Bristol Law Society has secured a deal to use its city centre base as a ‘Nightingale Court’ building to ease pressure on Bristol Crown Court caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The temporary courts will occupy the conference room, boardroom and three mediation rooms in the 1,800 sq ft Colston...
Work is to begin next month on a major Bristol city centre office scheme following the appointment of its main contractor. One Portwall Square developer Nord has appointed Skanska on the six-storey, 33,750 sq ft building next to Bristol City Council’s 100 Temple Street office. Construction is due to...
Specialist legal expenses insurance group DAS UK is to relocate its Bristol head office in one of the most significant deals in the city’s commercial property market this year. DAS will move its 550 Bristol employees to 37,828 sq ft of refurbished space at 2 Trinity Quay, pictured, the...
Building contractor Willmott Dixon is using its work on some of Bristol’s largest construction projects to prepare it to become the industry leader in sustainability. The Hertfordshire-headquartered firm, which has a regional office at Ham Green, near Bristol, this week announced a series of ambitious commitments as part of...
Business West, the group that runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce, has welcomed the latest government job and self-employment support measures – but warned that many firms, including those in the city’s vital hospitality and events sectors, continue to miss out. The new support package was announced yesterday by Chancellor...
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has advised innovative commercial property developer Sätila Studios on two exciting schemes in the heart of the capital. Clerkenwell-based Sätila Studios, a small privately owned company run by brothers Ted and Oliver Grebelius, originally from Gothenburg, Sweden, has a mission to buy and reinvent buildings and...
Bristol has been named as the UK’s second ‘most progressive’ city for its residents’ forward-looking approach in areas such as recycling and their taste for vegan and vegetarian food. Bristolians also helped their city challenge for the top spot – held by near neighbour Bath – in the 50-strong...
The complex legal issues around the use of driverless pods on public roads and pavements have been addressed by a multi-disciplinary team at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon. The firm has produced a report on the regulatory environment for the revolutionary vehicles as part of its work with...
Management consultancy Harmonic, which has an office in Bristol, has made a series of senior appointments as it seeks to increase its presence in the public and private sectors. Joining the company – which works with organisations such as BAE Systems, Balfour Beatty and the Ministry of Defence to...
Construction work on Bristol’s £70m motor industry global centre of excellence has shifted up a gear with the handover of vital research areas, despite disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The 13,500 sq m, two-storey building on the Bristol & Bath Science Park – which is still on track...
The Bristol office of national law firm Clarke Willmott has extended its support for a leading muscular dystrophy charity after fundraising activities were halted by the coronavirus pandemic. Clarke Willmott named Duchenne UK as its official office charity in February last year after partner Oliver Smedley’s son was diagnosed...
Bristol-based invoice finance provider Optimum Finance has appointed fintech expert Anthony Persse as its new chief executive officer following the death of its founder and CEO Richard Pepler in June. Optimum said Anthony, pictured, would fulfil Richard’s ambition for the company – to provide small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs)...
A shooting director for a Bristol-based production company has landed a major TV future talent award, with judges praising her creativity and confidence. Miky King, pictured, who graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA (Hons) in Film, TV and Digital Production, won the Flying Futures Talent title at the recent...
