A Bristol chartered surveying business has been acquired by a major national property consultancy in a deal worth up to £1m. Andrew Forbes Surveyors, which has operated since 1995 and provides commercial valuation and building consultancy services across the South West, has been taken over by Eddisons, part of...
A pioneering autonomous drone system developed by Bristol specialist inspections firm Perceptual Robotics has reached the landmark of inspecting more than 250 onshore wind turbines in Scotland. The Perceptual Robotics team has travelled across Scotland from Skye to Aberdeen for the past six years conducting the inspections for a...
The kit sponsors of a Bristol girls’ football team are celebrating after the side made history in a new cup competition. Brislington Juniors Girls’ Colts Under-13s were the first to rack up a victory in the augural Somerset FA County Girls’ Under 13s Cup, turning on the style to...
A specialist Bristol training firm has marked 10 years in business with a key tutor appointment as it looks to satisfy demand for a new range of domestic electrical courses. South West Construction Academy (SWCA) has secured the services of Paul Smithies to lead its new offering, which it...
Lawyers at international law firm Osborne Clarke in Bristol have advised on the £120m management buyout of a UK firm that develops technology systems for car parks. London-based independent funder Palladian Investment Partners has acquired a majority stake in Intelli-Park through the deal, with Vecturis Equity GmbH, a German...
Work has started on a £3.5m upgrade of Bristol Airport’s air traffic control tower, the latest in a series of improvements on the site. The 20-year-old facility tower will undergo extensive renovations, improving its appearance and functionality while also meeting the latest building standards and regulations. It will also...
The banking team at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has advised on an innovative finance deal worth up to £70m from a group of three funders which will be used to build a major battery energy storage system. The funding was secured by global clean energy group TagEnergy to...
A new general manager has been appointed to one of the region’s leading four-star hotels. Gareth Ireland, pictured, has joined DoubleTree by Hilton, Cadbury House, in Congresbury, taking on the day-to-day running of the hotel, house and Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar & Grill. Gareth previously spent just over...
A housebuilding expert with nearly 20 years’ industry experience has joined Bristol-based Barratt David Wilson Homes South West as its new head of construction. Mark Hughes, pictured, started his career as a trainee with Linden Homes (now Vistry) and honed his skills at some of the most respected names in the...
Bristol’s standing as a major national centre for film and TV production and the wider creative sector is to be boosted next week with the opening of a new studio. Called Box7, the £1m one-stop-shop facility is based in a former warehouse at the Skyline Park creative campus in...
National law firm TLT, which has its HQ in Bristol, has advised leading pan-European solar energy company ILOS on funding for the construction and operation of four ground mounted solar PV projects in the UK. The £70m debt facility from Bayerische Landesbank includes an accordion facility option for the...
Thrive Renewables, the Bristol-based renewable energy investment company, aims to double the energy generation capacity in its portfolio over the next five years with the proceeds of a new £50m share offer. Equity raised through the crowdfunding offer will be used to build new onshore wind, solar, geothermal and...
Bristol hotel bosses are warning that a rise in business rates and the scrapping of the relief linked to them for the hospitality sector could deal a fatal blow to some venues as they continue to reel from a series of crises. The Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA) – which represents...
