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Simmons to open low-cost Bristol base

I suspect what is being missed is that Bristol has been two markets for years, with a large dose of export, and the top end of Bristol-based Partners with hybrid practices (local/national and London). It is only an hour and a half into London (commuter belt without the tube) and mobile working has competely transformed the dynamic. The tough thing for Simmons will be recruitment, when there are more established firms that can offer a mix of work, with a toe-hold in the higher value London market, without the low cost, second class stigma that will come from being a small office within in a London-centric firm.

3-Apr-2012

1:08 pm