An unnamed local entrepreneur has paid £610,000 for a 1.77-acre site within the Bristol's new Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone. The Silverthorne Lane, St Philips, site is close to the Feeder Canal and includes 10,000 sq ft of offices and warehouse buildings occupied by scaffolding specialists Deborah Services. Commercial property...
The government's new mortgage indemnity scheme is good news for Bristol's economy, say property consultants Jones Lang LaSalle. The NewBuy scheme, which will help banks lend up to 95% of the value of new homes, will enable more first-time buyers to get on to the property ladder thus encouraging...
Top 20 chartered accountants UHY Hacker will celebrate next month the first anniversary of their office at Aztec Business Park in north Bristol. It has four partners and is the newest of the accountancy network's 19 UK offices. Bristol managing partner Paul Byett said: "The city has a vibrant...
Healthy growth is on the agenda at THE Medical, a Bristol-based business which specialises in relieving muscle and joint pain. It has just opened a new clinic at Temple Quay and is planning to open a further branch at Aztec West on April 2. This expansion builds on the success of...
With less than two weeks to go to Rabbit South West, the region’s most dynamic B2B networking event and exhibition, a competition has been launched to win one of the last exhibition stands on offer. Rabbit takes place on March 20 at Brunel’s Old Station, Temple Meads, and delegates,...
Airbus is showcasing its biggest stars together at the FIDAE Air Show (Feria Internacional del Aire y del Espacio) in Santiago, Chile. Both the iconic A380 and the new generation airlifter A400M will be in static display and conduct flight demonstrations at Latin America’s most important air show. The...
Annual turnover at family-owned yoghurt and dairy manufacturer Yeo Valley has topped £200m for the first time – although profits fell by nearly £4m. Latest accounts – for the year to May 29, 2011 – show that turnover up year-on-year from £176.6m to £201.7m but pre-tax profits collapse from...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Bristol Rovers have today unveiled detailed plans for their new stadium at the University of the West of England. The club could be playing home matches at ‘The UWE’ at the start of the 2014/15 season if plans to build a new 21,700...
Alderley Group, the Wickwar-based designer and manufacturer of liquid and gas metering and produced water treatment packages, racked up orders worth more than £20m in the first seven weeks of 2012 for projects in the North Sea, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. The group, which has more...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Around 40 jobs are set to go at Bristol’s Remploy factory after the Government announced plans to shut more than half the factories, which employing mainly disabled workers. The decision was described as “barbaric” by a union leader last night, as it emerged more than...
The Bristol office of property adviser GVA has been instructed by administrators Grant Thornton to market the former prep school Tawstock Court near Barnstaple. Offers are being invited for the freehold sale of the Grade II-listed property in 32 acres. The main house, which is built around an enclosed...
Bristol-based Integral, one of the UK's largest independent providers of property maintenance services, has paid administrators an undisclosed sum for the South Western and Eastern prime defence contracts of collapsed building services specialist MJN Colston. The deal will save nearly 50 jobs in Bristol and Bury St Edmunds following the...
What is described as a 'shy fountain' is the latest example of the on-going public art programme at Crest Nicholson’s £300m Harbourside development in Bristol. The fountain, at the intersection of Millennium Walk and Cathedral Walk, is intended to amuse passers-by as well as staff from nearby offices including those...
