The Bristol office of global property consultancy Knight Frank has recruited Rohan Short as a partner in its expanding business rates advisory team covering the South West and South Wales. Rohan, pictured, joins Knight Frank after spending 14 years at CBRE’s Bristol office as director – business rates advisory,...
Craft brewery and pub chain Butcombe has exchanged contracts to acquire a group of 21 pubs, extending its portfolio across the South of England and into the West Midlands for the first time. Butcombe, based at Wrington, is buying the pubs – many of them historic inns with strong...
Bristol firms trading in Europe have been told that it is ‘almost too late’ if they have not planned for a worst case scenario following the end of the Brexit transition on January 1. The 50-day countdown to that date was on Wednesday and Business West, the region’s largest...
Bristol-based professional advisers have overcome turbulent times in the domestic tourist sector to complete the sale of a long-established Welsh holiday cottage business to one of the UK’s leading vacation lettings agencies. The Bristol office of accountancy group Smith & Williamson worked with the corporate team from law firm...
Integrated communications agency Social has promoted Ben Lowndes to managing director of its South West business following another year of growth for its Bristol office and its wider group of companies. The move comes as the agency completes another year of profitable growth during which its turnover has risen to...
Hydrock, the Bristol-based multi-disciplinary engineering, energy and sustainability consultancy, has appointed former KPMG partner Ronnie McCombe as its non-executive chairman. Ronnie, pictured, will work with Hydrock’s board to drive forward the next stage of the company’s growth, drawing on his wide experience of working with innovative and fast-growth companies...
The Covid pandemic has reduced levels of economic activity across the UK this year. Households and businesses have generally been spending and investing less than they were before the pandemic struck. This fall in spending and investment risks significant job losses as many businesses face much lower demand for...
A Bristol-based surveyor has been presented with a national award for the helping the community in a retirement village during the first Covid-19 lockdown. Rob Adams, who works in the hotels valuation team at global real estate advisor Colliers International’s Bristol office, was named as a ‘Superhero’ at the...
Bristol businesses are being urged to join a new group which launched today to help make the city carbon neutral within 10 years by sharing experiences and best practice. Fifteen leading organisations from across the city have already signed to become members of the Climate Leaders Group, ranging from...
Chamber of Commerce has said it welcomes the introduction of Covid marshals in the city to advise businesses on their responsibilities during the second national lockdown. Bristol City Council has said it plans to have at least 16 marshals operating around the city in an initiative announced before the...
Businesses will be advised on how they can help Bristol achieve its ambitious target of being a carbon neutral city by 2030 as part of a £4m, three-year programme approved by the city council’s cabinet this week. The financial package will fund a combined Climate and Ecological Emergency Programme....
Bristol businesses are being invited to have their say on the type of homes, employment sites and vital transport links that will be needed by the West of England over the next 20 years. The West of England Combined Authority is seeking comments to help it shape its Spatial...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has welcomed the latest extension to the governments’ furlough scheme, but urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to come up longer-term measures to protect firms. Mr Sunak, pictured, this afternoon announced the furlough scheme would now run until the end of March, with the...
