Lawyers in the Bristol office of international legal practice Osborne Clarke have advised broker Liberum Capital on its handling of online-only building materials retailer CMO Group’s London Stock Exchange flotation. Plymouth-based CMO is seeking to capitalise on the construction sector’s comparatively slow move online and Britain’s £27bn addressable building...
An off-market property app that promises to give house hunters control of their search rather relying in websites or estate agents has launched in Bristol. Co-founded by former Bristol Bears rugby player Danny Gray, Zump aims to transform the process of buying or selling a property by tackling many...
Santander UK has again called on legal experts at Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT to advise it on a multi-million pound finance deal for a major battery storage plant. The bank’s latest transaction with Zenobe Energy, the UK’s leading owner and operator of battery storage plants, is for what is...
A team of architects and urban designers who have worked on high-profile urban schemes across the world are to create a six-month programme of community engagement on Bristol’s Western Harbour redevelopment. Turner Works, Place Bureau and Burgess and Beech were chosen by Bristol City Council to lead a city-wide conversation...
Bristol’s delayed Clean Air Zone is to be introduced next summer, the city council confirmed today as it unveiled an improved package of support to help firms with polluting vehicles avoid paying fines to enter the city centre. More than seven in 10 vehicles now entering the area that...
A Bristol city centre office block has become the first in the world to achieve a new smart building standard – even though it will not be ready for occupation for nearly another two years. CEG, the developers of the 200,000 sq ft EQ building, pictured, on Victoria Street,...
Live entertainment venue Bristol Beacon has appointed specialist city-based sustainability agency Hope Solutions as its partner to help make it the UK’s first carbon neutral concert hall by 2030. Bristol Beacon, pictured, which was previously called Colston Hall, will work with Hope Solutions to develop its ambitious sustainability plan. ...
As many Coronavirus restrictions will now remain in place until July 19, the government has decided to extend some of the temporary Covid insolvency rules to support struggling businesses. While an extension to the measures is welcome but businesses in distress still face tough months ahead. Originally introduced in...
R3, the restructuring and insolvency trade body, has launched a free guide for company directors on how to spot signs of financial distress, options open to them to resolve it and where to get expert advice. Called Get Back to Business: A guide to dealing with corporate financial distress,...
Bristol Airport today said it will become carbon neutral later this year by hitting targets it originally expected to reach in 2025 – setting it up to gain the title of the UK’s first net zero airport by 2030. Bosses said three key commitments to be a net zero...
Bristol start-up PyTerra Xchange has designed a platform to offer businesses a simple way to meet their Corporate Social Responsibility commitments by putting much-needed investment into local climate change projects. Many large firms are seeking to use Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to offset their environmental impact over time but are...
Bristol commercial vehicle conversion company TGS Automotive is planning a major expansion which will more than double its workforce and enable it to handle large-scale public and private sector projects. Production will be trebled at the firm’s Fishponds base, where it converts a wide range of vans and trucks...
West of England business’s confidence in the economy has bounced back for the first time in four years, according to a new survey, but there are growing fears that the recovery will be choked off by a lack of skilled workers. The latest quarterly economic survey conducted by Business...
