Chancellor Philip Hammond presented his first Autumn Statement this afternoon. Here are the main points, as announced: Office for Budget Responsibility says growth this year will be 2.1%, 1.4% next year (down from 2.2%), 1.7% in 2018 (down from 2.1%), 2.1% in 2019/20 (down from 2.1%) and 2% in 2020/21,...
Bruton Knowles, the national commercial property agency, has appointed experienced chartered building surveyor James Leeks to its Bristol-based building constancy team. James was the national head of building consultancy at ES Group, responsible for a team of 14 chartered surveyors, prior to its acquisition by Lambert Smith Hampton acquisition,...
Bristol business leaders have called on Chancellor Philip Hammond to go all out to boost confidence ahead of Brexit as he prepares to deliver his first Autumn Statement next Wednesday. With the economic climate expected to get decidedly chilly next year as the UK works towards leaving the EU,...
Creative digital consultancy Wattle has expanded into newly refurbished office space at Bristol’s Bath Road Studios following a period of growth. The firm has taken an additional 840 sq ft of space in the landmark former HTV television studio building and now occupies 1,230 sq ft in total. Founded...
Bristol Airport is to invest £20m on improving and expanding its car parking after gaining consent for three new schemes. At least 3,500 more spaces will be added to its Silver Zone parking area to cope with the airport’s rapid growth. Passenger numbers are on course to top 7m...
The £1bn devolution deal for the West of England – which will bring funding and powers back from Westminster – moved another step closer this week after the area’s three local authorities gave their consent on its Parliamentary Order. Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES) and South Gloucestershire...
Global property consultancy JLL has announced nine promotions in its Bristol office – six at national and regional director level – following a period of significant growth and ahead of its upcoming move. Kevin Hunt, who runs the South and Wales planning teams, and Jo Edwards, who leads the...
Ben Johnson, a member of international property agency Cushman & Wakefield’s Bristol-based project management and consultancy team, has been promoted to associate. Ben, pictured, provides clients with advice and services such as project monitoring, contract administration of building contracts, investor due diligence and occupier surveys. He also handles dilapidations...
Experienced investment agent David Ferris has joined the Bristol office of national chartered surveyor and property consultancy Sanderson Weatherall as a partner. David, pictured, has 25 years’ experience in the investment market – mainly in the West of England – having worked with as Lambert Smith Hampton as director...
Bristol is to get much-needed high-end laboratory space and support facilities to encourage cutting-edge science and tech start-ups – allowing the city to effectively compete for the first time against centres such as Oxford and Cambridge. Construction has started on the lab space and science incubator – called Unit DX - ...
Slide, the innovative shared ride service, has taken on additional vehicles and created new routes as passenger numbers rise in Bristol. In the three months since it launched, Slide – which chose Bristol as the pilot city – has handled 16,000 thousand miles of shared commuter rides across the...
Bristol-based youth empowerment social enterprise Babbasa has launched its ambitious #Change300Futures campaign with a fundraising gala dinner for 100 civic and business leaders. #Change300Futures aims to improve the life chances of 300 young people from inner-city Bristol by supporting them to progress into work, further education or self-employment. This...
Bristol hospital charity Above & Beyond is asking businesses in the city to swap their secret Santa for a donation with a difference as it launches its Christmas Appeal to raise £20,000 for the Royal Hospital for Children. More than 5,000 children will spend the festive period in Bristol...
