An historic, family-owned construction company has appointed Bristol-based specialist public relations consultancy Distinctive Communications to handle its external PR activity. Swindon-headquartered Beard, which was established in 1892 and opened its Bristol base in 2015, has grown steadily over recent years, winning major contracts across the South of England. Last year...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
