Property

Major central Bristol property deal points to strong investment interest

December 14, 2012
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Major central Bristol property deal points to strong investment interest

Prominent central Bristol retail and office building Southey and Aylward House has been sold to a private investment fund for £2.45m – beating the £2m price tag it was being marketed with. Property consultants Alder King and Lambert Smith Hampton said they were delighted with the deal, which reflects...

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Council takes action over hazardous pavement advertising boards

December 13, 2012
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Council takes action over hazardous pavement advertising boards

Bristol City Council today seized 20 small advertising boards that it claims were blocking pavements for people in wheelchairs. It took the action, part of a campaign to tackle concern that some pavements are becoming unsafe for disabled and other pedestrians, after giving full warning to traders in Clifton...

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Bristol chosen as regional base for fast-growing Handelsbanken

December 12, 2012
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Bristol chosen as regional base for fast-growing Handelsbanken

Handelsbanken, the fast-growing Swedish-owned bank with more than 140 UK branches, is to open a regional head office in North Bristol. The soon-to-open base will support an expanding network of local branches across the region which offer bespoke banking services to corporate and individual customers. The South West is the fourth...

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Expansion for property agents Hartnell Taylor Cook to mark 90th anniversary

December 10, 2012
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Expansion for property agents Hartnell Taylor Cook to mark 90th anniversary

Bristol commercial property firm Hartnell Taylor Cook is marking its 90th anniversary by unveiling ambitious expansion plans for 2013 and launching a new website. The independent firm, with 100 staff in offices in Bristol, London and Plymouth, is also taking on new recruits to keep up with demand for...

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Ethical Bristol firms team up to fashion a sustainable way of retailing

December 7, 2012
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Ethical Bristol firms team up to fashion a sustainable way of retailing

Bristol ethical businesses Mabboo, which makes a range of bamboo clothing, and handmade leather goods retailer Aymo, have joined forces to open the city’s first pop-up shop dedicated to sustainable fashion. E C O – standing for Ethical, Creative and Organic -  is open until January 14 in The...

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Pioneering home energy scheme could boost Bristol’s green sector

December 7, 2012
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Pioneering home energy scheme could boost Bristol’s green sector

Bristol’s green sector is to be boosted by an innovative scheme that means residents across the city can apply for home energy improvement grants to help them cut their bills. The £2.8m project, which will provide generous grants for home improvements with a focus on solid wall insulation and...

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New row over planned Bristol City stadium site as inquiry is delayed

November 30, 2012
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New row over planned Bristol City stadium site as inquiry is delayed

From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com The owners of land at Ashton Vale where Bristol City want to build their new stadium have described the delay to a public inquiry into the town green application as “ludicrous”. Vence LLP said they backed mayor George Ferguson and cabinet member for culture Simon...

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Promotion puts Guy at head of CBRE’s Bristol residential team

November 28, 2012
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Promotion puts Guy at head of CBRE’s Bristol residential team

Property agents CBRE Bristol has promoted associate director Guy Mansfield to head its growing residential property services team in the South West and South Wales.  Previously focusing on agency and development within the office and industrial sector since joining CBRE in 2004, Guy, pictured, will now lead a range...

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Administrators appointed to Bristol builders’ merchants Burdens

November 28, 2012
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Administrators appointed to Bristol builders’ merchants Burdens

Bristol-based builders’ merchant group Burdens has gone into administration less than a month after selling off nearly half its branches to a rival. Administrators from Duff & Phelps, who were appointed last Friday to the Emersons Green-based group, are now selling off the remaining branches while continuing to run...

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Young entrepreneurs offered free business space by Citibase

November 27, 2012
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Young entrepreneurs offered free business space by Citibase

Serviced office firm Citibase is offering free space for a year to young entrepreneurs at its three Bristol centres to help them set up in business. The Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (YES) initiative, launched across all 36 UK Citibase sites, aims to support the next generation of business owners by...

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People: New arrivals at fast-growing Sports Solutions

November 26, 2012
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People: New arrivals at fast-growing Sports Solutions

Bristol-based specialist sports facility development consultancy Sport Solutions has further strengthened its growing team with the appointment of three more staff. Planning specialist Huw Jones, pictured below, joins as planning and development manager with responsibility for planning and development aspects of sport and leisure facility projects. He previously worked...

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SETsquared boss Nick Sturge recognised for ‘contribution to incubation’

November 23, 2012
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SETsquared boss Nick Sturge recognised for ‘contribution to incubation’

Director of the Bristol’s SETsquared Centre, Nick Sturge, has received an award for his ‘outstanding contribution to business incubation’. Nick, who has led the centre at the University of Bristol since 2006, received the award at the conference of the UKBI, the national trade body for business incubators. Four...

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Expansion for Bristol specialist property firm Adapt takes it into Gloucs

November 21, 2012
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Expansion for Bristol specialist property firm Adapt takes it into Gloucs

Bristol-based asset and property management specialist Adapt Properties has expanded its team and opened a second office in Cirencester. Started three years ago by partners Adam Fletcher, James Taylor and Graham Payne, who combined their commercial backgrounds in banking, finance, property development and asset management, Adapt has recently recruited...

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