By James Durie, chief executive of Bristol Chamber & Initiative at Business West Bristol has a serious pollution problem – many of our city centre streets are breaking legal air pollution limits, with knock-on effects for the health of our families, workers and visitors. Central government is at last,...
Bristol-headquartered asset management consultancy Imagile Professional Services Limited (IPSL) has taken on three new staff members as it continues to grow. The firm, which provides a range of professional services to the construction sector including project management, cost consulting and safety, health and environment (SHE), has recruited Ben Forward...
JLL associate Rachael Sherratt is to be the next South West chairman of Women in Property, the national property and construction industry lobbying and networking organisation. Rachael, pictured, who starts in the role on March 1, has served on the group’s regional committee for four years. She is now...
Bristol creative design agency Fiasco Design has bought is own head office and opened a co-working space for creatives using a six-figure finance package from Barclays. The agency, which has experienced sustained growth over the past nine years, was supported in its acquisition of the 4,800 sq ft of...
Anthony Martin has joined independent property consultancy Hartnell Taylor Cook’s Bristol-based valuation team. In a career spanning 35 years, Anthony, pictured, has built up a wealth of experience, working with firms in the West of England and London including Chesterton, Cluttons, Bruton Knowles’ Gloucester office – where he was...
Carterwood, the Bristol-based specialist property consultancy dedicated to social care, has promoted seven members of its team to recognise their significant contributions over the past year. Dr Henry Crosby has become an associate director, Luke Sefton and Victoria Millard are now associates and Hannah Cheese an executive PA while...
A world-class library housing more than 400,000 books – many of them extremely rare – could be built in the heart of the University of Bristol’s Clifton campus. The university has submitted the plans for the landmark building to Bristol City Council following public consultation last year. The scheme,...
The CBI has urged the Chancellor to take bold action on skills, innovation and infrastructure in his Budget to ‘power-up’ the South West’s economy. The seven-point plea was made before Sajid Javid resigned as Chancellor and was replaced by Rishi Sunak – throwing into doubt whether the Budget will...
The Bristol offices of global property consultancy Knight Frank achieved record financial results last year after advising on some of the city’s largest deals. Both the residential and commercial property businesses reported better-than-expected trading performances, with revenues in the 2018/19 financial year up 45% on the previous 12 months...
National property consultancy Carter Jonas has promoted Georgia Georgieva to the role of senior surveyor in its Bristol-based commercial valuations team. Georgia, pictured, gained a degree in Real Estate from the University of Reading before joining Carter Jonas’ Bath office in 2016 as a graduate surveyor, taking part in...
South West property consultancy Alder King has appointed Josh Bryant as a senior surveyor in its Bristol-based lease advisory team. Josh, pictured, has joined the firm after four years with rival Lambert Smith Hampton in Bristol, where he advised local, regional and national clients across the South West on...
Business organisations have slammed the decision by North Somerset councillors to reject Bristol Airport’s expansion plans. The CBI in the region described the move “a real blow to Bristol and the wider South West” while the Federation of Small Businesses echoed the airport’s own claims that it would force...
Bristol Airport has accused councillors who rejected its controversial expansion plans of “putting the brakes” on the region’s economic growth by stifling international trade and tourism. It also said the move, which it is expected to appeal against, would deter airlines from using the airport – forcing passengers to...
