Businesses and organisations from across Bristol were rewarded for their efforts in driving environmental sustainability in the workplace at the inaugural Go Green Awards last night. Go Green was launched in February last year and is a collaboration between business leadership organisations Business West and Low Carbon South West....
Bristol’s “wonderful” relationship with China was celebrated at a Chinese New Year banquet in the city attended by more than 200 business leaders and representatives of its Chinese community. Among those present at the event at Zen Harbourside restaurant were Mayor of Bristol George Ferguson – who praised links...
Bristol’s tallest office building – the iconic Castlemead in Lower Castle Street – has been acquired by London-based Oval Real Estate. The sale of the office block, standing at a height of 80 m over 18 floors, is another sign of the strength of the city’s commercial property market....
Amarelle, the Bristol-based office design and build specialist, has officially opened its new showroom and design centre as it enjoys more growth. The firm, formed six-and-a-half years ago and now employing 13 staff, relocated from its previous cramped base in Temple Way to its new home last month. Once...
Filwood Green Business Park, which was constructed for Bristol City Council to mark the city’s status as European Green Capital 2015, is in the running for a European environmental award. The business park has been nominated for the BREEAM Awards 2016 which recognise the finest examples of sustainable buildings...
Bristol City Council has appointed the UK arm of international construction group Bouygues as preferred bidder to build the city’s long-awaited £90m Bristol Arena. Bouygues UK, which has an office at Bradley Stoke, is one of the country’s top construction and development companies. It has a long track record...
Bristol business leaders are being urged to enter one of the top business awards schemes recognising excellence and enterprise in the region’s boardrooms. The annual Institute of Directors’ South West Director of the Year Awards showcase outstanding leaders and entrepreneurs and focus UK-wide attention on success in the region. Over recent...
A Western Powerhouse to rival that of the North of England came a step closer today when Bristol, Cardiff and Newport unveiled the results of a major research project underpinning the concept. The three – working together under the title Great Western Cities (GWC) – commissioned the research to...
Bristol’s burgeoning digital sector has helped the West of England become the UK’s most productive tech cluster with an impressive growth rate, according to a new analysis of the country’s digital tech economy. The Tech Nation 2016 report, which highlights the strength of the sector to the UK economy,...
The new visitor centre under construction at historic Clevedon Pier reached a significant milestone this week as regional construction company Beard installed glass panels into the walls and ceiling of the centre’s restaurant and tea room. Beard is working with Bristol-based O’LearyGoss Architects on the £1.8m scheme. The Swindon-based firm...
Bristol is the number one UK regional city for law firms, according to a new survey which measured how much office space the legal sector occupies outside London. Bristol, with nearly 875,000 sq ft of office space used by its law firms, heads the table of the 10 cities...
Facilities management firm Almeda has recruited experienced hospitality sector manager Gordon Cox to head its recently-launched catering division. Gordon was previously food and beverage manager at Wyevale Garden Centres. He first encountered the Almeda team while working at its Endsleigh Garden Centre in Devon and was so impressed the...
