The long-awaited redevelopment of the area around Bristol Temple Meads – which could include up to 10,000 new homes as well as new entrances to the historic railway station – has been given the go-ahead under a £95.8m deal. The flagship project is also expected to create up to...
The UK’s largest-ever speculative logistics building is set to be built at Avonmouth as part of a £250m, 1.3m sq ft development. At 882,000 sq ft, the unit would be the size of around 10 Wembley Stadiums. While smaller than the largest building in the area – retail group...
One of Bristol’s highest-profile tech entrepreneurs and a champion for international trade in the city are among individuals who received awards in the Queen’s Jubilee Birthday Honours list. Dr Zara Nanu, CEO and co-founder of Gapsquare, was awarded an MBE for services to tackle global workplace inequalities and promoting...
How investors can help create positive change and the role that the food and drinks industry plays in shaping public health will be among the topics explored next week when Bristol-based green investment firm Rathbone Greenbank stages its 25th Annual Investor Day. Chaired by Baroness Rosie Boycott, a crossbench peer...
Business leaders are urging the government to continue to invest in the West of England amid signals its ‘levelling-up’ agenda is switching spending to other areas of the country as the econony falters. The plea has come from Business West, the organisation that runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce and...
Bristol’s world-leading automotive research centre is now up and running following the handover of the building from its contractor. The £70m, 11,300 sq m Institute of Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS), pictured, on the Bristol & Bath Science Park at Emersons Green will now ramps up its operations as a...
Bristol independent accountancy practice Corrigan has unveiled a new look as it prepares for a new growth phase. Having been launched by partner Ed Corrigan in 2009 with just two people, it today employs 26 staff. It continued to grow organically during the pandemic and is now focused on...
Bristol brand and creative agency Mr B & Friends has embarked on an ambitious five-year growth plan, including opening bases in London, the US and South East Asia, while also making a key senior appointment. Ellie Wilson has joined the firm as managing partner, bringing expertise in managing high-performance...
With the Big Tent Ideas Festival taking place in Bristol tomorrow – when politicians, campaign groups and businesses will debate key issues such as net zero, the drive for better public services and achieving a more equitable society – Mayor Marvin Rees here outlines why the city is ideally...
Bristol-based outsourced human resources specialist The HR Dept has marked its 20th anniversary with a two-day conference for franchise holders and company management. The firm was launched in 2002 under the leadership of Sue Tumelty to offer specialist HR advice and support to small and medium-sized businesses in the Bristol area....
National law firm Ashfords has appointed Bristol office partner Rory Suggett as head of its corporate team. Rory, pictured, takes over the role from Andrew Betteridge, who continues as the firm’s wider commercial services division head and executive board member. Rory, who joined Ashfords in 2007, has extensive...
A senior knowledge lawyer at Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT with a long-standing commitment to using the law to achieve net zero has been invited to sit on an international advisory committee promoting climate-aligned contracts. TLT said Alexandra Holsgrove Jones’ appointment to The Chancery Lane Project’s (TCLP’s) advisory committee...
Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby is inviting grassroots organisations that benefit their communities in parts of Bristol and South Gloucestershire to apply for financial support from its community fund. The fund, now in its second year, provides up to £300 for organisations or charities in areas where Barcan+Kirby has its...
