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Leading business and financial advisory firm Grant Thornton UK LLP has announced the promotion of Adam Hughes to Debt Advisory Director in its national corporate finance team. Adam will be based at Grant Thornton’s Bristol office and will be a key part of the debt advisory team’s leadership. The team
AN ACCOUNTANCY firm has expanded after acquiring a well-established company in Somerset. Della Hudson of Minerva Accountants Bristol and Somerset now heads the combined company, which includes the practice formerly known as Longhill Accounting. Della, who has been a chartered accountant for 30 years, became interested in the Shepton Mallet
A businessman dealing with multi-million-pound investments was inspired to work in finance thanks to his mum – who worked in a betting shop. Simon Knowler’s mum, Pam would help him with his maths homework – bringing numbers to life by explaining risk and the importance of budgeting from an early
INTERNATIONAL road, sea and air freight company AGI Global Logistics has opened its 18th office in the UK and Europe as part of its rapid expansion. The Bristol-based company opened offices in Felixstowe, Derby, London, Amsterdam, Manchester and Southampton during 2022, with an office in Leeds also opening in June
Jessie May Children’s Hospice at Home are celebrating reaching £1Million in support from True Colours Trust. The Trust, whose ambition is to achieve equity in the fields of palliative care and disability, have supported Jessie May since 2003. True Colours are working towards a time when everyone, wherever they live
A Bristol housebuilder is celebrating the success of one of its first developments, six years on from launching. Redrow South West’s Frenchay Park, on Frenchay Park Road, launched in 2017 and is currently in its sixth phase of building, having already delivered a significant number of new homes to
Demand for help in exploring export markets has put a South West trade company on course for a record year. International Trade Matters, founded by Linda Middleton-Jones in 2017, helps around 40 firms every month through a mixture of strategic advice and tactical training. This has placed her Devon-based business
With four-fifths (78%) of UK workers joining virtual calls on a weekly basis, the tech we use to collaborate and communicate needs to be fit for purpose. However, new research from semiconductor company XMOS shows that this is not the case. In fact, Brits experience issues with conferencing products six
An accountant and mentor has been Highly Commended for her third business book at a national award ceremony celebrating quality and variety. Della Hudson, of Minerva Accountants in Bristol and Somerset, has written Changing the Numbers: How to deliver advisory services for maximum success for fellow accountants. And it was highly commended in
Urban Group (York) Ltd has secured a £7.85 million project to improve Callington Road Hospital. The Bristol Hospital is for people experiencing serious mental health conditions. Working on behalf of the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, the project forms part of the successful Healthier Together bid to
Banbury-based loft storage specialists Amazing Lofts has reached lofty milestones in its first year of trading. It has broken the £1M revenue ceiling in year one, created more than 30 jobs and has ambitions to grow strongly over the next five-years. The firm specialises in elevated loft boarding to transform
Jessie May Children’s Hospice at Home provides vital at-home nursing, family support and respite care for children and young people who have a terminal or life shortening condition. Families are able to make the most of the precious time they have left with their loved ones. A parent said: “Jessie
