The search is on to find Britain’s female start-up of the Year – with the winner following in the footsteps of two Bristol-based businesswomen. The successful entrant will be crowned in Bristol next month following a live pitching session on stage at the annual Festival of Female Entrepreneurs, which...
Circadian Trust, the firm managing leisure centres across South Gloucestershire for the local authority, has teamed up with swimming pool specialist Rio Pools to create what is believed to be a first for the UK leisure industry. The Bradley Stoke-based firm was keen to be able to offer summer...
National property services firm CBRE has formed a new team based in its Bristol office to lead on development projects across the South West and South Wales. The team will be led by Marcus Plaw, who joins as planning director, and Philip Marsden, who becomes associate director. Marcus joins...
Bristol-headquartered hard landscaping materials manufacturer Bowland Stone has relocated to a new three-acre site after securing a commercial mortgage from HSBC. Bowland Stone used the mortgage to support the £1.45m acquisition of the land off Feeder Road, St Phillips, from the former owners of builders’ merchants HJ Chards, which...
Staff at housebuilder Redrow Homes’ South West division have taken part in a range of fundraising events including a nail-biting abseil, gruelling Tough Mudder race and a football tournament to net £11,450 for cancer counselling charity We Hear You (WHY). The charity provides emotional and practical support to patients,...
Tens of thousands of EU workers in the South West could leave the UK over the next few years, potentially triggering a major skills headache for the region’s firms, according to a new survey. Some 28% of all EU nationals working in the region say they are considering quitting...
Commercial property consultancy Hartnell Taylor Cook (HTC) has appointed Ian Lambert as partner to lead its Bristol office. Ian, pictured, is a well-known character in the South West property market, having joined HTC in 1991 as a graduate trainee after obtaining a degree in valuation and estate management at...
Bristol-based builders’ merchants Kellaway Building Supplies has continued to invest in its branch network by relocating its long-established Ashton outlet to a larger site less than a mile away. The new premises in Bedminster, pictured, have a larger yard, warehouse and shop, enabling privately-owned Kellaway to provide a large...
Orega, the privately-owned serviced office provider, has appointed Bristol-based Morton Property Consultants to acquire a number of offices for it across the South West and South Wales. The London-based firm, which already has a centre on Bristol’s Victoria Street, is expanding as corporate requirements change to a more flexible...
The outlook for the global economy is “highly uncertain”, a top Bank of England official has warned Bristol business leaders, but he insisted that Britain’s financial services industry is in far better shape to cope with any sudden shocks than it was ahead of the last recession. China’s huge...
Branding, exporting and the challenges of being a woman boss in the male-dominated world of professional football are among the issues that will be showcased at this year’s Festival of Female Entrepreneurs in Bristol. The event, staged by small business support group Enterprise Nation on October 20, has become...
Work is underway to design a railway station close to Portway Park & Ride site near Avonmouth – the first new station in the Bristol area for more than 20 years. Over the next month rail engineers will survey the development site on the Severn Beach line to assess...
One of Bristol city centre’s most sought-after business addresses, 40 Queen Square, is now fully occupied following the letting of the last office to construction recruitment firm Kingston Barnes. GVA and JLL, agents for the 38,300 sq ft Grade-A office building, have secured six lettings totalling just under 25,000...
