Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has hailed Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone a success and pledged to devolve more powers to the city to enable it to fund similar economy-boosting measures itself. The minister was in Bristol yesterday to mark the completion of the £40m, 98,000 sq ft, showpiece 2...
Confidence among West of England businesses petered out at the end of 2014 and has started the new year lower than at any time over the previous 12 months, new research shows. Domestic sales, cashflow and recruitment expectations all fell during the fourth quarter, according to results of the...
Bristol’s standing as a centre for innovation in financial services has been boosted with the decision by fast-growing Blue Speck Financial to relocate to a larger base in the city and nearly double its workforce. The company, acquired last May by South African financial services giant MMI, is to...
Plans have been revealed for a major new road layout to replace Temple Circus roundabout near Temple Meads station with Bristol City Council claiming it will be better for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. The area is a vital gateway to the city but for years has become notorious for...
Thrings has become the first law firm in Bristol to include an interactive, 3D virtual tour of its office in the city on Google – a move it believes gives it a commercial advantage over its rivals. Anyone searching for Thrings on Google will see high quality, 360-degree photographs...
One of Bristol’s most iconic Georgian parades has been bought by two property development firms for £4m in the latest of a string of deals in the city’s Redcliffe area. The distinctive buildings at 3 – 8 Redcliffe Parade West, which overlook the Floating Harbour and have been used...
Estate agency and property group Andrews has made two significant appointments to its board as it looks to continue its growth into 2015. The Keynsham-based group has recruited Paul Bumford from Legal & General to become managing director its financial services business. Paul, pictured right, brings more than 30...
Phil Smith, managing director of Business West, the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative, looks back at the past 12 months and considers why next year’s General Election is set to be one of the most important in recent memory. “The noise and glare of...
Global engineering consultancy Parsons Brinkerhoff has relocated its Bristol base in the city’s second-largest office deal of 2014. The firm, whose interest span planning, engineering, and program and construction management, has taken just over 17,000 sq ft at Kings Orchard, the landmark office building next to Castle Park overlooking...
Regional law firm Foot Anstey, which has an office in Bristol, has advised former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher’s retail brand Pretty Green on the opening of two stores in London as part of its UK growth plans. Pretty Green was launched in 2009 and now operates from 17 outlets...
The Wickes retail warehouse at Cribbs Causeway has been bought by a property fund investing on behalf of charities, faith organisations, and local authorities for £7.2m. The freehold of the 24,100 sq ft building has been let to Wickes Building Supplies for a term of 25 years since 1991,...
Estate agency and property group Andrews’ innovative use of social media and its pioneering website has helped it collect four awards at the prestigious Estate Agency of the Year Awards, including silver in the Best Large Estate Agency category for the second year running. The Keynsham-based firm, with offices...
A competition has been launched to find Bristol’s happiest workplace – and staff working for the city’s forward-looking employers are being urged to enter. The contest is being staged by Bristol-based workplace and interior design consultancy Wylde IA , which wants to know exactly what sets some of the...
