The real estate group at Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has been strengthened with the appointment of Ranjeev Kumar as partner. Ranjeev, pictured, joins from international firm Watson Farley Williams, where worked for six years, establishing and leading the firm’s real estate finance offering in London. Last summer he...
Bristol-based engineering consultancy Hydrock has hit the acquisition trail again, taking over a leading mechanical and electrical (M&E) and sustainability firm. Hydrock, which has its headquarters at Almondsbury and a further 17 offices across the UK, recently worked with Kelly Taylor & Associates (KTA) on the world’s first Net...
Proposals to kickstart a long-awaited regeneration of part of Bedminster have been approved by Bristol City Council after being revised. Bristol-based developer Firmstone’s scaled-down plans now include 180 much-needed homes, newly refurbished retail units on East Street and increased public open space including a small park, children’s play area and...
A Bristol city centre hotel has become part of a global network of venues capable of accommodating new ways of meeting brought in by the pandemic. The Doubletree by Hilton Bristol City Centre, pictured, which is managed by Focus Hotels, is now part of Hilton’s EventReady Hybrid Solutions, which directs...
The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) welcomed an extra £4.1m investment announced in the Budget to support its efforts to reduce car usage and improve air quality by getting more people to walk, cycle and use public transport. This new money, for the year 2021-22, comes as WECA continues to develop its...
The Bristol office of finance group BGF has invested £15.5m in South West property developer Burrington Estates to support its ambitious growth plans in housing and commercial projects. Exeter-based Burrington’s new homes business has built more than 400 properties worth £120m across the South West since its launch in 2016. Its commercial industrial...
A team from Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has helped a leading housing association complete the acquisition of a derelict site, allowing it to build 100 much-needed affordable homes as well as job-creating retail space. TLT advised Network Homes on all aspects of the complex acquisition of the site...
Bristol-headquartered regional property consultancy Alder King has been acclaimed as the South West’s most active agent for the 20th year in succession. As well as winning the overall title in the annual deals competition, staged by industry publication Estates Gazette, Alder King also again topped the office and industrial sectors. ...
Significant private sector investment in the Bristol is being held back by the lack of government support for major infrastructure projects around the city, it was claimed this afternoon. After a Budget this week in which Bristol was absent from the list of UK’s first ‘freeports’ - despite a bid...
Bristol business leaders have given many of the measures in today’s Budget a warm welcome – especially the previously-trailed furlough extension – but there was also concern over the delayed Corporation Tax increase. Business West, which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce, said businesses would welcome the extension of the...
The CBI said Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s decision to hike Corporation Tax to 25% in one leap – the first increase since 1974 – would “cause a sharp intake of breath” for many businesses. It also warned that the move – which is planned to come into effect in 2023...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his Budget this afternoon. The main points are: No rise in VAT, income tax or national insurance Corporation tax to rise from 19% to 25% from 2023 but only 10% largest companies will pay, Chancellor claims Two-year ‘super deduction’ in tax for companies that invest...
Bristol-headquartered Stride Treglown has become the first top 100 UK architecture firm to gain a B Corp certification, reflecting its commitment to people and planet over profit. The firm, which is employee-owned and has 300 staff across its eight offices, said the “challenging and rigorous” six-month assessment process to...
