By Matt Cross, head of inward investment, Invest Bristol and Bath. Last week’s announcement that The Range is investing in bringing 1,050 jobs through one of the largest warehousing and distribution schemes in the UK to Severnside, South Gloucestershire, shows that the West of England is most certainly open...
Bristol’s top firms are being urged to enter the region’s most prestigious business competition – accountants PwC’s annual West of England Business of the Year Awards. The widely-respected awards are now in their 28th year and previous winners represent the cream of the region’s top companies. The unrivalled awards,...
Applications for the coveted South West Fairtrade Business Awards close this weekend and Bristol firms that support fair and ethical business practices are being urged to enter before Sunday’s deadline. The unique awards – now in their fourth year – champion firms that put ethical responsibilities at the heart...
Bristol’s tech and creative sectors will spark a revolution in the city’s commercial property market this year as their fast-growing firms look for a new generation of trendy offices, according to agents JLL. Demand from the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector continues to dominate the market with around...
Commercial property agents JLL’s Bristol office invited guests to their annual South West Property Market Review 2016 at At-Bristol last night. Pictured below, from left: JLL’s speakers at the event Hannah Waterhouse; futurologist Dr Ian Pearson; Jeremy Richards; Cathy Francis; Paul Baker and Ben Burston Pictured below: Ross Wigley...
Plans for a new footbridge to make it easier for pedestrians and cyclists to enter and leave the Bristol Arena site have been submitted. The bridge will link to Albert Road, which will be used as a taxi and coach pick-up and drop-off point for visitors to the 12,000...
The first TEDx talks at the University of the West of England (UWE) are being staged tomorrow by the Student Union with 10 guest speakers sharing their ideas on the topic of The Innovative Attitude. The speakers – who range from academics conducting ground-breaking research at UWE to those...
Bristol business support organisation BRAVE Enterprise is advising record numbers of aspiring entrepreneurs as new figures reveal the city has become a hotbed for start-up businesses. The not-for-profit body, which has helped thousands launch successful ventures, has had to double the number of free Thinking about Business workshops it...
Business in the Community (BITC) is calling on Bath firms to showcase how they are taking practical action to address pressing issues as the deadline for entries to the 2016 Responsible Business Awards looms. The awards, now in their 19th year, celebrate inspiring examples of businesses that make a...
The latest fall in unemployment – down a further 7,000 in the South West – has been welcomed by Business West, the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative. But Business West, the region’s largest business group, has warned that low unemployment brings its own challenges...
Homeware retailer The Range is to create more than 1,000 jobs at a massive new warehouse on the outskirts of Bristol, it confirmed yesterday. The rapidly expanding firm has bought a 55-acre site at Severnside to build a 1.2m sq ft distribution centre – the size of around 15...
National accountancy firm Smith & Williamson’s Bristol-based corporate finance team got the new year off to a strong start by completing two multi-million pound deals. The team advised on the disposal of the wind and solar assets of AIM-listed Renewable Energy Generation (REG) and the sale of London-based specialist...
Bristol’s office investment market has never been hotter as a tidal wave of money – much of it from international funds – arrives in the city, according to a new report. Middle Eastern money and US private equity is targeting Bristol city centre buildings as the London market overheats,...
