Bristol creative agency Workbrands has launched a new brand identity for the Property Academy to replace its national awards scheme. The Best Estate Agent Guide 2018 is run in partnership with Rightmove and takes the place of the Sunday Times Estate/Letting Agency of the Year Awards, which have been...
Carterwood, the Bristol-based specialist property consultancy dedicated to social care, has appointed Henry Crosby as a data scientist to strengthen its research systems and data management. Henry’s responsibilities include continuously improving and innovating in Carterwood’s research systems and the way it maintains and manages data. Henry, pictured, is...
Bristol’s Bottle Yard television and film studio complex is hoping to become a major player in the TV gameshow market as Noel Edmonds’ latest project – made there earlier this year – prepares to hit the small screen. Cheap Cheap Cheap, which was filmed at the South Bristol studios...
National commercial building consultancy Malcolm Hollis has recruited three graduates to its Bristol office as part of its successful graduate programme. George Findlay, pictured, and Laurence Garrett join after completing their graduate diplomas at UWE Bristol. George was previously a geography teacher and continued to do work part-time while...
Timber and sheet materials specialist Avon Plywood has been acquired by larger competitor Sydenhams for an undisclosed sum. Keynsham-based Avon Plywood, which was established in 1983 as an importer of wood-based materials and timber into Bristol, is now one of the UK’s largest suppliers of its kind. It specialises...
By Donna Kehoe, Bank of England agent for the South West of England I always enjoy the conversations I have each day with those running businesses, charities and other organisations here in the South West. These discussions provide an up-to-the-minute insight into what’s really happening in the economy across...
Regional law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bristol, has joined an elite group of legal practices that have been independently recognised for the high-quality advice they offer to residential property leaseholders. Just a handful of South West law firms are members of the influential Association of Leasehold...
UWE Bristol has insisted it remains committed to developing a major sports stadium on its Frenchay Campus despite Bristol Rovers’ surprise withdrawal from the project this week. The League One club’s owners Dwane Sports blew the whistle on the plans for a 21,700-capacity stadium at UWE saying it would...
Bristol businesswoman and award-winning society hairdresser Egidia Bonomini has become one of the latest major donors to support St George’s Bristol and its Building a Sound Future Appeal as it draws towards a successful conclusion. Ms Bonomini is among 97 major donors and corporates who have agreed to help...
The popular 24 Hours in Bristol photo competition returns in September with a new format – all entries must be taken on smartphones or tablets. The contest, now in its fifth year, is a unique photo-marathon event attracting hundreds of photographers who are given a designated hour-long time slot...
Facilities management firm Almeda has appointed four new members of staff as it gears up for a record 2017. Lyndsay Scriven and Matt Coombs have joined the Keynsham-based firm as junior facilities engineers, delivering hard services of mechanical and engineering maintenance to sites across the South West, while James...
Bristol property development firm Chewton Place has paid more than twice the asking price for a former fire station in Keynsham – an indication, according to agents Alder King, of the strength of the market and lack of freehold properties. Alder King said it was “inundated” with potential buyers...
Bristol’s best tech businesses are being invited to enter a national awards scheme that celebrates innovation and growth among the sector’s fastest-growing firms. The 2017 Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 Awards showcase the country’s dynamic technology ecosystem and the most exciting hi-tech companies. Now in their 20th year,...
