National planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore has expanded its infrastructure and environmental planning team in Bristol with the appointment of Will Spencer. Will, pictured, joins the team as an infrastructure and environmental planning associate having previously worked for the three years as a development consent order and statutory...
The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has refreshed its board – and addressed a major gender imbalance – by recruiting six new business leaders to help it shape the economic future of the region. The six senior businesses leaders – five of them women – work across...
Bristol-based independent property consultancy Hartnell Taylor Cook (HTC) has made two key appointments as it seeks to further strengthen its burgeoning property management team. Sara Brooks, pictured, returns to work in the UK following a spell in Dubai, where she worked with global real estate advisers CBRE and a...
The government’s proposals for ending freedom of movement after Brexit would put Bristol’s economy at risk, with three-quarters of EU migrants in the city not eligible to work here, according the region’s largest business organisation. A new report produced by Business West with the IPPR (Institute for Public Policy...
Devolving more power from Westminster to the South West will turbo-charge its economy and end a productivity gap that costs its workers an average of £5,000 a year in lost income, according to a new report. But decisions on spending money devolved from central government must be taken by...
The deadline is looming for Bristol’s small and medium-sized businesses to apply for grants to help them improve their energy efficiency by reducing bills and protect against future price rises. A £1m fund has been set up by the West of England Combined Authority through which businesses across the...
Ambitious plans have been unveiled for a unique tourist attraction on Bristol’s Harbourside featuring a glass cabin hoisted 69m above the city to give visitors panoramic views. The city-based company behind Arc Bristol, pictured, believe it will attract 250,000 visitors a year. The glass cabin will be suspended between...
Bristol construction services firm Dribuild has today fallen into administration with the loss of 30 jobs The high-profile Hartcliffe-based firm entered into administration today after facing insurmountable funding challenges. Neil Vinnicombe and Simon Haskew of business recovery firm Begbies Traynor have been appointed to manage the administration. Dribuild is currently engaged...
An unprecedented 30 real estate investors from around the world have bid for a major city centre office complex as a lack of opportunities in Bristol’s commercial property market continues to push up values. The Quayside scheme on Temple Way, made up of three office buildings totalling 96,347 sq...
Grainger, the UK’s leading provider of rental homes, is to develop its second build-to-rent scheme in Bristol following the success of its first. The London-based firm’s 194-apartment Hawkins & George scheme at Finzels Reach is fully leased less than four months after opening its doors. Now Finzels Reach developer...
Bristol businesses have the opportunity to tender for work worth tens of millions of pounds as the development of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant enters its next phase. tier 2 supply chain contracts in MEH (mechanical, engineering and HVAC) needed to complete the once-in-a-generation project are now...
Property consultancy Knight Frank has strengthened the commercial property team in its Bristol with the arrival of Emma Cowlrick as senior surveyor. Emma, pictured, joins the commercial property valuations team, which works for a range of clients including financial institutions, lenders, private individuals, funds, property companies and the public...
Bristol City Council has appointed a director to spearhead its growth and regeneration projects, including its plans for Temple Meads station, Western Harbour (formerly Cumberland Basin) and revitalising the city centre. Stephen Peacock, pictured, who starts work as executive director: growth and regeneration next month, has a huge amount...
