South West property consultancy Alder King has appointed Hugh Collins to its highly successful graduate programme in Bristol. Hugh, pictured, has joined the firm’s award-winning investment and energy teams as a junior surveyor, initially focusing on land acquisition for a number of energy sector clients while also working towards...
Bishop Fleming, the regional accountancy firm with its large office in Bristol, was today named as the official sponsor of the Institute of Directors (IoD) South West Director of the Year Awards 2018. Bishop Fleming, which has seven offices across the South West and West Midlands, has teamed up...
Business West, the region’s largest business body and the organisation that runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce, is collaborating with two other powerful chambers to highlight the impact of uncertainty over Brexit a year before it takes effect. The Three Chamber Alliance – which includes the London Chamber of Commerce...
Property consultancy Colliers International has strengthened its building surveying and project management team in the South West with the appointment of Jessica Harding as a trainee surveyor. Jessica, who will be based in the Bristol office, will be involved in work on behalf of commercial landlords and tenants on...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has expanded its partnership with two promotions in its corporate tax and construction & engineering teams. The promotions of Ian Carnochan and Richard Adams, which take effect from May 1, follow the recent arrival of Sarah Lane as a partner in its corporate tax...
Confidence among small business owners in the South West has bounced back thanks to lower inflation, progress on Brexit talks and the Chancellor’s positive Spring Statement, according to a new survey. The report by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) – Britain’s biggest business representation group – also reveals...
Bristol City Council has granted planning permission to developer Kersfield to transform the main campus of the former school Redfield School into 44 luxury homes. The plans, approved by Bristol City Council, include sympathetically restoring the Grade II* listed Redland Court on the site. Bath-based Kersfield will also remove...
Entrepreneurs have until Thursday of next week to enter the prestigious Institute of Directors South West Director of the Year Awards, the region’s top accolades for boardroom excellence. Three new categories have been added this year, taking the total to nine and giving directors more chance to claim one...
Bristol has been named among Europe’s top 20 real estate investment hotspots for the first time – putting it alongside Paris, Madrid and Dublin as a magnet for international property finance. Bristol has been placed in 12th position in this year’s European Cities of Influence index – leaping up...
Property consultancy JLL has made a number of new recruits to its Bristol office. Nicholas Rumble, pictured, has joined as a residential development director, having previously worked for three years at Bristol-based property agency Hartnell Taylor Cook, where he was senior associate director – head of residential development. He...
Andrews Property Group, the Keynsham-headquartered estate agency and housing business, has landed an independent seal of excellence in recognition of its customer service. The firm, which has nearly 60 estate agent offices across the South of England, earned the Feefo Trusted Service Award for its delivery of exceptional experiences,...
Bristol business experts have been reacting to yesterday’s Spring Statement, with most pointing to what Chancellor Philip Hammond failed to deliver rather than what he said. Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has the largest of its seven offices in Bristol, was particularly hard-hitting in its comments, calling it...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, welcomed Chancellor Philip Hammond’s assertion in his Spring Statement that he would continue to “support British businesses” – but it insisted that his actions had to speak louder than words. The £80m pledge to help small firms take on apprentices and the...
