Plans have been revealed for a major new road layout to replace Temple Circus roundabout near Temple Meads station with Bristol City Council claiming it will be better for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. The area is a vital gateway to the city but for years has become notorious for...
Thrings has become the first law firm in Bristol to include an interactive, 3D virtual tour of its office in the city on Google – a move it believes gives it a commercial advantage over its rivals. Anyone searching for Thrings on Google will see high quality, 360-degree photographs...
One of Bristol’s most iconic Georgian parades has been bought by two property development firms for £4m in the latest of a string of deals in the city’s Redcliffe area. The distinctive buildings at 3 – 8 Redcliffe Parade West, which overlook the Floating Harbour and have been used...
Estate agency and property group Andrews has made two significant appointments to its board as it looks to continue its growth into 2015. The Keynsham-based group has recruited Paul Bumford from Legal & General to become managing director its financial services business. Paul, pictured right, brings more than 30...
Phil Smith, managing director of Business West, the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative, looks back at the past 12 months and considers why next year’s General Election is set to be one of the most important in recent memory. “The noise and glare of...
Global engineering consultancy Parsons Brinkerhoff has relocated its Bristol base in the city’s second-largest office deal of 2014. The firm, whose interest span planning, engineering, and program and construction management, has taken just over 17,000 sq ft at Kings Orchard, the landmark office building next to Castle Park overlooking...
Regional law firm Foot Anstey, which has an office in Bristol, has advised former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher’s retail brand Pretty Green on the opening of two stores in London as part of its UK growth plans. Pretty Green was launched in 2009 and now operates from 17 outlets...
The Wickes retail warehouse at Cribbs Causeway has been bought by a property fund investing on behalf of charities, faith organisations, and local authorities for £7.2m. The freehold of the 24,100 sq ft building has been let to Wickes Building Supplies for a term of 25 years since 1991,...
Estate agency and property group Andrews’ innovative use of social media and its pioneering website has helped it collect four awards at the prestigious Estate Agency of the Year Awards, including silver in the Best Large Estate Agency category for the second year running. The Keynsham-based firm, with offices...
A competition has been launched to find Bristol’s happiest workplace – and staff working for the city’s forward-looking employers are being urged to enter. The contest is being staged by Bristol-based workplace and interior design consultancy Wylde IA , which wants to know exactly what sets some of the...
Building a fairer and more sustainable society would create jobs and boost the economy, Green Party leader Natalie Bennett said on a visit to Bristol. Speaking to Bristol Business News, Ms Bennett, pictured, said it was a stereotype that her party was anti-business. But it wanted big businesses to...
Bristol today promised to stage the best-funded and most-comprehensive programme of events yet by any European Green Capital as it officially took over the title. The European Commission bestowed the title on the city from this year’s holders Copenhagen in a ceremony in the Danish capital. Bristol is the...
Bristol’s innovation hub Engine Shed has celebrated its first year by revealing that it has created 128 jobs and contributed £8m to the West of England’s economy. The building, a unique collaboration between the University of Bristol, Bristol City Council and the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP),...
