National business group the CBI has appointed Adrian Bratt, the General Counsel of luxury motorboat manufacturer Princess Yachts, as the next chair of its South West region. Adrian, pictured, who is also a board director at the Plymouth-based firm, takes over from Pennon chief executive Susan Davy, who has...
The world’s first full-scale ‘fusion’ power plant could be built on Bristol’s doorstep under an ambitious plan backed by the city’s business leaders. The plant, which would harness the game-changing new form of clean power generation, could create thousands of jobs while also helping to tackle climate change, according...
The developer behind Bristol’s largest speculative office scheme has vowed it will also be the city’s first carbon net zero building. CEG’s 200,000 sq ft EQ, pictured, which is under construction on Victoria Street, will support Bristol City Council’s declaration of a climate emergency and pledge to make the city carbon neutral...
Hotels in Bristol are preparing to take on around 500 new staff – many of them jobless young people – ahead of what they predict will be a very busy summer once coronavirus restrictions are lifted. The Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA), which represents 40 hotels in and around the...
A Bristol-headquartered pre-school education group with sites across the South West and Wales has expanded its presence in Wiltshire with the acquisition of two day nurseries. Westbury on Trym-based BBN bought the New Road Nursery in Chippenham and Little Robins in Melksham for an undisclosed sum from their longstanding...
Property agency Knight Frank has strengthened its Bristol office’s residential development and consultancy offering with the appointment of Daniel Harris. Daniel, pictured, arrives from rival Savills’ Bristol office, where he worked for just over seven years – most recently as an associate director – and led on some of...
A new fund to support start-ups across the South West has been launched by a group of successful Bristol-based entrepreneurs. BPEC Seed is seeking investment opportunities among early-stage, scalable and innovative firms with credible teams and clear marketing opportunity. It has already made its first – so far unnamed...
Many businesses across the West of England are facing uncertainty and challenges that could not have been foreseen a year ago when the pandemic hit our economy and livelihoods. With our new relationship with Europe, we also know that doing business with Europe has changed. This has meant adapting...
The transformation of the landmark former Gardiner Haskins site in Old Market could generate up to £200m in long-term benefits for the area ranging from new jobs and training opportunities to improved health and education, according to a report. First Base, the developer behind the Soapworks scheme, drew up...
Bristol’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2030 has been boosted by a £6.9m grant from the government to extend the city council’s innovative heat network. The network already supplies more than 1,000 properties with low carbon heat from different sources across the city. It replaces the buildings’ own...
Bristol has recruited its first night-time economy czar to lead the city’s entertainment and hospitality sector’s recovery from the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Carly Heath, pictured, the co-founder and trustee of community festival Brisfest, takes up the role in the city council’s City Office at the start...
Cyber technology, advanced manufacturing, renewable energy and the green economy should be harnessed to drive recovery and growth in the Western Gateway, the regional powerhouse that includes Bristol, the West of England and South Wales. The recommendation comes in an independent report published this week which also suggests the region...
Digital engineering innovation developed by Bristol-based specialist CFMS is helping keep costs down on the UK’s HS2 high-speed rail link now under construction between London and Birmingham. The not-for-profit specialist is harnessing its world-class modelling capability to help improve the design and performance of the controversial project, Britain’s biggest...
