Bristol hotels bosses have made a fresh plea to the government to extend the reduced rate of VAT for their businesses as they endure a bleak start to 2022. Most members of the Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA) say they suffered a difficult end to 2021 – with many reporting...
Bristol-based property developer Cubex, best known for its Finzels Reach regeneration project in the city, has appointed Joe Downey as director. Joe, pictured, who has a proven track record in property acquisition and development, will head the business alongside managing director Peter Walford. He has also bought into the...
Bristol’s pioneering heat network system, a key element in the city achieving carbon neutrality by 2030, has received further investment to extend it to key development areas. The existing network – which uses a number of different methods of extracting waste heat, including from the Floating Harbour – already...
More than three-quarters of manufacturing firms in Bristol and across the West of England have been affected by delays or other disruption when importing supplies or goods, according to the latest economic survey by the regions largest business group. Two-thirds of all importers have also been affected, triggering a...
Global events group Fortem International, which has its UK headquarters in Bristol, has sold five rural and leisure trade shows in a deal handled by the city office of national law firm Clarke Willmott. The portfolio, which includes Farm Business Innovation, Family Attraction Expo, Country House Business Innovation, Leisure...
Bristol-based development company Baylis Estates, best known for its Cribbs Causeway retail and leisure destination, has completed its latest project – the £4m Armstrong Business Park in Yate. With the freehold sale of all six units, which total 30,000 sq ft, agreed ahead of practical completion, businesses will now...
With the ongoing impact of the pandemic, climate change and Brexit, 2022 will be another tough year for many Bristol businesses. Phil Smith, managing director of Business West – the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative – looks at the needs and challenges for this...
Brazilian cloud banking and payments platform Pismo has chosen Bristol as the location for its European headquarters – giving another boost to the city’s thriving fintech ecosystem. Pismo, which is looking to use Bristol as a springboard into the UK banking market, said it chose the city because of fintech...
This year’s unprecedented increase in made-in-Bristol TV shows is set to continue into 2022 as production companies head to the city to use it as a backdrop for dramas and its studios continue to attract new programmes. There was a 225% increase in drama production in the city on...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak must step up and provide an urgent package of measures to support Bristol businesses as they suffer the effects of another Covid-hit Christmas, according to West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris. His call for a package of support until the end of January to get...
National property consultancy Aitchison Raffety has opened its first office in Bristol, and its its 12th office across England, to strengthen its service to clients in the South West. The independent chartered surveying and town planning practice said the office, in the showpiece Spectrum building on Bond Street, was...
A recently-refurbished office building in Bristol city centre is now fully occupied following the letting of its final suite. PS21, the former TSB regional office on Prince Street, was acquired in 2016 acquisition by Cheltenham-based developer Robert Hitchins. It has since been extensively refurbished to provide 15,278 sq ft...
Bristol housebuilder Autograph Homes has expanded its team with the appointment of Ian Drew to the role of head of technical and planning. Ian, pictured, has more than 20 years’ experience in the sector, having worked with major UK housebuilders such as Taylor Wimpey and Bovis Homes on multiple...
