Bristol Airport CEO Robert Sinclair is to step down later this year to become the new chief executive officer of London City Airport. New Zealander Robert, pictured, was appointed CEO at Bristol in October 2008, joining from Auckland Airport, where he was chief financial officer. He has since overseen...
Targeted campaigns aimed at attracting UK and foreign-owned firms to the West of England helped create a record 1,600 jobs last year. The figures, released by inward investment agency Invest Bristol & Bath (IBB), were announced by recently elected Metro Mayor Tim Bowles. IBB said more than half of...
Regional law firm Foot Anstey has launched its new Bristol office at Temple Quay, enabling it to introduce new ways of working and boost staff wellbeing. The 17,000 sq ft showpiece office at 2 Glass Wharf is only a few minutes’ walk from its previous base in 100 Victoria Street....
Bristol tech firm Evolved Intelligence has doubled its office space to accommodate more staff following a number of contract wins with leading international mobile telecom operators. The firm has moved to a larger unit in Woodlands Court, Bradley Stoke – relocating from Unit 6 to recently refurbished Unit 8, pictured,...
Regional construction group Beard, which has an office in Bristol, has retained its Investors in People (IiP) Gold standard in recognition of its exceptional commitment to managing, empowering and developing its staff. The family-owned firm is one of only 53 construction companies in the UK with the accreditation. An...
Research-stage biomedical firm Innaxon, which is investigating treatments for cancer and inflammatory diseases, has become the first occupier of the shared lab space at UWE Bristol’s new Future Space science innovation hub. Innaxon is using the lab, pictured, to carry out early stage feasibility studies into a number of biomolecules...
The Bristol office of property agents Colliers International has been strengthened after three of its graduates become full members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Emma Stanbridge from investment property management, Danielle Hatton from national capital markets and Andrew Frost from development recently passed their Assessment of Professional...
The two charitable trusts that own West estate agency and property group Andrews are to share nearly £500,000 in annual dividend payments. Andrews Charitable Trust (ACT) and the Christian Book Promotion Trust are the sole shareholders of Keynsham-based Andrews Property Group, which has 56 offices across the South of...
Housing developer Lovell has appointed Richard Williams as land manager to drive its ambitious growth strategy for its residential developments portfolio across the South West. Richard, pictured, brings wide-ranging knowledge of the regional property market to his new role. His 17-year career has included working as a property consultant...
Bristol Airport has appointed Simon Earles as planning and sustainability director to oversee the development of its new masterplan, which is now being drawn up to meet future demand for air travel over the next 20 years and beyond. In a related move, the airport’s head of planning &...
Businesses are being given the chance to shape to design of the University of Bristol’s new £300m campus next to Bristol Temple Meads station as part of a major consultation on the scheme. The university this week revealed its initial vision for the project – one of the city’s largest...
Two senior managers in the Bristol office of national commercial property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) have been promoted to the position of director. James Banks, pictured right, who leads the South West lease advisory team and has more than 10 years’ experience in the property sector, joined LSH...
National law firm Bond Dickinson has strengthened its planning & infrastructure team with the appointment of Jennifer Holgate, who joins as managing associate in its Bristol office. Jennifer, pictured, qualified as a solicitor in 2010 and joins from London law firm Pinsent Masons. She will work alongside the renewable...
