Staff from national property agency CBRE’s Bristol office rowed for 50km in under four hours as part of the firm’s #Row50 challenge to raise money for charity partner Shelter. Three teams of five competed against each other – and teams from CBRE’s 15 other UK offices – to complete the...
Bristol’s iconic Generator Building – which powered the city’s tram system when it opened more than 100 years ago – could get a new lease of life as a base for tech, creative and media businesses. The striking red brick and stone building overlooking the Floating Harbour has stood...
Bristol’s office market has been held up as offering good long-term growth for property investors following the off-market sale of a landmark building to a South Korean individual for £95.5m. 10 Canons Way at Harbourside, pictured, was sold freehold by the Topland Group in one of the largest deals...
Budget measures affecting the housing market, business rate reform, infrastructure and city development gave the region’s property sector plenty of food for thought – with many commentators saying the Chancellor could have done much more. David Westgate, chief executive of Keynsham-based estate agency and property group Andrews, welcomed the...
Bristol Zoological Society has teamed up with architecture firms Grant Associates and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios to help save critically endangered wildlife on Madagascar. Bristol Zoological Society (BZS) operates a field research centre and eco-tourist camp in the heart of Ankarafa Forest on the African island – home to...
Craft brewery The Wild Beer Co, which describes Bristol as its spiritual home, has invested more than £500,000 in a state-of-the-art canning line as it prepares move to a new ‘destination brewery’. The new equipment has coincided with a branding overhaul for its cans to bring them into line with...
The University of Bristol’s planned £300m campus next to Temple Meads railway station, which was today submitted to the city council for outline approval, will help open up the neighbouring St Philips area for redevelopment, according to the property firm working on the scheme. One of the largest and...
Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees welcomed Budget measures supporting investment in infrastructure and housebuilding but warned that more funding is needed to support the continued economic growth of cities and tackle issues faced by their communities. He said the £15.3bn for housebuilding, particularly a further £2.7bn expansion of the...
Chancellor Philip Hammond’s support for the tech sector – a vital part of Bristol’s economy – and his commitment to devolve more funding for infrastructure and skills to the West of England in Wednesday’s Budget have been welcomed by business figures across the city. However, there was criticism that...
Chancellor Philip Hammond pledged more than £80m to invest in new transport infrastructure across the West of England in the Budget. The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) said it has been told it will receive the funding for schemes to improve connectivity, reduce congestion and encourage new technology...
Philip Hammond was a “cautious Chancellor doing his best in a tight spot” in the Budget, according to Phil Smith, managing director of Business West – the region’s largest business organisation which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative. He described Mr Hammond as playing a “weak...
Chancellor Philip Hammond has presented the 2017 Budget. Here are the main points: Economy is ready for challenges that lie ahead Growth forecast is now 1.5% this year, 1.4% next year and 1.3% in 2019/20 against 2% this year, 1.6% next year and 1.7% in 2019. Inflation peaking at...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, today called on Chancellor Philip Hammond to “be brave, but invest in the long term” in Wednesday’s Budget. The group, which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative, said businesses’ patience was wearing thin with a government that was failing...
