Bristol Airport’s first on-site hotel, the 201-room Hampton by Hilton, has opened for business – the latest milestone in the airport’s rapid development. The hotel, just two minutes’ walk from the terminal, was built using an innovative construction technique, with steel modular segments made in a factory in China...
Construction company Dribuild has gone above and beyond to raise more than £50,000 for urgent medical research into the treatment of a rare blood condition at Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre. Keynsham-based Dribuild started fundraising for the cause in March 2016 when it chose local hospital charity Above &...
The highly experienced judging panel for one of this year’s prestigious PwC West of England Business of the Year Awards has been announced. Among the judges are former winners of the award – widely regarded as the region’s top business accolade – as well as respected figures from the...
Bristol’s second – and so far largest – build-to-rent (BTR) scheme has been recommended for the go-ahead by planning officer at next week’s city council planning committee. If approved, the 255-home ND7 regeneration scheme would provide a much-needed boost to Bristol’s rental housing supply and would account for more than 12% of...
The Bristol office of national commercial property consultancy Sanderson Weatherall has sold a ground rent investment on the site of a Gloucester hotel for above its asking price. Acting on behalf of Thornbury-based, privately owned property development and investment company Litfield Land, the investment in the Ibis Hotel in...
Regional construction group Beard, which has an office in Bristol, has promoted Darren Miller to commercial director to drive further growth at the £137m turnover business. Darren, pictured, will be responsible for managing all commercial activity and central procurement for the Swindon-headquartered family-owned business, which operates across the South of...
By Donna Kehoe, the Bank of England’s agent for the South West of England What should we make of the prospects for the UK economy just over a month into what promises to be another eventful year? On the face of it there’s much to be positive about. Growth...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, is calling on Chancellor Philip Hammond to use his Spring Budget next month to bolster confidence amid fears that higher inflation and skill shortages will combine to hit West of England firms hard. While latest official jobless figures show unemployment continuing to...
Property consultancy Alder King has appointed Ian Smith as a consultant in its Bristol-based business rates team. Ian, pictured, joins the firm after 40 years with the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) in the South and South West and brings unrivalled knowledge and expertise, particularly in the valuation of specialist...
Bristol is one of the most resilient and sustainable cities in England with a strong creative and cultural scene, according to new analysis published today – but it lags behind many other areas of the country when it comes to inclusion, equality and prosperity. The city is ranked ninth...
The green light for a new junction on the M49 near Bristol will be a shot in the arm for the regional economy, city property experts have said. Construction is set to start by the end of this year after Highways England, Bristol City Council, and South Gloucestershire Council...
Rydon, the national construction group with a regional office at Pill, has been appointed to build a £10m community hub at a flagship housing development on the outskirts of Bath. Construction work on the new primary school, children’s nursery and state-of-the–art community facilities at Mulberry Park will start this...
Businesses in the property development and construction supply chain are being urged to register for the HMRC’s Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) amid misunderstandings over who it affects. The warning comes from the Bristol office of accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson, whose experts say many firms...
