Two expanding businesses have helped set the pace for the North Bristol office market, filling a recently-refurbished building and setting what is believed to be a new record rent for business space out of the city centre. Global logistics company Agility has taken the 6,000 sq ft South building...
Bristol’s pioneering Watershed cinema and media centre has revealed ambitious expansion plans that would add four new floors above the existing building and create workspace for more than 100 creative entrepreneurs. Under the scheme, pictured, the Harbourside building will increase in size by nearly half from 4,400 sq m...
Twenty per cent of all office space let in Bristol this year is likely to be used for a new generation of flexible co-working hubs as the move towards new forms of business accommodation gathers pace. New research by international property consultancy JLL, which has an office in Bristol,...
A new group to give Bristol’s diverse night-time economy, including its bars, clubs and restaurants, a collective voice has been formed. The Bristol @ Night advisory panel aims to ensure the vitality and diversity of the city’s night-time activities are not only preserved but also supported to expand and...
The property and construction industry needs to wake up and embrace change if it is to move with the times and attract the right talent, a recent Women in Property South West event was told. Many firms in the sector accepted that change is needed but were unsure what...
Bristol charity the St Monica Trust has appointed experienced care and retail sector executive Kevin Hall as its new chief operating officer. The Trust provides accommodation, care and support for older and disabled people in Bristol and surrounding counties. Kevin, pictured, joined this month from The Orders of St...
The firm behind a Bristol-based indoor climbing wall and fitness centre has stepped in to save more than 80 jobs by buying a failed trampoline park operator from its administrators. Redpoint Bristol Climbing Centre on Winterstoke Road took over Freedog, which had run the parks in Bristol and Swindon,...
Bristol tourism businesses struck gold at the region’s top awards for the industry last night with Aerospace Bristol, the SS Great Britain and the New Room all picking up two accolades each and a wide range of the city’s other attractions and venues also among the winners. Destination Bristol...
Real estate adviser GVA has marked 50 years of helping shape Bristol, having worked on some the city’s largest property developments over the past half a century. The group opened its first office in the city in Queen Square city in 1968, before moving to Park Row. Its most...
Pioneering Bristol cancer charity Penny Brohn has unveiled an ambitious plan to set up a chain of centres in and around the city that combine charity shopping with treatment. The charity, which has been supporting those in the Bristol area living with cancer for almost 40 years, already provides...
The West of England’s largest business organisation has urged “calm compromise” from politicians over Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan to avoid what it said would be the “tremendously damaging” impact of the UK crashing out of the EU with no deal. Business West – which runs Bristol Chamber...
Pioneering aviation museum Aerospace Bristol is in the running for a hat-trick of awards to add to its trophy collection tomorrow at this year’s Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards. The year-old museum, which houses Concorde as well as tracing Bristol’s lead role in the history of powered flight,...
Bristol’s highly talented workforce and its unparalleled collaborative approach mean it is well positioned to become one of the world’s leading centres for innovation, according to a major study published this week. The Bristol city-region, which includes Bath, is already among the UK’s most exciting innovation clusters based on...
