Plans to develop office space for Bristol’s burgeoning tech, creative and media sectors in one of the city’s most iconic former industrial buildings have been given the go-ahead. The Generator Building, with its characteristic red brick and stone façade overlooking the Floating Harbour, originally housed the generator for the...
Bristol businesses are being invited to hear how they can prepare for the challenges and opportunities of Brexit at an event next week. The day-long Trade Horizons event – part of the Export for Growth roadshow – takes place at the Aerospace Museum, Filton, on Tuesday, June 26. It is...
Staff at Bristol’s most enlightened firms are being urged to enter them in a unique awards scheme that showcases the region’s best workplaces. The annual South West Happiest Workplace Competition was launched four years ago by Bristol-based workplace and interior design consultancy Wylde IA to champion businesses that go...
Planning, design and regeneration consultancy Nash Partnership has strengthened the planning team in its Bristol office with the appointment of a senior urban designer. Neil Harvie, pictured, has worked with private and public sector clients and has experience of complex urban settings and addressing rural challenges. He brings with...
Bristol Airport has been voted the best airport of its size in Europe in one of the industry’s top awards schemes. The airport, which handled 8.1m passengers last year, shared top billing in the 5m to 10m passenger category with Seville Airport in Spain at the annual ACI EUROPE...
Bristol-headquartered commercial property consultancy Hartnell Taylor Cook has made a number of senior promotions as part of its annual review, including appointing a new partner. Director David North’s promotion brings the number of partners in the firm, which also has offices in London and Plymouth, to 14. David joined...
Innovative small and medium-sized Bristol firms can apply for grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 to carry out research and development following the relaunch of an established funding programme. Innovation 4 Growth (I4G) funding totalling £500,000 is available to businesses from across the West of England in all sectors...
Revolutionary software that streamlines estimating, designing and project managing for small builders has been developed by Bristol firm HBXL. Called BuildingWorks, the subscription-based platform offers a range of user-friendly features and is aimed at builders, quantity surveyors, architects, small scale developers and designers. The software was in development for...
Lawyers at Bristol-based commercial firm Meade King have advised on the acquisition of one of Bristol’s oldest vegetarian eateries. The Royce Rolls Cafe in St Nicholas Market, which has been serving the people of Bristol since 1979, has been acquired by Evie Gkatzioufa and Marilo Torres Pedrosa. The enterprising...
Pioneering aviation museum Aerospace Bristol has landed its second major architectural award in as many months. The museum, which houses Concorde as well as tracing Bristol’s lead role in the history of powered flight, won the Leisure and Hospitality Project of the Year category at the Michelmores South West...
Regional law firm Ashfords has continued to boost the expertise in its Bristol office with another two lateral hires from rivals in the city – this time taking on two partners from TLT. Neel Mehta joined this week as a partner in the firm’s construction and infrastructure team while...
Bristol-based property agency Williams Gunter Hardwick has been appointed by expanding electronic cigarette retailer Ecigwizard to help it open a string of new outlets. The Peterborough-headquartered firm plans to more than double its store portfolio with at least 50 openings in an area stretching from Wales and the South...
Bristol business leaders have welcomed the publication of the ‘value for money’ reports on the location of the city’s much-delayed arena – even if they suggest it is likely be built north of the city at Filton rather than the originally planned site near Temple Meads. Accountancy giant KPMG’s...
