Vanaways drives ahead by helping mobile chiller and self storage firm unlock further expansion

November 5, 2024
Vanaways drives ahead by helping mobile chiller and self storage firm unlock further expansion

A business providing mobile freezers to events and secure self storage in shipping containers is on the road to more growth after teaming up with Bristol specialist motor leasing company Vanaways. Container Team has taken on three new vehicles and opened its first indoor self-storage facility as it looks...

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Bristol’s three central area BIDs call on businesses to back their merger and bring £17m investment to city

November 5, 2024
Bristol’s three central area BIDs call on businesses to back their merger and bring £17m investment to city

Firms in central Bristol are being consulted on a plan to merge the three Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) covering the area in a move that they say would leverage more funding to drive economic growth. The Bristol City Centre, Redcliffe & Temple and Broadmead BIDs claim by uniting and...

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Upmarket regional housing developer builds for its future with help from Thrings’ corporate team

November 5, 2024
Upmarket regional housing developer builds for its future with help from Thrings’ corporate team

Corporate lawyers in Thrings’ Bristol office have advised Wiltshire housebuilder Stonewood Homes on a string of deals linked to its schemes across the West of England. Stonewood, which specialises in small-to-medium developments of high-quality, sustainable new homes, received funding from a consortium of investors as part of its plans...

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Experienced Bristol-based planning and environment lawyer joins Osborne Clarke as partner

November 4, 2024
Experienced Bristol-based planning and environment lawyer joins Osborne Clarke as partner

The planning & environment practice in international legal practice Osborne Clarke’s Bristol office has been boosted with the appointment of Christian Silk as partner. Described by the firm as a highly skilled and experienced planning and environment lawyer, Christian, pictured, supports clients across the energy, infrastructure and built environment...

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Burges Salmon helps drive growth at innovative firm behind salary sacrifice scheme for electric vehicles

November 4, 2024
Burges Salmon helps drive growth at innovative firm behind salary sacrifice scheme for electric vehicles

The corporate and mergers & acquisitions team at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has advised on an investment aimed at accelerating the growth of an innovative salary sacrifice provider for electric vehicles. The Electric Car Scheme was set up in 2020 after co-founders Thom Groot and Tom Eilon...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

November 3, 2024
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Monday November 4 Q3 results: Kosmos Energy, City London Investment Group Economic announcement: PMI manufacturing Tuesday November 5 Finals: Associated British Foods, Smiths News, Ensilica, ASOS Interims: Air Astana Joint Stock Company, Induction Healthcare Group Trading announcements: International Workplace Group, TI Fluid Systems, Coca-Coca Europacific Partners Economic announcements: BRC sales monitor, Retail sales Wednesday November...

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The LAST WORD: Phil Schmid, operational real estate transaction team leader, CBRE Bristol

November 1, 2024
The LAST WORD: Phil Schmid, operational real estate transaction team leader, CBRE Bristol

Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week CBRE Bristol operational real estate transaction team leader Phil Schmid, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST:  Film you watched? The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. My wife...

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New era for Bristol-headquartered invoice finance firm as it gets snapped up by fast-growing rival

November 1, 2024
New era for Bristol-headquartered invoice finance firm as it gets snapped up by fast-growing rival

Bristol-based invoice finance provider Optimum Finance has been acquired by a larger competitor in a move its CEO said would unlock new possibilities for its “clients, introducers and team members”. Optimum was set up in 2017 by Richard Pepler, a notable figure in the invoice finance sector as the...

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PR agency’s thoughtful leadership podcast to explore challenges faced by today’s business chiefs

November 1, 2024
PR agency’s thoughtful leadership podcast to explore challenges faced by today’s business chiefs

Bristol communications agency Ambitious has launched a podcast series shedding light on thought leadership – with one of the city’s most successful entrepreneurs of recent years as its first guest. Dr Zara Nanu co-founded Gapsquare, where she combined her passion for human rights with the power of data analytics...

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