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...
Waste management and recycling firm Hills Waste Solutions is gearing up for further growth across the South West after relocating its Bristol depot. The Swindon-headquartered firm expanded into Bristol nearly five years through its acquisition of commercial waste recycling and food collection firm Able Waste Management. The move led...
International commercial property agency Cushman & Wakefield has expanded its national offices team with a double appointment in its regional hub in Bristol. Steve Lane joins as partner to lead the Bristol offices team while Alfie Passingham arrives as an associate. Steve previously worked at JLL, where he has spent...
Bristol-based café-bar chain Loungers believes it will emerge strongly from the Covid-linked trading restrictions of the past year due to “significant pent-up demand” from the public to eat and drink in its laid-back venues again. The group, which operates 173 neighbourhood venues across England and Wales under the Lounge and...
