Bristol could get another Business Improvement District (BID) later this year if a majority of firms in one of the city’s fastest-growing commercial areas vote in favour. Bristol already has five BIDs in operation with a sixth – covering the Redcliffe and Temple areas – proposed by Destination Bristol,...
Bristol hoteliers have welcomed a motion passed by the city council demanding powers to regulate sector disruptors such as Airbnb due to the threat they pose to established local businesses. Many hospitality businesses across the UK have suffered a fall-off in trade since the short-term letting craze led by...
Independent commercial building consultancy Hollis has promoted Gavin Scriven to the role of Associate in Bristol. Gavin, pictured, who was previously a senior chartered building surveyor, has been part of the Hollis team for nearly six years, and specialises in landlord and tenant matters, working with clients such as...
Global property consultancy Knight Frank has recruited Lewys Charles as a graduate surveyor to further strengthen its Bristol commercial property team. Lewys, pictured, gained a degree in Geography from Cardiff University and a Master’s in Real Estate from UWE. Over the next two years he will study for his...
Regional accountancy group Bishop Fleming has become the latest professional services firm to announce it is relocating its Bristol base to one of the city’s flagship office schemes. The firm is to move from Queen Square to take 13,000 sq ft in 10 Templeback, pictured, including the whole top...
Leading figures from Bristol’s business community will gather next month for the city’s annual banquet to mark the Chinese New Year. Organised by the Bristol and West of England China Bureau, the high-profile event not only celebrates the most important date in the Chinese calendar but acts as a...
Bristol Airport has become the first in Europe to offset all road journeys made by its passengers. The carbon offsetting scheme, which came into effect on New Year’s Day and covers trips to and from the airport, forms part of its ‘carbon roadmap’ published last year. Offsets will be...
National planning and development consultancy Turley has promoted Sarah Morgan to associate director in its Bristol office. In her new role Sarah, pictured, will continue to focus on masterplanning for both mixed-use and residential sites, including strategic and regeneration opportunities. As a member of the design team, she has...
Bristol integrated services contractor Mobius Works is targeting an annual turnover of £10m – up from £4.8m last year – as it continues to go from strength to strength. The Warmley-based firm is behind the design and fit-out of many of the shipping containers in Bristol’s innovative Cargo development at Wapping Wharf as well as high-profile...
£3.5m donation from a trust set up by a successful businessman who left school at 14 is to help the University of Bristol create state-of-the art lecture theatres for future generations of innovators. The Bill Brown 1989 Charitable Trust made the donation to the university ahead of the development...
Dozens of Bristol businesses are backing the UK’s first contactless donation system that supports homeless people, making it the country’s fastest-growing project of its kind. TAP for Bristol now has 20 donation points around the city centre raising £150 a day. The money raised goes towards homelessness prevention services as...
Work to transform a Victorian villa back to its original residential with six luxury apartments is due to start next month following the project receiving planning consent. 12 Clifton Park, pictured, was built as a single dwelling in 1850 but adapted soon after for Badminton School. At the end...
International law firm Osborne Clarke has been linked with a possible move from its Bristol office, where it employs more than 600 people, to a flagship new development in the city. Construction work has recently started on Halo, pictured right, a speculative 116,000 sq ft office scheme on the...
