Plans to develop a world-class ‘deep tech’ ecosystem in Bristol where scientists and engineers can accelerate ground-breaking ideas have been unveiled by one of the city’s most successful entrepreneurs of recent years. The scheme, led by Bristol-based chemist and investor Dr Harry Destecroix, includes an incubator, a £15m early-stage...
Another overseas property investment firm has snapped up an upmarket Bristol student accommodation scheme – this time before it has even opened. A fund operated by German real estate giant DWS acquired the state-of-the-art, 357-bed project in Redcliffe, pictured, for £57m from developer F3Group. The building, which is leased to...
West of England Firms have slammed government financial support for businesses forced to close during the most recent lockdown as grossly inadequate. Some 54% of businesses that were shuttered during November – including restaurants, cafes and non-essential retailers – said the financial assistance covered less than a quarter of...
Bristol design agency Phoenix Wharf has struck Gold for the second year running in one of its industry’s most prestigious competitions. The agency again topped the Best Hospitality Project category at the London Design Awards – this year for its work with ethical, accessible, community-oriented supermarket The Bristol Loaf. ...
A third of South West firms still do not know if they will be impacted by Brexit with less than four weeks to go to the end of the UK-EU transition period, according to a new survey. At the same time 46% are worried that Brexit could have a...
Bristol’s landmark One Redcliff Street office building is fully occupied following the letting of its South Wing to a leading international headhunting firm. The iconic 15-storey building, pictured – built in 1964 and formerly known as the Robinson building – has been extensively refurbished and extended in recent years....
Bristol has been named as one of the best cities in the world to live in as a young professional. Luggage shipping firm My Baggage has placed the city sixth in its global league table, putting it among such well-established hipster locations as Amsterdam – which headed the list...
An overseas investment firm has added a major Bristol student accommodation scheme to its portfolio, doubling its total holding in the city to 600 beds across three sites and adding to the wave of investment in this specialist segment of the property market. The firm, which has not been...
Bristol Zoo’s shock decision to quit its iconic Clifton site and relocate to the city’s outskirts has been supported by Bristol Chamber of Commerce. The 12-acre Bristol Zoo Gardens near The Downs has been home to the Bristol Zoological Society for nearly two centuries and is one of the...
International commercial property agency Cushman & Wakefield has made five promotions in its Bristol office. Chris Yates, pictured, who works in the logistics & industrial team, and Sophia Sham, pictured, from its healthcare team, have both been made up to partner. At the same time Kasia Glaz, also part of the...
National Friendly, the Bristol-based insurer, has stepped in to support city literacy and schools charity Ablaze with a new fundraising campaign. Under the initiative, the mutual insurer – a long-term partner of Ablaze – will use its influence to urge Bristol firms to contribute to the charity as well...
Bristol’s Tier 3 restrictions when it comes out of the national lockdown next week will have a “chilling impact” on its economy, with much of its hospitality sector remaining “frozen” in the vital run-up to Christmas, business groups and the city’s mayor have warned. Mayor Marvin Rees, pictured, said...
Bristol-based specialist energy investment company Thrive Renewables has joined forces with a renewable energy developer to enable businesses to install solar panels and use the power they generate. The firm has developed a new financing framework which provides the funding for Olympus Power to install hundreds of commercial solar...
