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New chapter for sustainable travel publisher Sawday’s as it moves to heart of green capital

October 9, 2015
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New chapter for sustainable travel publisher Sawday’s as it moves to heart of green capital

Bristol-based sustainable travel publisher Sawday’s has travelled the ‘green route’ itself and relocated its office to the city centre. The business, established by Alastair Sawday in 1994 and run by his son Toby since 2010, was working from award-winning offices on the outskirts of the city near Long Ashton....

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Arrival of new associate director boosts LSH’s lease advisory team

October 7, 2015
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Arrival of new associate director boosts LSH’s lease advisory team

National commercial property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has strengthened its Bristol office by appointing an associate director to head its lease advisory team. James Banks will work closely with LSH’s agency and building surveying teams to identify long-term opportunities in the South West as it continues to position...

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Welcome for Osborne’s rates reform – but assurances are needed over impact on business

October 5, 2015
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Welcome for Osborne’s rates reform – but assurances are needed over impact on business

Firms will want assurances that the business rates reform announced by the Chancellor this week will not more higher taxes. That’s the view of Business West, the region’s largest business organisation representing 16,000 firms and which runs the Bristol Chamber of Commerce and Bristol Initiative. George Osborne made the...

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Temple Meads station upgrade is essential to provide platform for more economic growth, Govt is told

October 2, 2015
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Temple Meads station upgrade is essential to provide platform for more economic growth, Govt is told

The Government is being urged to commit urgent funding to redevelop Bristol Temple Meads railway station to show its commitment to the West of England economy. The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and Bristol City Council want ministers to recognise the importance of proper rail investment to...

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Hat-trick of deals puts fully-let sign up on refurbished city centre office block

October 2, 2015
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Hat-trick of deals puts fully-let sign up on refurbished city centre office block

One of Bristol city centre’s premium office buildings is now fully let following three lettings within recent weeks – a further sign that the top end of the market continues to strengthen. Seven-storey One Castlepark close to Cabot Circus and has been extensively refurbished recently to create new office...

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Historic building conversion earns Boston Tea Party prestigious national café design award

October 2, 2015
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Historic building conversion earns Boston Tea Party prestigious national café design award

Bristol-based independent café chain Boston Tea Party has beaten worldwide brands to win a major national design award for its newest venue. The sensitive restoration project earned it the coveted national award of Café Design of the Year at the Café Life Awards 2015 in London. The Plymouth outlet...

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Spate of landmark contracts over past year helps Clarkebond build turnover and staffing

October 2, 2015
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Spate of landmark contracts over past year helps Clarkebond build turnover and staffing

Bristol-based engineering consultancy Clarkebond has increased its turnover and headcount by 15% over the past 12 months and is forecasting similar growth in the coming year. Over the past 12 months the firm, which also has offices in London and Exeter, has secured contracts on a number of landmark...

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Global factors trigger sharp fall in sales for West firms but confidence remains high, survey shows

October 1, 2015
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Global factors trigger sharp fall in sales for West firms but confidence remains high, survey shows

Confidence levels for firms across the West of England have fallen on the back of lower sales, fewer new jobs and worsening cashflow, according to the results of Business West’s latest survey. The figures, released today, showed how susceptible the region is to shifts in the world economy, said...

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Gleeds’ inter-city bike race pulls in cash for hospices

September 30, 2015
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Gleeds’ inter-city bike race pulls in cash for hospices

Staff from the Bristol office of international property and construction consultancy Gleeds battled it out against their counterparts from Cardiff to raise money for two local charities by cycling 50 miles against the clock. They were among 1,500 staff from Gleeds’ 56 international offices who volunteered one working day...

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New energy efficiency rules could sound death knell for hundreds of Bristol buildings, warn experts

September 29, 2015
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New energy efficiency rules could sound death knell for hundreds of Bristol buildings, warn experts

Almost a fifth of Bristol’s commercial buildings could be deemed unlettable within three years unless they comply with tough ‘game-changing’ energy efficiency regulations. The warning was made to property landlords and occupiers at a recent event staged in the city to underline the possible impact of the Government’s recently...

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Western Powerhouse on the agenda at UK’s largest female entrepreneur festival

September 25, 2015
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Western Powerhouse on the agenda at UK’s largest female entrepreneur festival

Bristol’s future as a vibrant business centre will be debated by three of the city’s leading business women at the UK’s biggest gathering of female business owners next month. They will take as their starting point the creation of a so-called Western Powerhouse to unite the city-region and claw...

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Home advantage for Unite as it snaps up Bristol city centre sites to build hundreds of student flats

September 23, 2015
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Home advantage for Unite as it snaps up Bristol city centre sites to build hundreds of student flats

Bristol-based Unite Group, the UK’s largest developer and manager of student accommodation, has bought two development sites in the city centre to build homes for around 900 students. The group, which has its roots in Bristol having started out converting outdated office blocks in the city into student flats...

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Engine Shed ships in first containers as its Boxworks project gets under way

September 18, 2015
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Engine Shed ships in first containers as its Boxworks project gets under way

Engine Shed’s Boxworks project, which will be made up of 20 shipping containers transformed into custom-designed workplaces, is now under way with the first two ‘boxes’ onsite. The containers will be converted over the coming weeks to provide much-needed workspace for start-ups and growing businesses in Bristol’s key creative,...

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