Food poverty charity FareShare South West’s commitment to fighting waste has been welcomed by farming minister Daniel Zeichner on a visit to its warehouse in Bristol. FareShare South West works with the food industry, including retailers, wholesalers and producers, to redistribute good-to-eat surplus food to more than 400 charities and...
Bristol-based impact investment platform Ethical Equity has teamed up with national professional services group Evelyn Partners to boost its support programme for aspiring angel investors. The link-up builds on the initiative launched last year in Bristol for investors who want to drive social change in the city. The new...
The Chinese city of Changsha has strengthened its links with Bristol by signing a new partnership declaration and co-sponsoring the city’s iconic Balloon Fiesta for the first time. A delegation of ministers from Changsha, the capital of central China’s Hunan province, travelled to Bristol for the signing ceremony last...
Specialist build-to-rent developer Grainger has completed its second scheme in Bristol as it continues with its £257m investment in the city. The business, the UK’s largest listed property firm of its kind, was behind the first build-to-rent development in Bristol in 2019, the 194-apartment, £68m Hawkins & George scheme...
A business started by two childhood friends from their Bristol flat during the Covid-19 pandemic has launched a new product range aimed at making workplace accidents a thing of the past. Schoolfriends-turned-entrepreneurs Harry Kimberley-Bowen and Ronan Finnegan founded Spacebands when the first lockdown hit in April 2020. The firm sold...
Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon’s corporate and mergers & acquisition team has advised on a major new investment deal aimed at supporting the global expansion of a fast-growing West of England FinTech. The team worked with Bath-based Dancerace, which provides cloud-based software to major banks and lenders worldwide and...
Claire Burden, a partner and head of advisory consulting in national accountancy group Evelyn Partners’ Bristol office, has been elected chair of The Institute For Turnaround (IFT). Claire, pictured, became a Fellow of The IFT this year. The national membership organisation brings together professionals working in turnaround and transformation. ...
Property consultant Eddisons has boosted its presence in the South West with the arrival of Ania Packman as a director and Barney Mather as an associate director. The two appointments come as the Leeds-headquartered firm continues its aggressive growth strategy, which has included 10 acquisitions since 2015 – four of...
FW Capital, one of the UK’s largest regional fund managers, has strengthened its team in Bristol as it continues to help the South West region’s small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) expand and prosper. Kevin Goodall, an experienced finance professional with more than 22 years in banking in Bristol, has...
