Trainees join BDO in Bristol after completing schemes aimed at increasing access to accountancy

September 24, 2024
Trainees join BDO in Bristol after completing schemes aimed at increasing access to accountancy

Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has welcomed 25 new trainees to its Bristol office as part of a cohort of more than 600 joining its bases across the UK. The trainees, pictured, who join the firm’s 8,000-strong workforce across its audit, tax and advisory practices, include school leaver...

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Experienced B2B PR executive with ‘impressive track record’ joins Speed Communications in new role

September 24, 2024
Experienced B2B PR executive with ‘impressive track record’ joins Speed Communications in new role

Bristol public relations agency Speed Communications has appointed Sara Turner to the newly created role of head of B2B PR. Sara, pictured, will help drive continued growth in the agency’s business and corporate team, which was earlier this year listed as one the UK’s top 25 agencies for business-to-business...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

September 22, 2024
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Monday September 23 Final: Transense Technologies Interims: Real Estate Investors, Oxford Biomedica, Alphawave IP Group, Spaceandpeople, Dianomi, B90 Holdings, Mirriad Advertising, Pennant International Group, Eden Research Tuesday September 24 Finals: Origin Enterprises, Close Bros Group, Smiths Group, City of London Investment Group, Petra Diamonds Interims: Animalcare Group, Mortgage Advice...

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Axe looms for Bristol building contractors as construction giant goes into administration

September 20, 2024
Axe looms for Bristol building contractors as construction giant goes into administration

One of the largest construction groups operating in the Bristol area has collapsed into administration, with its office on the city’s outskirts closed down and its employees facing redundancy. ISG, which has been responsible for some of the largest building projects around Bristol for more than a decade, ceased...

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£100m fund to position the West of England as a leader in renewable energy and green technology

September 20, 2024
£100m fund to position the West of England as a leader in renewable energy and green technology

An investment fund worth £100m is to be set up to help finance the West of England’s drive towards a green economy, including supplying up to 36,000 homes with renewable energy. The fund was approved today by the West of England Combined Authority, which has committed £10m of new...

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Praise for ‘ambitious as ever’ University of Bristol in influential UK higher education guide

September 20, 2024
Praise for ‘ambitious as ever’ University of Bristol in influential UK higher education guide

The University of Bristol is has risen five places to 11th in an annual UK higher education publication, with many of its subjects named as among the best in the sector. The university’s success in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025 – widely seen as one of...

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New chapter for historic Bristol structural engineering business following its takeover

September 20, 2024
New chapter for historic Bristol structural engineering business following its takeover

A Bristol structural engineering consultancy founded 75 years ago has been acquired by a global temporary works specialist, making it part of a business now capable of offering a much wider range of services. Clarkebond, which has offices in Exeter and London as well as its headquarters on Cumberland Road,...

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Sector-leading pledge to use its profits for good puts Foot Anstey firmly among the 1% club

September 20, 2024
Sector-leading pledge to use its profits for good puts Foot Anstey firmly among the 1% club

Foot Anstey, which has an office in Bristol, is to donate 1% of its net profits every year to its responsible business programme – a move it believes makes it one of first UK legal firms to announce the commitment. The donation will be invested in developing and delivering a...

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Funding for Bristol-developed female reproductive health at work platform to expand globally

September 20, 2024
Funding for Bristol-developed female reproductive health at work platform to expand globally

A Bristol start-up aiming to end disadvantage for women in the workplace is poised for further growth after receiving a £235,000 investment. HeyFlow, which specialises in female reproductive health inclusion, aims to create meaningful change for women at work globally at a time when 31% experience severe reproductive health...

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