Gifts donated by Bristolians have been sold online to bidders in Europe, the US, Russia, Australia and New Zealand. Successes so far include a Justin Alexander princess wedding dress and a set of Freddie Mercury collector’s plates recently selling for more than £900. St Peter’s Hospice eBay manager Ben...
Shares in Bristol-based Imperial Tobacco Group rose 46p or 1.8% to £25.66 after it issued an upbeat first half trading update saying that its financial position and operating performance are in line with the board's expectations. It said: "Following a first quarter impacted by various external factors, we delivered...
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) is putting up £5m to buy two properties adjacent to Temple Meads Station for the proposed Enterprise Zone creative industries hub and improved transport links in the heart of the city. Some £3.8m will go to Bristol City Council to enable it to buy Brunel’s...
Property consultancy Colliers has been bought in a pre-packaged administration deal by Canadian majority shareholder FirstService Corporation – previously a 29.4% stakeholder. London-based Colliers, which has an office in Bristol, initially confirmed that it was in talks with FirstService, a huge property services company, in January. FirstService, which already owns 90% of...
Commercial property consultant GVA, which has an office in Bristol, has welcomed the Government’s decision to water down planning reforms that threatened unrestrained building across swathes of the English countryside. The National Planning Policy Framework replaces 1200 pages of planning statements with a slim 49-page document. It still includes...
On Sunday March 25 a team from SACO, the serviced apartment specialist, abseiled down its flagship Bristol Broad Quay property to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Staff from various SACO offices came together in Bristol to congregate on the roof of SACO’s flagship 72-apartment property at Bristol Broad...
French oil giant Total will have to pay more than its initial suggestion of around £72m if it wants to buy Wessex Exploration, the Bristol-based hydrocarbon prospecting company which has a 1.25% working interest in the Zaedyus discovery – potentially a multi-billion pound oilfield off the coast of South America. Wessex, which floated...
From Bristol247 Bristol hotels had little to cheer this Christmas at what was the end of a “concerning” year, according to a new survey. During December, occupancy levels in Bristol hotels dipped 0.7% from 59.5% in 2010 to 59.1% in December 2011, while room rates experienced a drop of...
A new contract win boosted shares today in Hydro International, the Clevedon company which has developed a range of technologies to control urban run off, treat stormwater, combined sewage overflows and municipal wastewater. The company, which reported pre-tax profits up from £2.4m to £2.5m earlier this month, has won a £1m contract...
A team from Bristol fireworks company Skyburst is back in Britain after mounting a cutting edge, computer-programmed display to mark the end of the Chinese New Year in Liuyang, Hunan Province – the fireworks capital of the world. The show – which was mounted at the personal invitation of...
Arron Banks, chief executive of Bristol-based specialist internet insurance broker Brightside, today announced the company's ninth successive record year of growth with a 35% rise in pre-tax profits, a 39% rise in earnings per share and 31% growth in policy numbers. He said: "We have made great strides towards...
Four staff from four different departments at property agents CBRE in Bristol have been promoted. James Broome, who heads the residential and development land team, has been promoted to director. Guy Mansfield in the agency and development team and has been promoted to associate director. Tom Morris from...
The pirate ship from Bristol-based Aardman Animations' new pirate-themed movie -The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists – is to drop anchor in the Harbourside foyer of M Shed, a move certain to boost the number of visitors to Bristol's newest museum which is housed in the landmark...
