Have you asked yourself when you want to sell your business and why? Some entrepreneurs may have one eye on their next venture, while others may simply be aiming to retire early. Whatever the reason, the fundamentals of a business sale remain the same. In this blog, we look...
Commercial law firm Acuity has opened a Bristol office following the success of its consultancy arm in the South West. The firm, established in 1999 and with existing offices in Cardiff, London and Swansea, is now looking for staff for is new Bristol base as it looks to achieve 50%...
An eco-friendly gas and heating maintenance service has harnessed the power of electric cargo bikes for its launch in Bristol. Nippychecks has a team of engineers who will use the bikes to visit properties across the city to maintain boilers, central heating and electrical systems and appliances. The business...
Bristol firms have an opportunity to move into an impressive office building in the countryside on the city’s outskirts and know the rent they pay is directly supporting people with cancer. The space is being offered at Ham Green House in Pill, pictured, alongside the headquarters of Penny Brohn...
The operator of Bristol’s newest hotel, the Clayton Hotel Bristol City, has appointed Alison Mansfield as general manager in a move she described as ‘like coming home’. Although originally from Dublin, Alison, pictured, centre, outside the hotel, has strong links Bristol and so was delighted when the 255-bedroom venue’s...
Bristol-based café-bar chain Loungers “significantly outperformed” the market over the past year, it said this week, despite Christmas trading being hit by the Omicron variant of Covid. The group, which operates 164 Lounge cafe-bars and 31 Cosy Club restaurant-bars, said in a trading update to shareholders that it recovered...
Solar technology provider Solarsense is forecasting a fourfold increase turnover within the next five years as rising energy prices and the drive towards energy independence boosts demand. The Backwell-headquartered firm, which grew revenues by 120% to £6m in the last financial year, believes rising demand for green power and...
Fast-growing Bristol-headquartered fulfilment tech provider Huboo has appointed Paul Bennett as chief marketing officer to strengthen its brand profile and support its global roll out plans. Paul, pictured, is devising marketing strategies for four further international markets this year while aligning its brand messaging across all its territories. Huboo has grown...
Start-ups committed to social change are being given the chance to win a desk at Bristol’s ground-breaking workspace Streamline at Paintworks. Streamline owner Ethical Property has launched a ‘Care to Share’ competition offering free office space for a year to a purpose and cause related start-up, giving it the...
Bristol’s city centre office market has achieved its highest first-quarter take-up figures on record, according to a new report, while also setting its best-ever headline rent. The remarkable bounce back after two years impacted by the pandemic is revealed in the latest research by the Bristol Office Agents Society,...
Bristol-based renewable energy investment company Thrive Renewables has provided a £4m loan to help build the country’s tallest wind turbine in its home city. With the funding now in place, the community interest company behind the scheme – Ambition Community Energy – can move ahead with its construction. Groundwork...
Fast-growing eCommerce fulfilment company Huboo is to create more than 400 jobs under its latest expansion plans as it prepares to open a major new warehouse. The Bristol-headquartered firm, which increased its revenue by 124% in the year to January, is to occupy a new 106,000 sq ft building...
Specialist engineering firm SEA has been awarded a major contract for its traffic safety and enforcement system by Bristol City Council as it prepares to launch its Clean Air Zone in September. SEA, which has an office in Bristol, is to instal 49 of its ROADflow Fusion cameras at...
