The Bristol office of Clarke Willmott has taken part in the national law firm’s summer work experience programme for the first time, with 22 placements for emerging legal talent making it its largest so far. The scheme provides paid legal work experience to individuals interested in a career in...
Work will start next month on a £44m project to prepare a Bristol bus depot for the launch of more than 70 new electric buses on the city’s network. The First West of England depot at Hengrove will be fitted with increased power and multiple gantries to distribute the...
Tech incubator SETsquared Bristol will celebrate 20 years of its flagship pitch, demo and connect showcase next week. Sixteen start-ups will promote their innovative technologies to an audience of more than 150 business leaders and investors at Tech-Xpo – with eight of them competing for Best Elevator Pitch on the night. The event...
Two Bristol-headquartered high-tech firms operating in the subsea and offshore wind sectors have merged to create the only company of its type in the world while also doubling its workforce over the next year. Rovco and its spin-off Vaarst have been at the forefront of developing and deploying AI...
Bristol recruitment agency Kingston Barnes has teamed up with a pioneering environmental organisation to plant a tree for each of its candidate it permanently places in work. The partnership with London-based Evertreen is already bearing fruit – since it began in July 55 trees have been planted, offsetting more...
Lawyers from the Bristol office of Osborne Clarke have advised on two major deals in the fintech and creative sectors. A cross-firm team worked with investor BGF on its £16.5m investment in leading B2B platform Twenty7tec while its corporate team helped the shareholders of New Commercial Arts (NCA), a...
Bristol integrated brand agency saintnicks has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of Marcus Culloty as its new creative director. Marcus, pictured, has more than 17 years’ experience working for some of the UK and Ireland’s leading network and independent agencies, including Havas, Publicis and The Leith Agency,...
The UK’s small charities are operating in an increasingly challenging and complex landscape – but the playing field can be levelled by strategic communications, according to new research. The report into the £88bn sector by Bristol-based specialist comms agency Strike, shows how charities that use a more strategic approach...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has hailed the success of its apprenticeship scheme after all four of the latest cohort were admitted to its roll of solicitors. The firm has been a strong supporter of legal apprenticeships since they were introduced in 2015 and has since helped shape...
