More than 100 business leaders took part in the first of a series of ‘Bristol Bounce Back’ events staged by city-headquartered law firm Gregg Latchams and regional chartered accountants Milsted Langdon. The inaugural interactive online event heard from industry experts on plans for recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. With...
Businesses will struggle to survive if they are not flexible enough to adapt to continual change in the Covid-19 landscape we are now living in. Those businesses that develop the right tools, flexible structures and forward plans will not only survive in the long term but will get ahead...
Commercial property and investment company LCP has expanded its Bristol office with the appointment of two new asset managers. Alex Williams joins from LaSalle Investment Management, bringing with him experience in asset management, investment analysis and property appraisal. Alex, who is also working towards his Assessment of Professional Competence...
Bristol’s commercial property market is showing encouraging signs of recovering from the Covid-19 crisis, with activity already picking up again after a near-standstill for three months, leading figures in the industry are claiming. Three reports from leading firms in the sector out this week point to “significant” levels of...
Regeneration of a derelict part of Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone looks set to come a step closer next week following recommendation for approval by City Council planning officers. The major Silverthorne Lane scheme also has the backing of the owners of Motion nightclub, which is on a neighbouring...
The Bristol-based group that owns the successful SACO serviced apartment brand is planning a major expansion across Europe spearheaded by a new managing director. Edyn, which includes the Locke aparthotel brand as well as SACO, is looking at growth opportunities in key locations across the UK and Europe via...
Bristol-headquartered law firm Gregg Latchams has made a raft of promotions across the business, including two new directors, an associate director, senior associate and promotion to associate for two members of its private client team. Both head of long-term & elderly care Heledd Wyn, pictured right, and head of...
Four law firms with headquarters or major offices in Bristol have been appointed to serve on the panel of leading housing specialist firms as part of a £15m legal services framework agreement. Ashfords, Bevan Brittan, Clarke Willmott and TLT are among law firms appointed by the Birmingham-based Central Housing...
Bristol enterprise hub Engine Shed is to reopen its doors from Monday, August 3, offering visitors socially distanced meeting and work places and new flexible office packages for start-up and scale-up tech businesses. Located in one of Bristol’s most iconic buildings next to Temple Meads railway station, Engine Shed...
Hotels that build an emotional attachment with potential visitors in their marketing are more likely to attract them back than by promoting their post Covid-19 cleanliness, research by UWE Bristol academics has found. Their study, which also involved researchers from two other universities, showed that crisis communications emphasising shared...
Bristol-based architectural practice AWW, which has been responsible for some of the city’s highest-profile buildings in recent years, is to relocate its studio to an office conversion scheme it has designed. Pivot + Mark, pictured, on the corner of Baldwin Street and Queen Charlotte Street in the city centre...
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed up the number of profit warnings issued by South West listed businesses to a 20-year high, with those in the travel and leisure sector hardest hit. According to new figures from accountancy group EY, profit warnings soared by 73% year-on-year in the first half of...
Bristol-based café-bar chain Loungers is to accelerate its re-opening programme and expects to have all but two of its outlets open within the next three weeks. The group, which has a total estate of 138 Lounges and 29 Cosy Clubs across the UK, has already lifted the shutters on 75...
