The blueprint for job creation and economic growth in Bristol and the West of England was unveiled this morning with a clear message to the Government – come and back our vision for success. The Strategic Economic Plan identifies the city-region’s key growth sectors and sets out 122 ways...
Commercial property consultant Knight Frank has expanded its property asset management department in Bristol to meet growing demand across the South West. Jo Crofts, formerly an associate in the office agency, has joined the team, which manages key industrial, office and retail buildings in an area stretching from Swindon...
One of Bristol city centre’s newest office buildings has been sold for the second time in just over two years – earning its owner a profit of nearly £3m and heralding a strong recovery in the city’s commercial property market. The Paragon, on the corner of Victoria Street and...
Bristol’s Park Street is to be a test bed for a pioneering digital marketing project that aims to boost business for its stores by harnessing the power of social media. The trailblazing initiative – only the second of its kind in the UK – will enable the iconic street’s shops,...
Bristol city centre landmark office building Whitefriars has attracted three new occupiers since the start of the year following a major refurbishment. The 145,000 sq ft, 11-storey building on Lewins Mead is one of the largest in the city centre. Agents are now marketing 36,000 sq ft of unoccupied...
Fast-growing brewing, pub and restaurant group Bath Ales has won a coveted national award in recognition of the breadth of its expanding portfolio of venues. The firm landed the Best Managed Pub Company (two-50 sites) accolade at the prestigious Publican’s Morning Advertiser awards last night. Bath Ales, based at...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Bristol City FC will begin work to redevelop their stadium at Ashton Gate at the end of the current season after a deadline for legal challenges to the plan passed. Councillors gave unanimous backing to the club’s plans to regenerate the stadium last November. Those...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com A £10m windfall from the sale of land at Avonmouth and Portbury docks could be used to regenerate parts of Bristol’s Old City, Mayor George Ferguson has said. The cabinet is due to decide on the sale of the freehold of the land which makes...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Bristol Rovers Football Club have this afternoon been given the green light to build a new stadium on the outskirts of the city and redevelop the Memorial Stadium as a supermarket. A judicial review, lodged by the TRASHorfield group, was dismissed by Mr Justice Hickinbottom...
The biggest talking point for the property sector from today’s Budget was about a measure that was not even mentioned – reform of business rates. Property industry figures – and most mainstream business lobbying groups – have been urging the Chancellor to overhaul a system they see as extremely...
Directors in Bristol firms have less than two weeks to enter the region’s top business awards that recognise boardroom excellence and enterprise. The South West Institute of Directors (IoD) Awards 2014 are open to anyone working at director level in any type of business or organisation – they do...
Major international property firms and investors have shown “fantastic” interest in Bristol’s development sites – with one poised to bring 50 new jobs to the city’s Enterprise Zone. A high-profile team from the city has spent the week at MIPIM, the world’s largest commercial property industry gathering this week...
Three global advanced engineering firms have expanded into larger offices in Filton, helping raise the profile of the area as a hub for innovation in aerospace, defence and related sectors. The firms – missile developer MBDA, Airbus parent group EADS and innovation and engineering consultancy Altran UK – have...
