Bristol’s prime commercial property sites will be in the spotlight next week when around 50 mostly London-based fund managers, developers and other investment professionals get a whistle-stop tour of the city. The event, organised by Bristol property consultants Hartnell Taylor Cook, will highlight the major transactions that have occurred...
Home Grown Hotels, the group behind The Pig chain of upmarket hotels, has bought Hunstrete House in Somerset, for £5m from von Essen Hotels founder Andrew Davis. The 18th century Georgian hotel has been closed for two years following the administration of the Bath-based von Essen group, which owned...
Bristol-based national plant and equipment hire specialist Hewden has signed a 10-year lease on the former Third Way, Avonmouth, base of Chep, the pallet supplier. The site became available following Chep’s relocation to a purpose-built facility at nearby Central Park. The property gives Hewden 22,082 sq ft of offices...
Fast-growing Clevedon telecoms provider Pure Comms new office has been officially opened by North Somerset MP Dr Liam Fox. Pure Comms, launched in 2009 by managing director Rob Vivian, now employs nine staff and plans to take on another three at the new 2,400 sq ft office in a...
Islamic finance specialists at West law firm Foot Anstey have acted for Kuwaiti investors on a £26.8m acquisition of the Argos National Distribution Centre in Stafford – the latest deal by the firm in the fast-growing specialist area. Foot Anstey’s team of Islamic finance, banking, real estate and investment...
Construction on the second phase of Bristol’s pioneering National Composite Centre (NCC) is underway following a turf cutting ceremony attended by business minister Michael Fallon. The work, supported by Government funding of £28m, will double the size of the NCC and allow it to extend its capabilities to develop...
The Bloodhound Project, which is developing a 1,000mph car, is to move to larger premises on an industrial estate in Avonmouth as it prepares to challenge the world land speed record. The project has taken a flexible five-year lease on Unit 3 Avonbridge Trading Estate on Atlantic Way, which...
Nearly a third of West construction firms are at risk of failure in the next 12 months, according to new research. This compares to 25.7% of businesses at risk across all sectors in the region and comes on the back of a fall in UK construction output in the...
Bristol is emerging as a key centre for property investment and development, according to a major piece of research. Investors are being drawn to the city thanks to devolution of power from London through the City Deal and large planned infrastructure projects such as with the Temple Quarter Enterprise...
Global software company Sitecore has opened its first regional UK office in Bristol. The Danish-headquartered firm, which develops innovative customer management software systems for major global brands, has taken 3,000 sq ft at New Bond House, opposite Cabot Circus at the bottom of the M32. Sitecore, founded in 2001,...
Bristol’s burgeoning reputation as a major centre for the creative and digital industries has been enhanced with the opening of a state-of-the-art £7m business campus. Temple Studios, next to Temple Meads station and part of the city’s developing Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone, is already home to clutch of young...
The challenges facing retailers take centre stage at a specialist conference to be held in Bristol later this month. Will internet retailers replace the high street? How can it respond to the challenge? Are pop-up shops the future or are more flexible tenant friendly leases the way forward? Organised...
The Original Bristol Blue Glass Company has relocated to a new studio and shop on the Bath Road in Brislington, Bristol. The company, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, has taken the retail showroom and workshop at 357-359 Bath Road on a new 10-year lease in a deal...
