Bristol Airport has unveiled a new masterplan to increase its capacity from 12m passengers a year to 15m while adding direct flights to the East Coast of America and the Middle East. Airport bosses insist the current restriction on passenger numbers – set just two years ago – is...
Bristol-based corporate finance advisory firm Shaw & Co has advised the shareholders of leading UK life science research supplier AMSBIO on its sale to Dutch group Europa Biosite. Headquartered in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, AMSBIO is a premier provider of life science products and services with expertise in biospecimens, stem cells...
Lawyer Heledd Wyn, who specialises in private client services and long-term care, has joined the recently opened Bristol office of Rothley Law as a partner. With extensive experience in future planning, private wealth and Court of Protection matters, Heledd, pictured, provides expert guidance on Wills, Powers of Attorney, long-term...
National law firm Irwin Mitchell has introduced a new regional lead partner (RLP) role in its Bristol office aimed at driving growth in the South West and enhancing collaboration across its teams to help more clients. Family partner Erin Sawyer, pictured, who is serving a fixed three-year term in...
With temperatures falling, it’s easy to stay at home in the warm. But with so much to do this winter close to Bristol, it would be a shame not to brave the great outdoors. Here Bristol Business News travel editor Anne Gorringe shares 10 tempting trips to persuade us...
ARAG, the specialist legal insurer with its UK head office in Bristol, has appointed Brynley Case to the new position of chief customer officer. Brynley, pictured, has joined from DAS UK, the Bristol-headquartered insurance group bought by ARAG in January. He joined DAS in 2016 and served as the...
Bristol workspace provider DeskLodge, known for its quirky features including a full-size Doctor Who Tardis and a ‘Hobbit hole’, is ending the year on a high with four award wins and a host of further nominations. Founder Tom Ball opened the first DeskLodge in the former Bristol Evening Post...
Accountancy group Grant Thornton UK has increased the trainee intake to its Bristol office by 25% this year as it looks to develop more multifaceted and inclusive teams. This year’s 27-strong cohort, pictured, includes two school leavers who have joined straight after taking their A levels. Their arrival at...
Bristol-based StudioHIVE Architects has expanded its team further with the appointment of Chris Harber as a senior architect. Chris, pictured, has extensive experience across all project work stages having worked with a number of architectural firms in the UK and Australia. He has joined StudioHIVE from the Bristol office...
