St Pauls, which was plagued last year by a series of violent incidents, have...
West law firm Ashfords newly-established charitable foundation has awarded its first grant – to children’s cancer charity Dexter’s Odyssey. Based in Kingswood, the charity was established last year in memory of Dexter Liebow, who was diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma in 2016. He underwent more than 20 rounds of...
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has continued to grow its South West construction practice through a raft of new appointments by architects, interior designers and planning consultants in Bristol. The moves reflect a wider and developing focus of the firm as an adviser to other professional firms. ...
