A £50m fund to help the growth of small and medium-sized firms across the South West has been launched by investment group Foresight – with an office in Bristol due to open to support it. FTSE 250 listed Foresight already manages a number of regionally focused private equity and...
Bristol civil and structural engineering consultancy Jubb has been acquired by national rival in a move it said would provide a significant opportunity for it to strengthen its future. For new owner, fast-growing built environment consultancy Ridge, the takeover expands its geographical reach into the South West while reinforcing...
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has advised leading real estate asset and investment management business Oxygen Asset Management on a significant property deal in the heart of the City of London. Oxygen’s acquisition of 11 Leadenhall Street, a 15,117 sq ft freehold office building, pictured, forms part...
Pioneering ways of meeting the West of England’s economic challenges while building on its strengths are to be explored by a new data and research project. The Brunel Centre, which will officially launch next year, will bring together businesses and universities with policymakers to support regional growth and industrial strategy. It...
Turley, the national planning and development consultancy with a base in Bristol, has recruited Annie Gingell as associate director in its South West and Wales team. Annie, pictured, joins from the Bristol office of property consultancy Tetlow King Planning, where she spent more than seven-and-a-half years as an associate...
Construction work on Bristol’s delayed £200m Sporting Quarter is expected to start next year following the dismissal of a judicial review in the High Court. The scheme, pictured, close to Ashton Gate Stadium – home to Bristol City Football Club and the Bristol Bears rugby club – will include...
Clean energy expert Madi Dacey has joined Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT as a partner in its projects, infrastructure and construction (PIC) team in a move it said boosted its future energy capabilities and its expertise in complex energy and infrastructure projects. Madi, pictured, a transactional construction lawyer with a particular...
National engineering consultancy Rodgers Leask has expanded the multi-disciplinary offering in its Bristol office with the appointment of principal structural engineer Tom Holmes. The firm, which has been involved in a number of largescale projects in the South West since opening an office in the region nine years ago,...
A world-leading plastics reprocessing plant in Bristol touted as being an essential part of the UK’s move to a circular economy when it opened two years ago is to close. Operator Viridor blamed challenging market conditions and a lack of pro-recycling legislation for the shutdown. The firm, owned by US...
Global real estate advisor CBRE is to relocate its Bristol base from Clifton to a state-of-the-art new office development in the city centre. The firm’s South West and Wales team will move into EQ on Victoria Street, the first building in the world to achieve SmartScore Gold accreditation for...
A business providing mobile freezers to events and secure self storage in shipping containers is on the road to more growth after teaming up with Bristol specialist motor leasing company Vanaways. Container Team has taken on three new vehicles and opened its first indoor self-storage facility as it looks...
Firms in central Bristol are being consulted on a plan to merge the three Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) covering the area in a move that they say would leverage more funding to drive economic growth. The Bristol City Centre, Redcliffe & Temple and Broadmead BIDs claim by uniting and...
Corporate lawyers in Thrings’ Bristol office have advised Wiltshire housebuilder Stonewood Homes on a string of deals linked to its schemes across the West of England. Stonewood, which specialises in small-to-medium developments of high-quality, sustainable new homes, received funding from a consortium of investors as part of its plans...
