An environmental initiative between Bristol Airport and easyJet that slashed emissions from equipment used to get passengers and baggage onto aircraft has won an international award. The trial – believed to be the first of its kind – reduced emissions to almost zero by using electric ground vehicles instead...
Bristol’s vibrant and diverse night-time economy has received a coveted Purple Flag award for the 12th year in a row. The international accreditation, which is similar to the Blue Flag for beaches, is awarded to cities that surpass excellence in managing their evening and night-time economies. It aims to...
The founder of one of the UK’s largest quarrying groups will be the keynote speaker at an event for Bristol business owners considering an exit. The seminar, staged by wealth management and professional services group Evelyn Partners’ office in the city, will hear from Nicholas Johnston, who sold the...
Huboo, the Bristol firm that has become one of Europe’s fastest-growing fulfilment technology providers, has appointed Gordon Bruce as its new chief of staff as it continues to develop strategic plans for significant global expansion. Having already taken its pioneering business model to the Netherlands, Spain and Germany, the...
The organisation that owns Bristol Zoo Gardens has pledged that a large part of the site will remain open to the public and its historic features retained when it is redeveloped as housing. Bristol Zoological Society, which caused controversary when it announced the zoo’s closure in November 2020, plans...
A new service to boost domestic and international travel trade business in Bristol and the West of England has been launched as the city’s visitor economy continues to recover from the impact of the pandemic. The team at Visit West, the Destination Management Organisation (DMO) that runs Visit Bristol, identified...
A team from Bristol-based national law firm Burges Salmon has advised another investment deal for a vertical farming business as interest in the technology continues to grow. Burges Salmon, one of the few law firms specialising in the sector, has worked with Eider Vertical Farming (EVF) on its £50m...
Property consultancy Carter Jonas marked the third anniversary of the launch of its Bristol hub with a reception attended by more than 150 members of the city’s business community. The event at the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery gave the Carter Jonas Bristol team, led by Andrew Hardwick, pictured,...
Real estate services specialist JLL has made two appointments to its Bristol-based project management team as it looks to broaden the range of senior level expertise and specialist consultancy advice available to clients. Paul Smith, pictured right, has joined as director from Currie & Brown in Bristol, where he worked for...
The long-awaited redevelopment of the area around Bristol Temple Meads – which could include up to 10,000 new homes as well as new entrances to the historic railway station – has been given the go-ahead under a £95.8m deal. The flagship project is also expected to create up to...
The UK’s largest-ever speculative logistics building is set to be built at Avonmouth as part of a £250m, 1.3m sq ft development. At 882,000 sq ft, the unit would be the size of around 10 Wembley Stadiums. While smaller than the largest building in the area – retail group...
Business leaders are urging the government to continue to invest in the West of England amid signals its ‘levelling-up’ agenda is switching spending to other areas of the country as the econony falters. The plea has come from Business West, the organisation that runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce and...
Bristol’s world-leading automotive research centre is now up and running following the handover of the building from its contractor. The £70m, 11,300 sq m Institute of Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS), pictured, on the Bristol & Bath Science Park at Emersons Green will now ramps up its operations as a...
