Business people with strong networking experience and the credibility to champion the region are being sought by the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to join its business board. The LEP is looking to appoint new board members to help shape a brighter, greener future for the West...
Two major property developments could change the face of Bristol’s Harbourside, with the firms behind them promising to revitalise the area with mixed-used office and leisure schemes. A £60m, six-storey Waterside building, pictured, on the vacant site between the Revolucion de Cuba bar and Lloyds Amphitheatre would include offices,...
Bristol specialist software company Avondata has launched an innovative property management system (PMS) that makes it easier for hotels to handle everything from online reservations to corporate functions and weddings and housekeeping tasks. Called Rezcontrol, it has been designed to give managers and staff access to a range of...
Bristol businesses are partnering with the police, banking sector and specialists to spearhead a new crackdown on fraud in the South West. They have come together to re-launch the South West Fraud Forum (SWFF), which is dedicated to helping prevent businesses and individuals becoming victims of the crime. The...
Free one-to-one support to help potential entrepreneurs start and grow their own business is available from a new Business and Intellectual Property Centre opened in the city’s Central Library. The centre, which was officially opened by Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees, is offering free resources, confidential one-to-one support, advice...
Global property consultancy Knight Frank has expanded its Bristol team with the appointment of Jemima Young on the graduate programme and Claire Stretton as a senior surveyor in the residential development valuation team. Claire, pictured right, joins with 15 years’ experience in real estate, having worked at South West...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has completed another major London pub deal, advising on the sale of 12 high-quality freehold venues for a number of operators backed by funds managed by investment manager Downing. The pubs, 11 in South London suburbs and one in East London, have been bought...
Office rents in Bristol city centre are close to busting through the £40 per sq ft mark for the first time, according property agents, as the market continues to bounce back strongly from the impact of the pandemic. Rents on prime central office space ended last year at £35.50...
Bristol’s innovators are being urged to come up with suggestions to help tackle the city’s climate challenges following its inclusion in a United Nations-backed global scheme. The Climate Smart Cities Challenge aims to empower innovators and communities to collaborate in designing and demonstrating climate-smart approaches to vital areas of city...
A cross-firm team from the Bristol head office of TLT has advised on a major acquisition of pubs and bars in London as activity in the leisure, food and drink market continues to accelerate. The team, made up of corporate, commercial real estate, licensing and tax lawyers, worked with...
Bristol firms thinking of exporting or taking their international expansion to the next level can sign up to a week of special events hosted by experts. The Department for International Trade (DIT) will stage the first International Trade Week next week, with events – most of them virtual –...
Some £32m is to be made available for businesses to make sure their vehicles comply with Bristol’s Clean Air Zone, which will come into effect next summer, it emerged today. The figure, which will cover HGVs, LGVs, taxis and private hire vehicles, forms the lion’s share of £42m the...
Bristol-based scientist, entrepreneur and founder of the city’s Science Creates deep-tech centre, Dr Harry Destecroix, has won a major national enterprise award. Harry, pictured, has been named Barclays Entrepreneur Icon of the Year, a title that recognises entrepreneurs who have successfully turned their vision into reality. The accolade, one...
