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It’s time to flash thecash to bring growth

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NOW is the time for Bristol busi-ness to splash the cash, accordingto the man at the head of thechartered accountants’ p ro f e s s i o n -al body.

Accountants might be tradition-ally keen to keep their wallets shut– but on a visit to Bristol, MichaelIzza, right, chief executive of theInstitute of Chartered Accountantsin England and Wales, urged thoseholding the purse strings tospend.

Speaking exclusively to the Bris-tol Post, he said: “Now is the time tomake that decision. If you want tohire that new person, if you want tobuy that piece of machinery, now isthe time because the opportunitiesare going to be there for you to growin 2014.”

Mr Izza said there was “a greatdeal of cash” in the UK corporatesector which firms had been hold-ing on to citing a lack of confidence.But the ICAEW’s own confidencemonitor, published with business

analysts Grant Thornton,shows that confidence isg rowing.

The report foundthat in the SouthWest, turnover rose4.2 per cent in thepast 12 months andgross profits and salevolumes by 3.3 percent. It predicts a 6 percent rise in turnover inthe next 12 months, 5.2 percent rise in profits and 5.8 per centrise in sales.

Mr Izza said: “The message isthat the economic recovery does

appear to be strengthen-ing.”.

And Mr Izza, 52,pointed to lower-than-expected levels of un-employment – withmany firms havingcut hours ratherthan people – as an

indicator that whenthe orders started to

come in, businesseswould be well-placed to act

quickly. He praised Bristol’s eco-nomic strength, highlighting thecreative sector and the lack of de-pendance on the public sector.

He said: “Bristol is a creativecentre and that is an industrywhich is well placed to maintain agood, strong position against in-ternational competition.

“It is not the sort of thing that isgoing to disappear because thefactories move somewhere else tocut labour costs.

“Creative people like to live inthis area because other creativepeople live here and because of thel i f e s t y l e. ”

He said that in times of diffi-cultly, some parts of the countrylooked for help and handouts butBristol chose to innovate.

Mr Izza said: “For example, whenthe liquidity crisis hit the bankingmarket, and lending to small- andmedium-sized business started todry up, some of the first inquiries Ihad about alternative sources offunding, such as crowd funding,were in this area.”

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Page 2-3 |D i re c t o r s ’horror show� MAKE-UP artistVictoria Hemmingshas to commute toLondon for much ofher work, includingthe most recentDido video.

But with morefilming coming toBristol at the BottleYard studios, that ischanging.

The 30-year-oldhorror fan fromTemple Cloud gavea demonstration ofher talents toInstitute of Directorsmembers during atour of the studio,while husband Tom,31, endured thezombie makeover.

Chartered accountants

� PICTURE a charteredaccountant and you probablythink of a small-town,high-street practice.

But many people running bigcompanies are trained charteredaccountants. Peter Hargreavesand Stephen Lansdown,founders of hugely-successfulBristol investment firmHargreaves Lansdown, started

as chartered accountants – asdid the two most powerfulbusinesswomen in the city, Mitiechief executive Ruby McGregorand her Imperial Tobaccocounterpart Alison Cooper.

ICAEW chief executiveMichael Izza said this is becauseit provides a strong grounding infinance, strategy and businessleadership.

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WHAT’S THE BEST ADVICE FORBUSINESSES RIGHT NOW? SeeMichael Izza’s answer on our website:

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Attract top executives butavoid recruitment costsENTREPRENEURS from six growing busi-nesses will pitch directly to a range of ex-ecutives in a bid to recruit support at an eventin Bristol next week.

The Pitching for Management event takesplace at the Burges Salmon offices in GlassWharf from 4pm to 7.30pm on Tuesday,September 17. It gives the chance for com-pany owners to avoid recruitment costs andattract the senior executive or non-executivesupport they need to grow their businesses.

Pitching for Management is a series of UKevents and, sponsored by Saffery Champness,is returning to Bristol for the third time thisye a r.

James Tottle, founder of Space Cadet 56,pitched for a business-development directorat the last Bristol Pitching for Managementevent. He said: “I am a relatively new busi-ness. Before I pitched in Bristol, I had notpitched or spoken about my product (a mul-timedia iPad book) to a group of businessmenbefore. From the event I have made a contactthat is producing 100 copies of my book to giveout to hospitals and schools, with a secondcontact in talks to help in the future.”

Visit https://pitchingfor mana gementbristol10.eventbrite.co.uk/ to book a place atthe event.

Bosses aid young unemployedSENIOR managers from big businessspent a day looking at the extent ofthe city’s youth-unemployment prob-lem and how they could help.

The Seeing Is Believing Day wasorganised by Business In The Com-munity, a charity that aims to buildresilient communities, diverse work-places and a sustainable future.

Phil Cotton, senior partner at ac-countants KPMG, who led the visit,said: “The statistics around Bristol’syouth-unemployment problem are

frightening – 12 per cent of youngpeople in Bristol have no qualific-ations, compared with 10.6 per centnationally. Businesses need to getmore involved to tackle the issue, andthis is an important first step for localbusiness leaders to see for themselvesthe impact of youth unemploymentand think about how they can help.”

The day, sponsored by Bristol CityCouncil, included senior managersfrom Nationwide, Space Engineer-ing, handbag maker Mulberry, and � The council’s Chris Hacket and Tulip Ltd’s Nick Long

Seeing Is Believing Day

IT was the car park thatclinched the deal to land SkyOne sitcom T ro l l i e d . When thegamble was made to convertthe former Constellation Winesbottling plant in Hengrove intoa film studios, it was unlikely

anyone thought the presence of a carpark outside would be a crunch factorin winning a big piece of business.

But Bottle Yard site manager FionaFrancombe says you never knowwhat might be a deal maker or break-e r.

She said: “What they liked was thatyou could look out through the win-dows and see the car park outside.

“It did not matter that the carschanged and move because super-market car parks have such a highturnover. That is what made themcome here and not go to London.”

Production company Roughcutsigned to make three series at the siteand turned one of the big old tankhouses into a full-size supermarket.

Fiona said: “There are some dif-ferences. The aisles are wider toallow the cameras to track better butthe checkouts work.”

Currently the aisles are home to abig trolley full of Walkers Crisps, leftover from the filming of an advertstarring Gary Lineker last week.

In another of the tank houses – onceused to store giant tanks of sherrybottled and then distributed from thesite – is a Bailey’s caravan, in situ tofilm promotional material for theBristol firm.

They are signs that the decision tobecome just the third council in Eng-land to own a film studio –Manchester and Ealing being the oth-ers – was not so crazy as it may havesounded at the time.

Fiona said: “Since the Bottle Yardopened, the total inward investmentthat has come into Bristol because ofthe Bottle Yard – ie programmes that

would not have come here without it –is £16.7 million. The cost has beenaround £750,000 over the threeye a r s. ”

The sprawling site of huge formertank houses – the tallest is 70ft highand once contained two giant vats ofsherry that size – is beginning toattract small satellite businesses.

TR TV Film and Media Services, ascaffolding firm, sits next to MartinPeters Grip Services – and nearby isSetSmith, a firm of set builders. Allare hoping to make a living frombeing on hand for the productionsthat come and go from the site.

That eco-structure is vital to thefuture success of the studio, and suc-cess breeds success as the more ex-pertise is on hand locally, the morelikely productions will choose tocome to Bristol.

The land was first bought by thecity council with housing or devel-opment in mind. But speculation thatthe BBC was going to move Casualtyout of the city, combined with therealisation that the very large in-dustrial buildings would be less thanstraightforward to demolish,changed things.

Desperate to keep a show that wasreported to be worth £24 million tothe city’s economy, the counciloffered to use the space for a new BBCstudio. When that failed and the sky-line of Holby melded from Bristol intoCardiff, a feasibility study waslaunched into whether the site couldbe a success as a commercial film andtelevision studio.

The idea was to bring in new in-vestment to replace some of whatlosing Casualty had cost the economy.It seems to be working. The council,with no experience of the industry,brought in Fiona as a consultant torun the site, and officials such ascouncil project manager Andy Tyashave learned the ropes quickly.

Look behind thescenes of city’smini Hollywood

� Above and below, members of the Institute of Directors tour the Bottle Yard film studios in Hengrove Pics: Dan Berlin info@photosbyberlin.co.uk

Hopes that move will attract extra finance

Driving through Hengrove you would hardly knowthe area was fast becoming the heart of the SouthWe s t ’s television industry, as more productions takeadvantage of the huge film studios. BusinessWe e k ’s Gavin Thompson went inside to take a look

Filming takes place in former sherry store

Bristol aims to become social-enterprise city

Most of the studio’s business comesfrom television, as the lack of soundproofing and the presence of largesupporting pillars in many of thecavernous tank houses put off big-ger-budget projects with granderscales and higher levels of demands.

But there is certainly money to behad from the television industry.

Fiona said: “A typical six-episodetelevision drama will turn over£4 million in six months.”

And the industry moves quickly.Once a show is commissioned, ex-ecutive producers can be scouting forlocations within a couple of weeks.They start spending money in thethird week – and by week eight theremight be 40 people working on aproject that is yet to start filming.

Fiona compares the Bottle Yard to ahotel. She said: “We give visitingproductions a place to work with nodifficult leases. They can pitch up andstart. It is similar to a hotel but on abigger scale and with industrialbu i l d i n g s. ”

And unlike many hotels, there issomewhere to park your car.

MOVES are being made for Bristol tobe recognised nationally as a so-cial-enterprise city.

The aim is to raise the profile of thesector, attract extra finance and helpto make a bigger contribution to thelocal economy.

Colin Skellett, chairman of theLocal Enterprise Partnership, said:“This is already a strong sector andwe have high hopes that it will gofrom strength to strength by galvan-ising a wide range of entrepreneurs

who are committed to the cause andwill work together to achieve theirshared aim.”

The Bristol and Bath Social En-terprise Network is led by a group ofsocial entrepreneurs, practitionersand support organisations.

Stephen Parsons, chairman of theQuartet Community Foundation andthe Local Enterprise Partnership’sSocial Enterprise Sector Group, said:“Bristol should be recognised as aleader in this sector.”

insurance firm Zurich. Delegates vis-ited Oasis Academy Brightstowe tomeet students, discuss their aspir-ations and answer questions. Thegroup also visited Tomorrow’s People– a charity dedicated to helpingyoung people into work – to talk toyoungsters affected by unemploy-ment and discuss how businesses canbecome more accessible employers.

Delegates visited housing charity1625 Independent People to meet agroup running a catering social en-terprise, and find out more about theClothes Line Project which encour-ages businesses to donate workclothes which are then passed toyoung people for interviews.

“ ................................

Bristol should berecognised as aleader in thissector

Stephen Parsons ofQuartet Community

Foundation.............................................

Setting the scene

� MEMBERS of Bristol’sbusiness community had thechance to get a taste of themovie business during anunusual networking event.

The Institute of Directorsinvited members to tour theBottle Yard film studios inH e n g ro v e .

As well as touring the set ofSky One sitcom Tr o l l i e d andgetting a sneak peak at the newDeal Or No Deal set underconstruction, the visitors wereable to try filming a scene orwatch a make-up demonstration.

Rebecca Tregarthen, organiserof the event, said: “It was only asrecently as 1998 when thecreative-services industry wasfirst recognised by Governmentas an economic driver.

“Today it generates around£8 billion for the economy andgrowing. The South West iswhere we are experiencing someof the fastest expansion and theBottle Yard is one of the bestexamples of our how we arecapitalising on that opportunityfor growth.

“Many of our IoD members areinvolved in the creative industriesin some way. This visit was notjust a tour but aimed to show ourcommitment as an organisationto supporting the Bottle Yardgoing forward and help facilitatethe right connections for aspiringyoung talent with business andeducation.”

What’s been filmedat the Bottle Yard...

� THE first project was FiveDaughters, a drama mini seriesabout the 2006 Ipswich murders.

Then came Inside Men, a BBCdrama about three securityworkers who plan a heist.

Mariah Mundi, starring MichaelSheen and Sam Neill, was thefirst feature film shot at thestudios. It is due for release thisy e a r.

Four-part drama The Fearchronicles the story of crimeboss Richie Beckett.

New Worlds, starring JoeDempsie of Game Of Thronesfame, is a four-part history dramafor Channel 4 set in the 1680s.

Deal Or No Deal is moving toHengrove from its Paintworkshome

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Attract top executives butavoid recruitment costsENTREPRENEURS from six growing busi-nesses will pitch directly to a range of ex-ecutives in a bid to recruit support at an eventin Bristol next week.

The Pitching for Management event takesplace at the Burges Salmon offices in GlassWharf from 4pm to 7.30pm on Tuesday,September 17. It gives the chance for com-pany owners to avoid recruitment costs andattract the senior executive or non-executivesupport they need to grow their businesses.

Pitching for Management is a series of UKevents and, sponsored by Saffery Champness,is returning to Bristol for the third time thisye a r.

James Tottle, founder of Space Cadet 56,pitched for a business-development directorat the last Bristol Pitching for Managementevent. He said: “I am a relatively new busi-ness. Before I pitched in Bristol, I had notpitched or spoken about my product (a mul-timedia iPad book) to a group of businessmenbefore. From the event I have made a contactthat is producing 100 copies of my book to giveout to hospitals and schools, with a secondcontact in talks to help in the future.”

Visit https://pitchingfor mana gementbristol10.eventbrite.co.uk/ to book a place atthe event.

Bosses aid young unemployedSENIOR managers from big businessspent a day looking at the extent ofthe city’s youth-unemployment prob-lem and how they could help.

The Seeing Is Believing Day wasorganised by Business In The Com-munity, a charity that aims to buildresilient communities, diverse work-places and a sustainable future.

Phil Cotton, senior partner at ac-countants KPMG, who led the visit,said: “The statistics around Bristol’syouth-unemployment problem are

frightening – 12 per cent of youngpeople in Bristol have no qualific-ations, compared with 10.6 per centnationally. Businesses need to getmore involved to tackle the issue, andthis is an important first step for localbusiness leaders to see for themselvesthe impact of youth unemploymentand think about how they can help.”

The day, sponsored by Bristol CityCouncil, included senior managersfrom Nationwide, Space Engineer-ing, handbag maker Mulberry, and � The council’s Chris Hacket and Tulip Ltd’s Nick Long

Seeing Is Believing Day

IT was the car park thatclinched the deal to land SkyOne sitcom T ro l l i e d . When thegamble was made to convertthe former Constellation Winesbottling plant in Hengrove intoa film studios, it was unlikely

anyone thought the presence of a carpark outside would be a crunch factorin winning a big piece of business.

But Bottle Yard site manager FionaFrancombe says you never knowwhat might be a deal maker or break-e r.

She said: “What they liked was thatyou could look out through the win-dows and see the car park outside.

“It did not matter that the carschanged and move because super-market car parks have such a highturnover. That is what made themcome here and not go to London.”

Production company Roughcutsigned to make three series at the siteand turned one of the big old tankhouses into a full-size supermarket.

Fiona said: “There are some dif-ferences. The aisles are wider toallow the cameras to track better butthe checkouts work.”

Currently the aisles are home to abig trolley full of Walkers Crisps, leftover from the filming of an advertstarring Gary Lineker last week.

In another of the tank houses – onceused to store giant tanks of sherrybottled and then distributed from thesite – is a Bailey’s caravan, in situ tofilm promotional material for theBristol firm.

They are signs that the decision tobecome just the third council in Eng-land to own a film studio –Manchester and Ealing being the oth-ers – was not so crazy as it may havesounded at the time.

Fiona said: “Since the Bottle Yardopened, the total inward investmentthat has come into Bristol because ofthe Bottle Yard – ie programmes that

would not have come here without it –is £16.7 million. The cost has beenaround £750,000 over the threeye a r s. ”

The sprawling site of huge formertank houses – the tallest is 70ft highand once contained two giant vats ofsherry that size – is beginning toattract small satellite businesses.

TR TV Film and Media Services, ascaffolding firm, sits next to MartinPeters Grip Services – and nearby isSetSmith, a firm of set builders. Allare hoping to make a living frombeing on hand for the productionsthat come and go from the site.

That eco-structure is vital to thefuture success of the studio, and suc-cess breeds success as the more ex-pertise is on hand locally, the morelikely productions will choose tocome to Bristol.

The land was first bought by thecity council with housing or devel-opment in mind. But speculation thatthe BBC was going to move Casualtyout of the city, combined with therealisation that the very large in-dustrial buildings would be less thanstraightforward to demolish,changed things.

Desperate to keep a show that wasreported to be worth £24 million tothe city’s economy, the counciloffered to use the space for a new BBCstudio. When that failed and the sky-line of Holby melded from Bristol intoCardiff, a feasibility study waslaunched into whether the site couldbe a success as a commercial film andtelevision studio.

The idea was to bring in new in-vestment to replace some of whatlosing Casualty had cost the economy.It seems to be working. The council,with no experience of the industry,brought in Fiona as a consultant torun the site, and officials such ascouncil project manager Andy Tyashave learned the ropes quickly.

Look behind thescenes of city’smini Hollywood

� Above and below, members of the Institute of Directors tour the Bottle Yard film studios in Hengrove Pics: Dan Berlin info@photosbyberlin.co.uk

Hopes that move will attract extra finance

Driving through Hengrove you would hardly knowthe area was fast becoming the heart of the SouthWe s t ’s television industry, as more productions takeadvantage of the huge film studios. BusinessWe e k ’s Gavin Thompson went inside to take a look

Filming takes place in former sherry store

Bristol aims to become social-enterprise city

Most of the studio’s business comesfrom television, as the lack of soundproofing and the presence of largesupporting pillars in many of thecavernous tank houses put off big-ger-budget projects with granderscales and higher levels of demands.

But there is certainly money to behad from the television industry.

Fiona said: “A typical six-episodetelevision drama will turn over£4 million in six months.”

And the industry moves quickly.Once a show is commissioned, ex-ecutive producers can be scouting forlocations within a couple of weeks.They start spending money in thethird week – and by week eight theremight be 40 people working on aproject that is yet to start filming.

Fiona compares the Bottle Yard to ahotel. She said: “We give visitingproductions a place to work with nodifficult leases. They can pitch up andstart. It is similar to a hotel but on abigger scale and with industrialbu i l d i n g s. ”

And unlike many hotels, there issomewhere to park your car.

MOVES are being made for Bristol tobe recognised nationally as a so-cial-enterprise city.

The aim is to raise the profile of thesector, attract extra finance and helpto make a bigger contribution to thelocal economy.

Colin Skellett, chairman of theLocal Enterprise Partnership, said:“This is already a strong sector andwe have high hopes that it will gofrom strength to strength by galvan-ising a wide range of entrepreneurs

who are committed to the cause andwill work together to achieve theirshared aim.”

The Bristol and Bath Social En-terprise Network is led by a group ofsocial entrepreneurs, practitionersand support organisations.

Stephen Parsons, chairman of theQuartet Community Foundation andthe Local Enterprise Partnership’sSocial Enterprise Sector Group, said:“Bristol should be recognised as aleader in this sector.”

insurance firm Zurich. Delegates vis-ited Oasis Academy Brightstowe tomeet students, discuss their aspir-ations and answer questions. Thegroup also visited Tomorrow’s People– a charity dedicated to helpingyoung people into work – to talk toyoungsters affected by unemploy-ment and discuss how businesses canbecome more accessible employers.

Delegates visited housing charity1625 Independent People to meet agroup running a catering social en-terprise, and find out more about theClothes Line Project which encour-ages businesses to donate workclothes which are then passed toyoung people for interviews.

“ ................................

Bristol should berecognised as aleader in thissector

Stephen Parsons ofQuartet Community

Foundation.............................................

Setting the scene

� MEMBERS of Bristol’sbusiness community had thechance to get a taste of themovie business during anunusual networking event.

The Institute of Directorsinvited members to tour theBottle Yard film studios inH e n g ro v e .

As well as touring the set ofSky One sitcom Tr o l l i e d andgetting a sneak peak at the newDeal Or No Deal set underconstruction, the visitors wereable to try filming a scene orwatch a make-up demonstration.

Rebecca Tregarthen, organiserof the event, said: “It was only asrecently as 1998 when thecreative-services industry wasfirst recognised by Governmentas an economic driver.

“Today it generates around£8 billion for the economy andgrowing. The South West iswhere we are experiencing someof the fastest expansion and theBottle Yard is one of the bestexamples of our how we arecapitalising on that opportunityfor growth.

“Many of our IoD members areinvolved in the creative industriesin some way. This visit was notjust a tour but aimed to show ourcommitment as an organisationto supporting the Bottle Yardgoing forward and help facilitatethe right connections for aspiringyoung talent with business andeducation.”

What’s been filmedat the Bottle Yard...

� THE first project was FiveDaughters, a drama mini seriesabout the 2006 Ipswich murders.

Then came Inside Men, a BBCdrama about three securityworkers who plan a heist.

Mariah Mundi, starring MichaelSheen and Sam Neill, was thefirst feature film shot at thestudios. It is due for release thisy e a r.

Four-part drama The Fearchronicles the story of crimeboss Richie Beckett.

New Worlds, starring JoeDempsie of Game Of Thronesfame, is a four-part history dramafor Channel 4 set in the 1680s.

Deal Or No Deal is moving toHengrove from its Paintworkshome

Travel

Calls cost 5ppm from a BT landline. You may also be charged a connection fee. Mobile and otherproviders’ charges may vary. Prices are from, per person, based on two people sharing a twin roomunless stated otherwise, and are applicable to selected departure dates. These holidays and includedexcursions are subject to availability. Single rooms available at a supplement. Some visa costs and localdeparture taxes may not be included. Prices and holidays are subject to availability and change, someholidays are subject to minimum passenger numbers. Image used in conjunction with Riviera Travel.Holiday organised and is subject to the booking conditions of Riviera Travel, New Manor, 328 WetmoreRoad, Burton upon Trent, Staffs DE14 1SP ABTA V4744 and ATOL 3430 protected, a company whollyindependent of Local World. When you respond, the holiday supplier and Local World may contact youwith offers/services that may be of interest. Please give your mobile or emaildetails if you wish to receive such offers by SMS or email. We will not giveyour details to other companies without your permission.

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CALIFORNIA & THEGOLDEN WESTDepartures March to October 2014

Price includes:• Return direct scheduled flights from London Heathrow• Stay in hand-picked three and four-star hotels• Stay three nights in cosmopolitan San Francisco, America’sfavourite city, dominated by the instantly recognisableGolden Gate Bridge

• Guided tours of Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco• Visit and stay in glitzy Las Vegas• Experience the stunning beauty of the Grand Canyon, BryceCanyon, Zion National Park and Yosemite National Park

• Visit timeless Monument Valley• Enjoy an optional helicopter flight over the Grand Canyon• Escorted by an experienced tour manager

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Bristol festival commissions survey

Women ‘held back by risk-taking worries’

� THE 201-bedroom DoubleTreehotel on Redcliffe Way is nowcomplete after a £5 millionmakeover. Businesspeople areinvited to take a look around thehotel, by Hilton, during an open dayon Thursday, September 19.

Alongside the bedrooms, thenewly-refurbished hotel boastsmeeting rooms, and facilities forconferences, events, weddings anddining. An interesting feature of thespa hotel is a 17th-century kiln,once used for making Bristol glass,which now forms the KilnRestaurant.

John Dowling, hotel generalmanager, said: “The refurbishmenthas transformed the hotel andrestaurant dramatically to offerquality accommodation and aquality place to eat. We are lookingforward to showing people around.If Bristol is serious about attractingmore business, more tourists andmore visitors, it needs to provideaccommodation of this quality.”

For more details about the openday, telephone 0117 926 0041.

Open day at city hotelafter £5m makeover

� SOLARTECH Ltd has becomeone of the first renewable-energycompanies to be awarded theGovernment-backed Green DealInstaller status.

The firm, which has an office inAztec West, has met the new PAS2030 standard which is required toinstall a range of energy systemsunder the Green Deal scheme.

These include domestic andcommercial applications such ascondensing gas-fired boilers,under-floor heating and renewabletechnologies such as solar photovoltaics, solar thermal systems andground and air-source heat pumps.

Shaun Taylor, managing directorof SolarTech, said: “It is an excellentopportunity for householders andsmall businesses to financeimprovement measures to theirproperty, without the need for anyupfront payment as it is repaidthough the projected savings youcan make on your electricity bill.”

Renewable-energy firmgains Green Deal status

New shop aimsto offer valueA NEW shop aimed at giving peoplevalue for money has opened onGloucester Road.

Bargain World has replaced theCredit Cruncher store on the busys t re e t .

The double unit at 163-165 has beenbought by the Hussain brothers, whopreviously ran a budget store calledPound House Plus on KeynshamHigh Street.

Sawa Hussain, 41, said: “We sawthis as a real investment opportunity.It is very rare that a store of this sizebecomes available on GloucesterRoad. There is a lot of footfall and alarge student population in the area,so we are excited about our futureh e re. ”

Mr Hussain will be running thebusiness with his brothers Iqbal andM a n z o o r.

He said: “People are always lookingfor bargains and value for money, andthat is what we aim to give them.”

The store has more than 2,000product lines, including brandedgoods, catering for needs includingDIY, stationery, toys, luggage andswe e t s.

Credit Cruncher occupied the sitefrom the early 1980s until this sum-mer, when the landlords, Abrahamsand Johnson Ltd, decided theywanted to sell the building.

2,000 product lines

One of Bristol’s top entrepreneurs reveals his key to success

Want business glory?Then scrap meetings! HOUSEHOLD products maker

Brabantia is launching a com-petition to design prints for itsrange of kitchen canisters. TheNailsea firm says the Pimp OurPrint contest is open to anyone,regardless of age or experience.

Communications managerAnne Slaats said: “This compet-ition is about recognising upcom-ing designers and showcasingtheir talents. We are looking tothe latest generation of creativesto come up with a fresh designthat captures the spirit of today,much as our iconic Patrice designdid 40 years ago.”

The popular Patrice design, cre-ated by Patrice van Uden andfeaturing flowers, was launchedby Brabantia in 1970.

Those entering the Pimp OurPrint competition are encouragedto let their imagination run wildand embrace a broad range ofstyles and mediums includingmodern art, street art, photo-graphy, illustration and textiles.

Any medium will be acceptedas long as it can be uploaded andreproduced digitally so that thepublic can vote online.

Designs need to be an originalcreation and uploaded viaw w w. b rab a n t i a . c o m / d e s i g n in.jpg format by 22 October.

The winner will see their printand name appear on a range ofBrabantia canisters, and poten-tially a whole product range, andget a three-day trip for two withtickets to Salone Internazionaledel Mobile 2014 in Milan.

Chance to seeyour design onk i tc h e nwa re

Prints competition

Profile:

Age: 43.Sector: Public relations.Size of company: Ascent PRcontributes to a group turnover of £3million.Born: Henley-on-Thames.Educated: A little.First job: Sales administrator for aprinter manufacturer, Kyocera.Influences and inspirations: One ofthe people I am always inspired by isSimon Sinek. He recently said: “DrKing gave the ‘I have a dream’speech not the ‘I have a plan’ speech.It’s our dreams that change thecourse of history.” Other influences inmy life are of course my colleagues,clients – and not forgetting myfantastic family.Irritations: One of my biggestirritations is receiving letters that arelittered with basic grammaticalmistakes, especially when they comefrom an authority.Hobbies: As well as directing a localamateur dramatics pantomime, I alsoenjoy the odd clay pigeon shoot andscouring the Lonely Planet for holidaydestinations off the beaten track.

Managing director of AscentPR, part of BerkeleyCommunications Group

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� Sawa Hussain of Bargain World on Gloucester Road

ONE of Bristol’s most successfulbusinessmen has revealed thesecret to his firm’s huge success –not having meetings.

Last week Hargreaves Lans-down posted another year of re-cord results, with profits up 28 percent to £195.2 million before tax,from £152.8 million the year be-fo re.

Co-founder Peter Hargeavestold Business Week that the suc-cess is down to “being one of thebest-run companies in the coun-try”.

He said: “We watch everypenny, we employ excellentpeople, we empower those peopleto make decisions and we do nothave crazy meetings.

“We do not have meetings be-cause they are a complete waste oft i m e.

“People are empowered to runtheir section of the business.”

He said that good customer ser-vice is vital, and that the bestmarketing for the firm is its cli-e n t s.

“It is all about word of mouth,”he said.

The firm was formed by Mr

Hargreaves and Bristol City Foot-ball Club majority shareholderSteve Lansdown 30 years ago andhas enjoyed a meteoric rise tobecome one of the most successfulcompanies in the UK, right theway to the FTSE 100.

It now employs 748 staff, withall but 59 of them based in Bristolat the firm’s Harbourside office.

Mr Hargreaves said he hopesBristolians are proud of the com-p a ny ’s success.

The firm’s revenue was up 22per cent to £292.4 million, from

£238.7 million the year before.And it added 76,000 new custom-ers, taking the total to 507,000.

While most customers are over50, because “that is when peoplestart accumulating capital”, thefirm has been particularly suc-cessful with junior ISAs forunder-18s, with 32 per cent of them a rke t .

The firm will be paying a di-vidend of 14.38p per share and aspecial dividend of 8.91p pershare. That will be worth around£40 million for Mr Hargreaves,who sees that as a reward fortaking risks and investing threedecades into the business.

He said: “I could have had aneasy life as a chartered account-ant working in a practice and nottaking risks.”

Mr Hargreaves said that muchof the money will go back intosupporting other businessesthrough investment.

WORRYING about takingrisks holds women back inbusiness, a study for a festivalof female entrepreneurshiphas found.

Women Outside The Boxtakes place in Bristol nextmonth to encourage morewomen to go it alone.

The research, which com-pared attitudes towards riskof male and female businessowners, found men weremuch more likely to take arisk in order to fulfil theirprofessional ambitions andbuild their business morequickly and on a much biggerscale. The survey questioned150 business owners acrossthe South West.

Double the amount ofwomen – 43 per cent – thanmen surveyed thought that“throwing in your job to take

a trip of a lifetime” washighly-risky behaviour, com-pared to 21 per cent of men.When it came to businessrisk, women seemed less will-ing to invest to the hilt.For example, while 34per cent of men sur-veyed would notthink twice aboutremor tg agingtheir house tofund their busi-ness plans, only 17per cent of womensaid they were pre-pared to do so.

Men were also found to bemuch more willing to investin hiring the staff they neededto grow their businessquickly, with 68 per cent ofthose surveyed saying theywould invest in taking peopleon to ensure their firm

reached its full potential. Butonly 25 per cent of femaleswho own a business are will-ing to invest in employingpeople, held back by the fear

that they might not suc-ceed.

Women OutsideThe Box founderJoni Farthingsaid: “The re-search shows thatwomen are still

holding back whenit comes to thinking

big, taking a chanceand really going for it.

“The point of putting on thefestival is to encouragewomen to adopt ashe-who-dares attitude andfulfil their true potential.”

Women Outside The Box ison Monday, October 7 at theAr nolfini.

“ .......................................................

We do not have meetingsbecause they are a waste oftime. People are empoweredto run their section of thebusiness

Peter Hargreaves.....................................................................

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Assistant Editor (Business)gavin.thompson@b-nm.co.uk

What first inspired you to becomeinvolved in business?While child-minding for a salesdirector one evening, he gave me anew laptop to evaluate whilst hewas out. When he returned, I sathim down and said it could beimproved, as the finance packagedidn’t integrate with his wordpackage (bearing in mind this wasbefore the days of Windows). Hethen told me about a jobopportunity with Psion, a

technology business in thehandheld device market. He was sopassionate about technology andbusiness as a whole that when I wasoffered a role, I jumped at thechance. I haven’t looked back since.

Looking back is there anythingyou would have done differently inthe course of your career?There isn’t anything I would change,my career has been colourful andvaried. However, taking time in my

mid-20s to travel in Africa gave theopportunity to reflect on my careerand consider the areas of my work Itruly loved. On my return, I appliedfor role in a London PR agency andthe rest, as they say, is history.

What part of your job do youenjoy the most?I know its clichéd, but every day isdifferent from the next. I feelprivileged to work with a hugevariety of companies and on a

variety of strategic and tacticalactivities. But if there’s just onething that I really love about my job,it has to be winning new business. Istill get a buzz every single time.

What piece of advice would yougive to anyone consideringsetting up their own company?People don’t buy what you do; theybuy why you do it. Think about yourwhy, it’s the power behind yourgoals and passion.

Sara Lewis

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Women ‘held back by risk-taking worries’

� THE 201-bedroom DoubleTreehotel on Redcliffe Way is nowcomplete after a £5 millionmakeover. Businesspeople areinvited to take a look around thehotel, by Hilton, during an open dayon Thursday, September 19.

Alongside the bedrooms, thenewly-refurbished hotel boastsmeeting rooms, and facilities forconferences, events, weddings anddining. An interesting feature of thespa hotel is a 17th-century kiln,once used for making Bristol glass,which now forms the KilnRestaurant.

John Dowling, hotel generalmanager, said: “The refurbishmenthas transformed the hotel andrestaurant dramatically to offerquality accommodation and aquality place to eat. We are lookingforward to showing people around.If Bristol is serious about attractingmore business, more tourists andmore visitors, it needs to provideaccommodation of this quality.”

For more details about the openday, telephone 0117 926 0041.

Open day at city hotelafter £5m makeover

� SOLARTECH Ltd has becomeone of the first renewable-energycompanies to be awarded theGovernment-backed Green DealInstaller status.

The firm, which has an office inAztec West, has met the new PAS2030 standard which is required toinstall a range of energy systemsunder the Green Deal scheme.

These include domestic andcommercial applications such ascondensing gas-fired boilers,under-floor heating and renewabletechnologies such as solar photovoltaics, solar thermal systems andground and air-source heat pumps.

Shaun Taylor, managing directorof SolarTech, said: “It is an excellentopportunity for householders andsmall businesses to financeimprovement measures to theirproperty, without the need for anyupfront payment as it is repaidthough the projected savings youcan make on your electricity bill.”

Renewable-energy firmgains Green Deal status

New shop aimsto offer valueA NEW shop aimed at giving peoplevalue for money has opened onGloucester Road.

Bargain World has replaced theCredit Cruncher store on the busys t re e t .

The double unit at 163-165 has beenbought by the Hussain brothers, whopreviously ran a budget store calledPound House Plus on KeynshamHigh Street.

Sawa Hussain, 41, said: “We sawthis as a real investment opportunity.It is very rare that a store of this sizebecomes available on GloucesterRoad. There is a lot of footfall and alarge student population in the area,so we are excited about our futureh e re. ”

Mr Hussain will be running thebusiness with his brothers Iqbal andM a n z o o r.

He said: “People are always lookingfor bargains and value for money, andthat is what we aim to give them.”

The store has more than 2,000product lines, including brandedgoods, catering for needs includingDIY, stationery, toys, luggage andswe e t s.

Credit Cruncher occupied the sitefrom the early 1980s until this sum-mer, when the landlords, Abrahamsand Johnson Ltd, decided theywanted to sell the building.

2,000 product lines

One of Bristol’s top entrepreneurs reveals his key to success

Want business glory?Then scrap meetings! HOUSEHOLD products maker

Brabantia is launching a com-petition to design prints for itsrange of kitchen canisters. TheNailsea firm says the Pimp OurPrint contest is open to anyone,regardless of age or experience.

Communications managerAnne Slaats said: “This compet-ition is about recognising upcom-ing designers and showcasingtheir talents. We are looking tothe latest generation of creativesto come up with a fresh designthat captures the spirit of today,much as our iconic Patrice designdid 40 years ago.”

The popular Patrice design, cre-ated by Patrice van Uden andfeaturing flowers, was launchedby Brabantia in 1970.

Those entering the Pimp OurPrint competition are encouragedto let their imagination run wildand embrace a broad range ofstyles and mediums includingmodern art, street art, photo-graphy, illustration and textiles.

Any medium will be acceptedas long as it can be uploaded andreproduced digitally so that thepublic can vote online.

Designs need to be an originalcreation and uploaded viaw w w. b rab a n t i a . c o m / d e s i g n in.jpg format by 22 October.

The winner will see their printand name appear on a range ofBrabantia canisters, and poten-tially a whole product range, andget a three-day trip for two withtickets to Salone Internazionaledel Mobile 2014 in Milan.

Chance to seeyour design onk i tc h e nwa re

Prints competition

Profile:

Age: 43.Sector: Public relations.Size of company: Ascent PRcontributes to a group turnover of £3million.Born: Henley-on-Thames.Educated: A little.First job: Sales administrator for aprinter manufacturer, Kyocera.Influences and inspirations: One ofthe people I am always inspired by isSimon Sinek. He recently said: “DrKing gave the ‘I have a dream’speech not the ‘I have a plan’ speech.It’s our dreams that change thecourse of history.” Other influences inmy life are of course my colleagues,clients – and not forgetting myfantastic family.Irritations: One of my biggestirritations is receiving letters that arelittered with basic grammaticalmistakes, especially when they comefrom an authority.Hobbies: As well as directing a localamateur dramatics pantomime, I alsoenjoy the odd clay pigeon shoot andscouring the Lonely Planet for holidaydestinations off the beaten track.

Managing director of AscentPR, part of BerkeleyCommunications Group

In brief

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� Sawa Hussain of Bargain World on Gloucester Road

ONE of Bristol’s most successfulbusinessmen has revealed thesecret to his firm’s huge success –not having meetings.

Last week Hargreaves Lans-down posted another year of re-cord results, with profits up 28 percent to £195.2 million before tax,from £152.8 million the year be-fo re.

Co-founder Peter Hargeavestold Business Week that the suc-cess is down to “being one of thebest-run companies in the coun-try”.

He said: “We watch everypenny, we employ excellentpeople, we empower those peopleto make decisions and we do nothave crazy meetings.

“We do not have meetings be-cause they are a complete waste oft i m e.

“People are empowered to runtheir section of the business.”

He said that good customer ser-vice is vital, and that the bestmarketing for the firm is its cli-e n t s.

“It is all about word of mouth,”he said.

The firm was formed by Mr

Hargreaves and Bristol City Foot-ball Club majority shareholderSteve Lansdown 30 years ago andhas enjoyed a meteoric rise tobecome one of the most successfulcompanies in the UK, right theway to the FTSE 100.

It now employs 748 staff, withall but 59 of them based in Bristolat the firm’s Harbourside office.

Mr Hargreaves said he hopesBristolians are proud of the com-p a ny ’s success.

The firm’s revenue was up 22per cent to £292.4 million, from

£238.7 million the year before.And it added 76,000 new custom-ers, taking the total to 507,000.

While most customers are over50, because “that is when peoplestart accumulating capital”, thefirm has been particularly suc-cessful with junior ISAs forunder-18s, with 32 per cent of them a rke t .

The firm will be paying a di-vidend of 14.38p per share and aspecial dividend of 8.91p pershare. That will be worth around£40 million for Mr Hargreaves,who sees that as a reward fortaking risks and investing threedecades into the business.

He said: “I could have had aneasy life as a chartered account-ant working in a practice and nottaking risks.”

Mr Hargreaves said that muchof the money will go back intosupporting other businessesthrough investment.

WORRYING about takingrisks holds women back inbusiness, a study for a festivalof female entrepreneurshiphas found.

Women Outside The Boxtakes place in Bristol nextmonth to encourage morewomen to go it alone.

The research, which com-pared attitudes towards riskof male and female businessowners, found men weremuch more likely to take arisk in order to fulfil theirprofessional ambitions andbuild their business morequickly and on a much biggerscale. The survey questioned150 business owners acrossthe South West.

Double the amount ofwomen – 43 per cent – thanmen surveyed thought that“throwing in your job to take

a trip of a lifetime” washighly-risky behaviour, com-pared to 21 per cent of men.When it came to businessrisk, women seemed less will-ing to invest to the hilt.For example, while 34per cent of men sur-veyed would notthink twice aboutremor tg agingtheir house tofund their busi-ness plans, only 17per cent of womensaid they were pre-pared to do so.

Men were also found to bemuch more willing to investin hiring the staff they neededto grow their businessquickly, with 68 per cent ofthose surveyed saying theywould invest in taking peopleon to ensure their firm

reached its full potential. Butonly 25 per cent of femaleswho own a business are will-ing to invest in employingpeople, held back by the fear

that they might not suc-ceed.

Women OutsideThe Box founderJoni Farthingsaid: “The re-search shows thatwomen are still

holding back whenit comes to thinking

big, taking a chanceand really going for it.

“The point of putting on thefestival is to encouragewomen to adopt ashe-who-dares attitude andfulfil their true potential.”

Women Outside The Box ison Monday, October 7 at theAr nolfini.

“ .......................................................

We do not have meetingsbecause they are a waste oftime. People are empoweredto run their section of thebusiness

Peter Hargreaves.....................................................................

LOOKING FOR AFIRM YOU CAN TRUST?

FIND REPUTABLE COMPANIES ON THE MOVE Why nottry the ‘Find a great business’ section on our website?

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ExclusiveGavin Thompson

Assistant Editor (Business)gavin.thompson@b-nm.co.uk

What first inspired you to becomeinvolved in business?While child-minding for a salesdirector one evening, he gave me anew laptop to evaluate whilst hewas out. When he returned, I sathim down and said it could beimproved, as the finance packagedidn’t integrate with his wordpackage (bearing in mind this wasbefore the days of Windows). Hethen told me about a jobopportunity with Psion, a

technology business in thehandheld device market. He was sopassionate about technology andbusiness as a whole that when I wasoffered a role, I jumped at thechance. I haven’t looked back since.

Looking back is there anythingyou would have done differently inthe course of your career?There isn’t anything I would change,my career has been colourful andvaried. However, taking time in my

mid-20s to travel in Africa gave theopportunity to reflect on my careerand consider the areas of my work Itruly loved. On my return, I appliedfor role in a London PR agency andthe rest, as they say, is history.

What part of your job do youenjoy the most?I know its clichéd, but every day isdifferent from the next. I feelprivileged to work with a hugevariety of companies and on a

variety of strategic and tacticalactivities. But if there’s just onething that I really love about my job,it has to be winning new business. Istill get a buzz every single time.

What piece of advice would yougive to anyone consideringsetting up their own company?People don’t buy what you do; theybuy why you do it. Think about yourwhy, it’s the power behind yourgoals and passion.

Sara Lewis

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� A BRISTOL student has achieved thehighest marks in the world in the latestChartered Institute of ManagementAccountants exams.

Simon Wilshirestudied with FirstIntuition in Bristol,and works forWessex Water as abusiness-performancemanager. The2 6 - y e a r- o l d ,pictur ed, came top inthe final, and toughest,level of the CIMAexaminations (T4 Part B),beating nearly 5,000 other students acrossthe world who were registered for theexam.

Simon said: “The exams were reallytough but I had a lot of support from FirstIntuition in Bristol, where the tutors wereexceptionally helpful, and from myemployer, Wessex Water.

“The qualification has enabled me toevaluate problems in a logical andanalytical way, as well as giving me toolsand knowledge for decision making.”

To become a chartered managementaccountant, students need to complete 10professional-qualification exams acrossfour years, requiring personal study anddedication. This is complemented by threeyears’ experience which can be gainedwhile studying.

David Johnson, of CIMA South WestEngland, said: “Simon has shown fantasticdedication to come top in these exams.”

Best in the West? No, citystudent is best in the world

� AIM-LISTED Bristol-based financialservices firm Ultimate Finance Group couldbe bought by Manchester-based RenovoGroup plc.

In a statement, the BradleyStoke-headquartered business declaredthat the High Court had given the go-aheadfor the takeover “to effect therecommended acquisition of UFG byRenovo Group plc”.

According to Ultimate Finance Group, theacquisition remains conditional in part uponthe London Stock Exchange Limitedagreeing to admit the existing Renovoshares and the new Renovo shares totrading on AIM, as well as the confirmationof the capital reduction.

Renovo describes itself as “abiopharmaceutical product company and aleader in the discovery and development ofdrugs to reduce scarring, improve woundhealing and enhance regeneration oftissue”.

High Court gives go-aheadto Bristol firm’s purchase

Clubbers out in force to show that disco fever is staying alive in Bristol

New nightspot’slaunch weekendattracts 5,000Gavin ThompsonAssistant Editor (Business)gavin.thompson@b-nm.co.uk

IT was a hot opening night for aBristol club relaunched after a£1 million investment.

Fire breathing and pyrotechnicswelcomed more than 5,000 clubberswho turned out at the weekend to seePryzm, the new look and name forOceana.

Lord Mayor of Bristol, CouncillorFaruk Choudhury, was among theguests to officially launch the CanonsRoad venue.

The £1 million investment, by own-ers The Luminar Group, has takeneight weeks to complete and created30 jobs for young people who havejoined the existing 65-strong team.

Mr Choudhury said: “Pryzm is astunning venue and I am confident itwill be a big pull for residents andvisitors to Bristol.

“Any successful city has a thrivinglate-night economy, creating bothwealth and jobs, and on behalf ofBristol we are delighted that com-panies such as The Luminar Groupare looking to invest here.”

As well as the fireworks, there wereshowgirls on stilts, and an illumin-ated robot which was reported to be

the biggest attraction of the week-end.

Pryzm Bristol’s general managerKen Getgood said: “The openingweekend was a huge success, firmlyestablishing the club as Bristol’spremier nightspot.

“Customer feedback was reallypositive, especially on our new lux-ury booths with table service, andguests loved the dance vibe.”

The club has lined up a number ofcelebrity appearances aimed at itstarget market. Personalities set toappear include stars from real-ity-television shows Made In Chelseaand Geordie Shore.

The club now features three dis-tinctly-styled music rooms and a VIPlounge, as well as the latest in soundand lighting systems.

The Luminar Group is the UK’slargest nightclub operator with 53venues nationwide, including afurther nine Oceana clubs which willbe rebranded Pryzm over time.

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� Pryzm nightclub has opened on Bristol’s Harbourside. The Luminar Group has spent £1 million rebranding the former Oceana. Clubbers NicoleSlade, Emma Champagnie, Danielle Sealy and Emma Bates enjoy their night at Pryzm

� Lord Mayorof Bristol,CouncillorFarukC h o u d h u r y,was amongthe guests too ff i c i a l l ylaunch thePryzmnightclub onCanons Roadat theweekend.Here MrChoudhurymeets PeterMarks, chiefexecutive ofThe LuminarGroup, theclub’s owner.The LuminarGroup owns53 nightclubsnationwide

No barriers totrade at city’sbusiness showWHEN it comes to spotting businessopportunities, it pays not to bebl i n ke re d .

That is why at the Best of BristolBusiness Exhibition there are nowalls between the stands.

Organiser Neil Kinnerly said: “Wedo not put up walls between the ex-hibitors. It is about making surethere is an opportunity for busi-nesses to network behind them, infront of them and beside them withthe other businesses in the room aswell as the delegates.”

This open approach to networkinghas clearly paid off. Neil said thatmore than £1 million of new businesshas been generated from the exhib-ition since it started five years ago.

The exhibition at the Ashton GateConference Centre on Tuesday,September 24, is the 14th such eventorganised by Neil. It is set to be thebiggest yet, with 120 exhibitorsbooked. What those exhibitors willget is a great-value way to meet newclients, whether delegates or fellowe x h i b i t o r s.

Neil said: “There is a real buzzwhen you walk in. You get 120 to 140exhibitors and 300 to 400 people inbefore the show even opens. There isa lot of business done just betweenthe exhibitors.”

He said that the show offers greatvalue, especially for small and me-dium-sized firms.

“Some exhibitions would charge£ 1 , 0 0 0 s, ” said Neil. “Here, if you are aBest of Bristol of Federation of SmallBusinesses member, you can exhibitfor as little as £100. It only takes onelead to make your whole day worth-wh i l e. ”

The event typically attracts morethan 500 delegates. So, with two orthree people on each stand, there are800 to 1,000 potential customers inone place.

Another attraction for exhibitors –who are typically people offering ser-vices to other companies, from graph-ic designers to accountants andsocial-media consultants, is thechance to support other local busi-n e s s e s.

Neil said: “It is a great opportunityfor local businesses to not only net-work but to buy services specificallyfrom local companies.”

Bristol City Council is a supporterof the event. Neil, 51, believes thereason it got involved was becausethe exhibition supports its aim toencourage people to buy local.

“Our event is a perfect forum fort h at , ” said Neil, who pointed out thatthe exhibition attracts mainly Bristolbusinesses as well as some othersfrom the South West.

The theme of buying local is backedup this time with Bristol Pound or-ganiser Ciaran Mundy giving one ofthe three seminars. Others will be byBristol News and Media media-salesdirector Hussain Bayoomi, and BeccaThurston, a skills adviser for LocalEnterprise Partnership.� Best of Bristol Business Exhib-ition, sponsored by Activia Training,is on Tuesday, September 24, at theAshton Gate Conference Centre, openfrom 10am to 3pm for delegates. Del-egates go free. Exhibitor prices rangefrom £200 to £300, with a 50 per centdiscount for FSB members. There isample parking, and disabled access.Hot food and drinks are sold on site.

West Of England Local Enterprise Partnership: A new local skills serviceproviding free and impartial advice and support for your business. There isa need to improve the employability of young people entering the labourmarket. Crucially this is about additional competencies that young peopleneed to secure their first job. The West of England skills team are linkingwith education to develop innovative models of engagement to deliver the highest quality workforce of tomorrow. Toget involved in encouraging young people to enter your profession visit;w w w. w e s t o f e n g l a n d l e p . c o . u k / p e o p l e - a n d - s k i l l s ; E info@woeskills.co.uk T: 01275 378892

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Business West: Business West, the largest membership organisationin the region, represents and works with 16,000 businesses. It providesa full range of advice and support services from how to start, developand grow your business to expanding overseas. Visit Business West atstand 124 to see how it can help your business. Seew w w. b u s i n e s s w e s t . c o . u k .

Eco IP Communications Ltd: At Eco IP we take the time to understand the challengesyour organisation faces today and in the future. We will provide an effective, innovativetelecommunications solution that is tailored specifically for you. For further details or tobook your free communications review call Paul on 0117 9112992 or emailpaul@ecoip.co.uk. Come and visit us at stand 106.

Grosvenor Park: Grosvenor Park has money to lend to small- andmedium-sized enterprises. It offers specialised solutions for thearrangement of debt finance, capital restructuring and equity finance. Itassists business start up, expansion and recovery, advises on businessstrategy, and provides resources to support restructuring. GrosvenorPark can lend money to help you grow. Call 0800 181 4011, fax 01934628268 or email i n f o @ g r o s v e n o r- p a r k . c o . u k .

Calvium Ltd: Thinking of creating an iPhone and Android app? For friendlyadvice visit Calvium on Stand 68. Calvium are mobile app developmentspecialists. Everyone’s got an app in them and we developed AppFurnaceto let you create yours. From teachers to designers, it’s a great way tomake apps. Our next teacher training day is 1 October. Emailhello@calvium.com or call 0117 370 8875

Tw i n f i e l d : Twinfield is Europe’s largest online accounting solution.Providing all the benefits of cloud accounting, Twinfield gives youaccess to real-time information about your business anytime,anywhere on any device. Available for a fixed monthly fee, Twinfield is ascalable solution designed to grow with your business, and is rapidlybecoming the software of choice for entrepreneurs and accountants.To find out more visit w w w. t w i n f i e l d . c o . u k or come and talk to us atstand 111.

Bristol City Council:Supporting Local Business:� Are you in business?� Want to do better?� Want to save costs andhelp the environment?

� The Best of Bristol Business Exhibition takes place on Tuesday,September 24, at the Ashton Gate Conference Centre

� Looking for new premises?� Uncertain of legislation orre g u l a t i o n s ?� Not sure where to go foradvice?

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Website Sorted: Get your website sorted today. The firm doescontent-managed websites, e-commerce websites, mobile websites, hostedblogs, and search-engine optimisation. Call or email for your free,no-obligation website proposal. Call 0117 911 4223, emailinfo@websitesorted.com, see w w w. w e b s i t e s o r t e d . c o m or come and visitstand 67 and receive 10 per cent off the cost of website design and build.

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� A BRISTOL student has achieved thehighest marks in the world in the latestChartered Institute of ManagementAccountants exams.

Simon Wilshirestudied with FirstIntuition in Bristol,and works forWessex Water as abusiness-performancemanager. The2 6 - y e a r- o l d ,pictur ed, came top inthe final, and toughest,level of the CIMAexaminations (T4 Part B),beating nearly 5,000 other students acrossthe world who were registered for theexam.

Simon said: “The exams were reallytough but I had a lot of support from FirstIntuition in Bristol, where the tutors wereexceptionally helpful, and from myemployer, Wessex Water.

“The qualification has enabled me toevaluate problems in a logical andanalytical way, as well as giving me toolsand knowledge for decision making.”

To become a chartered managementaccountant, students need to complete 10professional-qualification exams acrossfour years, requiring personal study anddedication. This is complemented by threeyears’ experience which can be gainedwhile studying.

David Johnson, of CIMA South WestEngland, said: “Simon has shown fantasticdedication to come top in these exams.”

Best in the West? No, citystudent is best in the world

� AIM-LISTED Bristol-based financialservices firm Ultimate Finance Group couldbe bought by Manchester-based RenovoGroup plc.

In a statement, the BradleyStoke-headquartered business declaredthat the High Court had given the go-aheadfor the takeover “to effect therecommended acquisition of UFG byRenovo Group plc”.

According to Ultimate Finance Group, theacquisition remains conditional in part uponthe London Stock Exchange Limitedagreeing to admit the existing Renovoshares and the new Renovo shares totrading on AIM, as well as the confirmationof the capital reduction.

Renovo describes itself as “abiopharmaceutical product company and aleader in the discovery and development ofdrugs to reduce scarring, improve woundhealing and enhance regeneration oftissue”.

High Court gives go-aheadto Bristol firm’s purchase

Clubbers out in force to show that disco fever is staying alive in Bristol

New nightspot’slaunch weekendattracts 5,000Gavin ThompsonAssistant Editor (Business)gavin.thompson@b-nm.co.uk

IT was a hot opening night for aBristol club relaunched after a£1 million investment.

Fire breathing and pyrotechnicswelcomed more than 5,000 clubberswho turned out at the weekend to seePryzm, the new look and name forOceana.

Lord Mayor of Bristol, CouncillorFaruk Choudhury, was among theguests to officially launch the CanonsRoad venue.

The £1 million investment, by own-ers The Luminar Group, has takeneight weeks to complete and created30 jobs for young people who havejoined the existing 65-strong team.

Mr Choudhury said: “Pryzm is astunning venue and I am confident itwill be a big pull for residents andvisitors to Bristol.

“Any successful city has a thrivinglate-night economy, creating bothwealth and jobs, and on behalf ofBristol we are delighted that com-panies such as The Luminar Groupare looking to invest here.”

As well as the fireworks, there wereshowgirls on stilts, and an illumin-ated robot which was reported to be

the biggest attraction of the week-end.

Pryzm Bristol’s general managerKen Getgood said: “The openingweekend was a huge success, firmlyestablishing the club as Bristol’spremier nightspot.

“Customer feedback was reallypositive, especially on our new lux-ury booths with table service, andguests loved the dance vibe.”

The club has lined up a number ofcelebrity appearances aimed at itstarget market. Personalities set toappear include stars from real-ity-television shows Made In Chelseaand Geordie Shore.

The club now features three dis-tinctly-styled music rooms and a VIPlounge, as well as the latest in soundand lighting systems.

The Luminar Group is the UK’slargest nightclub operator with 53venues nationwide, including afurther nine Oceana clubs which willbe rebranded Pryzm over time.

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� Pryzm nightclub has opened on Bristol’s Harbourside. The Luminar Group has spent £1 million rebranding the former Oceana. Clubbers NicoleSlade, Emma Champagnie, Danielle Sealy and Emma Bates enjoy their night at Pryzm

� Lord Mayorof Bristol,CouncillorFarukC h o u d h u r y,was amongthe guests too ff i c i a l l ylaunch thePryzmnightclub onCanons Roadat theweekend.Here MrChoudhurymeets PeterMarks, chiefexecutive ofThe LuminarGroup, theclub’s owner.The LuminarGroup owns53 nightclubsnationwide

No barriers totrade at city’sbusiness showWHEN it comes to spotting businessopportunities, it pays not to bebl i n ke re d .

That is why at the Best of BristolBusiness Exhibition there are nowalls between the stands.

Organiser Neil Kinnerly said: “Wedo not put up walls between the ex-hibitors. It is about making surethere is an opportunity for busi-nesses to network behind them, infront of them and beside them withthe other businesses in the room aswell as the delegates.”

This open approach to networkinghas clearly paid off. Neil said thatmore than £1 million of new businesshas been generated from the exhib-ition since it started five years ago.

The exhibition at the Ashton GateConference Centre on Tuesday,September 24, is the 14th such eventorganised by Neil. It is set to be thebiggest yet, with 120 exhibitorsbooked. What those exhibitors willget is a great-value way to meet newclients, whether delegates or fellowe x h i b i t o r s.

Neil said: “There is a real buzzwhen you walk in. You get 120 to 140exhibitors and 300 to 400 people inbefore the show even opens. There isa lot of business done just betweenthe exhibitors.”

He said that the show offers greatvalue, especially for small and me-dium-sized firms.

“Some exhibitions would charge£ 1 , 0 0 0 s, ” said Neil. “Here, if you are aBest of Bristol of Federation of SmallBusinesses member, you can exhibitfor as little as £100. It only takes onelead to make your whole day worth-wh i l e. ”

The event typically attracts morethan 500 delegates. So, with two orthree people on each stand, there are800 to 1,000 potential customers inone place.

Another attraction for exhibitors –who are typically people offering ser-vices to other companies, from graph-ic designers to accountants andsocial-media consultants, is thechance to support other local busi-n e s s e s.

Neil said: “It is a great opportunityfor local businesses to not only net-work but to buy services specificallyfrom local companies.”

Bristol City Council is a supporterof the event. Neil, 51, believes thereason it got involved was becausethe exhibition supports its aim toencourage people to buy local.

“Our event is a perfect forum fort h at , ” said Neil, who pointed out thatthe exhibition attracts mainly Bristolbusinesses as well as some othersfrom the South West.

The theme of buying local is backedup this time with Bristol Pound or-ganiser Ciaran Mundy giving one ofthe three seminars. Others will be byBristol News and Media media-salesdirector Hussain Bayoomi, and BeccaThurston, a skills adviser for LocalEnterprise Partnership.� Best of Bristol Business Exhib-ition, sponsored by Activia Training,is on Tuesday, September 24, at theAshton Gate Conference Centre, openfrom 10am to 3pm for delegates. Del-egates go free. Exhibitor prices rangefrom £200 to £300, with a 50 per centdiscount for FSB members. There isample parking, and disabled access.Hot food and drinks are sold on site.

West Of England Local Enterprise Partnership: A new local skills serviceproviding free and impartial advice and support for your business. There isa need to improve the employability of young people entering the labourmarket. Crucially this is about additional competencies that young peopleneed to secure their first job. The West of England skills team are linkingwith education to develop innovative models of engagement to deliver the highest quality workforce of tomorrow. Toget involved in encouraging young people to enter your profession visit;w w w. w e s t o f e n g l a n d l e p . c o . u k / p e o p l e - a n d - s k i l l s ; E info@woeskills.co.uk T: 01275 378892

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Activia Training: Helping you to deliver performance, flexible training solutionsthat get results… Our testimonials prove it, “The service we received from Activiawas superb. They tailor made the course content to suit our individualrequirements. The course was clear, precise and easy to follow with usefulpractice tools to experiment with”. We want to help you. Contactw w w. a c t i v i a . c o . u k , 0845 230 6150 or marketing@activia.co.uk. Get a 10 per centdiscount on bookings using code EVX576.

The Payroll Department: The Payroll Department is a Bristol based Payroll Bureau. Itprovides exceptionally cost effective outsourced payroll services to SMEs and Accountants.Qualified and experienced payroll specialists with BACS accreditation can pay your staff,deal with HMRC, RTI and auto enrolment, leaving you more time to focus on your business.For further information please contact us on 01179353900 or visit w w w. t h e p a y r o l l d e p t . c o . u k

Business West: Business West, the largest membership organisationin the region, represents and works with 16,000 businesses. It providesa full range of advice and support services from how to start, developand grow your business to expanding overseas. Visit Business West atstand 124 to see how it can help your business. Seew w w. b u s i n e s s w e s t . c o . u k .

Eco IP Communications Ltd: At Eco IP we take the time to understand the challengesyour organisation faces today and in the future. We will provide an effective, innovativetelecommunications solution that is tailored specifically for you. For further details or tobook your free communications review call Paul on 0117 9112992 or emailpaul@ecoip.co.uk. Come and visit us at stand 106.

Grosvenor Park: Grosvenor Park has money to lend to small- andmedium-sized enterprises. It offers specialised solutions for thearrangement of debt finance, capital restructuring and equity finance. Itassists business start up, expansion and recovery, advises on businessstrategy, and provides resources to support restructuring. GrosvenorPark can lend money to help you grow. Call 0800 181 4011, fax 01934628268 or email i n f o @ g r o s v e n o r- p a r k . c o . u k .

Calvium Ltd: Thinking of creating an iPhone and Android app? For friendlyadvice visit Calvium on Stand 68. Calvium are mobile app developmentspecialists. Everyone’s got an app in them and we developed AppFurnaceto let you create yours. From teachers to designers, it’s a great way tomake apps. Our next teacher training day is 1 October. Emailhello@calvium.com or call 0117 370 8875

Tw i n f i e l d : Twinfield is Europe’s largest online accounting solution.Providing all the benefits of cloud accounting, Twinfield gives youaccess to real-time information about your business anytime,anywhere on any device. Available for a fixed monthly fee, Twinfield is ascalable solution designed to grow with your business, and is rapidlybecoming the software of choice for entrepreneurs and accountants.To find out more visit w w w. t w i n f i e l d . c o . u k or come and talk to us atstand 111.

Bristol City Council:Supporting Local Business:� Are you in business?� Want to do better?� Want to save costs andhelp the environment?

� The Best of Bristol Business Exhibition takes place on Tuesday,September 24, at the Ashton Gate Conference Centre

� Looking for new premises?� Uncertain of legislation orre g u l a t i o n s ?� Not sure where to go foradvice?

We are proud to support the

Best of Bristol BusinessExhibition, please visit ourexhibition stand.

Email: bristol.futur es@b r i s t o l . g o v. u k , tel: 0117 9222928

Website Sorted: Get your website sorted today. The firm doescontent-managed websites, e-commerce websites, mobile websites, hostedblogs, and search-engine optimisation. Call or email for your free,no-obligation website proposal. Call 0117 911 4223, emailinfo@websitesorted.com, see w w w. w e b s i t e s o r t e d . c o m or come and visitstand 67 and receive 10 per cent off the cost of website design and build.

Among the exhibitors are:

Training

Best Of Bristol Business ExhibitionThe One Stop Shop For All Your Business ServicesTues 24th Sept 2013 10am - 3pm Free EntryAshton Gate Conference Centre For event details call 0117 911 4223 Sponsored by

Bristol

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� Steve Ashworth

Movers and shake-upsWho’s going where and doing what inBristol’s business community

WHEN Jonathan Webb’s patientscome to him with sports injuries,they can be assured he understandshow they feel – because he was aninternational sportsman.

Jonathan played rugby for Bristol,Bath and England until he retired in1993 when the game was on the cuspof turning professional.

“I didn’t think I would be able tocarry on doing both.

“By that stage in 1993 I had twokids, was a registrar, living in Bristol,working in Switzerland and the timerequired for rugby was growing.

“It used to be all done on eveningsand weekends but that was chan-ging.

“When I first started playing forEngland we would meet on Thursdaylunchtime for a weekend internation-al, by the time I left it was Wednesdaymor ning.

“I would run out of holiday veryearly in the year.”

Jonathan, 50, who lives in AbbotsLeigh, is amalgamating his clinic spe-cialising in knee surgery with theNuf field’s new Chesterfield Hospitalin Clifton, which opens next month.

He said the move would give himthe chance to offer first class patientcare with the most up-to-date facil-ities and equipment.

“I’m very passionate about util-ising the latest day-stay techniques toensure fast patient recovery and re-h ab i l i t at i o n , ” he said.

“The fact that the Chesterfield Hos-pital will champion minimally in-vasive surgery and offer five starpatient care makes us the perfectfit.”

Turning back to his sporting past,Jonathan, who played 33 tests forEngland, said: “It helps break the ice.People love reminiscing.

“Although it sometimes makes theconsultations a bit longer than theyshould be – we spend a bit of timechatting about their knee and a bit oftime reminiscing.”

Jonathan is proud to have cared forthree Olympic gold medallists –whom he would not name due topatient confidentiality.

But he said his time as a fullbackhelped most when treating keensporting amateurs, who were not al-ways taken as seriously as profes-

sional athletes.“I know how important it is to

them,” he said.Jonathan, who has four children

and has been married for 25 years, isproud that he was able to balance hismedical career and playing rugby forso long.

“At the time it was incredibly hardwork but the rewards were fantastict o o, ” he said.

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� Jonathan Webb played 33 tests for England,including the World Cup final against Australia in1991, in which he scored two penalties. Hescored 296 points for his country in total. Heplayed for Bristol from 1984-1990 then Bathfrom 1990-1993.

� Ian Howse has been promoted to partner atDeloitte. Since joining in 2009, having previouslyworked with the Audit Commission, Ian has built upthe firm’s public sector team in the South West fromscratch to become one of the most successful in theregion. He leads the team which provides audit andadvisory services to over 20 clients in a variety ofsectors including healthcare, education, emergencyservices and local government.

Denis Woulfe, practice senior partner for Deloitte,said: “Ian’s drive and commitment will, no doubt,enable us to continue to grow our presence in thisimportant sector.”� Steve Ashworth, an experienced employment taxsenior manager, has been promoted to associatedirector at Smith & Williamson.

Steve has progressed quickly up the ladder at theaccountancy and investment management group,which has offices on Portwall Place, Bristol, sincejoining as a manager less than six years ago.

Previously at HM Revenue & Customs, Steve hasover 25 years’ experience in PAYE tax and NationalInsurance across a wide variety of industries, with aparticular focus on the food and drink sector.

Mike Lea, managing partner of the Bristol office,said: “Steve is professional, highly motivated and anexcellent communicator. He has a clear passion foremployment tax and supporting the businesscommunity in general.”

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LGV Mechanic / Technician

IJ McGill transport require an experienced LGV Technician forgeneral maintenance of own modern vehicle / trailer fleet in their

Keynsham depot. Class C+E Licence preferred. Monday to Fridaydays.

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Sea Mills Surgery is a small, friendly GP practice.We require a receptionist to work up to 20 hours pw but flexible to

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PAINTERS REQUIREDFull time painters required for long term contracts. MITIE Property

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desirable. Will be working externally at height and internally. Bristol/Swindon/Devizes/Frome area. Own transport essential.

GENERAL BUILDERS REQUIREDFull time builders required for long term contracts. MITIE PropertyServices. 39 hours per week. Monday to Friday, days - £10.50 an

hour. All round plastering and minor repairs to external of properties.External rendering/blockwork/roofing experience desirable. Own

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Customer Service opportunities • £competitive • BristolGreat people, fantastic service, award-winning products. Say hello to LV= the UK’s largest friendly society. With over five million customers and5,700 employees, we’re looking for even more positive and helpful people to join our Customer Service team in Bristol. While some similarexperience would be great, it’s not the be-all-and-end-all. As long as you’ve got a great way with people and a can-do attitude, our training willtake care of the rest.

Visit our website and search under job ref: GI003065 to find out more about the opportunities available and our fantastic rewards package.

Closing date: 8 October 2013.

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Closing date: 19 September 2013

Ref: 1346340UWE is committed to equality and valuesdiversity; to work for an employer thataspires to achieve excellence throughinclusion, please visit:

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Support/Instruction Technician –Performance (Drama)£27,047 - £30,424An ambitious university, UWE Bristol is committed to advancingknowledge, inspiring people and transforming futures.

The Faculty of Arts, Creative Industries and Education is seekingto strengthen its Teaching and Learning Engagement withinthe Performance (Drama) subject area.

In this role you will provide technical advice and support tostudents and staff including relevant procedures, techniques,equipment and materials within the performance areas.

You will have a broad range of technical skills in Theatre andPerformance work.

A first degree in a relevant subject area or equivalent experiencein a relevant discipline is required.

You can look forward to joining a thriving academic community.