Tall order for Knight Frank as it wins property asset management deal at Castlemead office block

December 14, 2018
Tall order for Knight Frank as it wins property asset management deal at Castlemead office block

Global real estate advisor Knight Frank has been selected to manage Castlemead, Bristol’s tallest office building, on behalf of new owners Floreat Real Estate. London-based Floreat bought the 80m tall, 18-floor office block on the edge of Broadmead in the summer in an off-market deal. It paid £44.7m for...

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Ashton Gate signs up waste firm ETM to help put it in the premier league for recycling

December 14, 2018
Ashton Gate signs up waste firm ETM to help put it in the premier league for recycling

Waste management firm ETM Recycling is to help Ashton Gate achieve its goal of becoming one of the UK’s first zero waste-to-landfill venues after signing a three-year deal with stadium. ETM, which is investing £4m in a state-of-the-art recycling centre just a stone’s throw from the stadium on its...

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Prestigious Saïd Business School contract win for digital agency

December 14, 2018
Prestigious Saïd Business School contract win for digital agency

Bristol-based digital agency Microserve has won a competitive tender for a three-year web development contract with Oxford University’s internationally recognised Saïd Business School. The Drupal expert consultancy will work alongside the business school’s in-house team on all digital design, user experience and strategy work.  Microserve will also help shape...

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TLT Bristol team helps cement sale of major UK brick manufacturer

December 13, 2018
TLT Bristol team helps cement sale of major UK brick manufacturer

A team from the Bristol head office of national law firm TLT has acted for Britain’s largest independent manufacturer of concrete facing bricks on its sale to listed landscape products manufacturer Marshalls. The strategic acquisition of Newport-based Edenhall will boost Marshalls’ growth the new-build housing market.  TLT has worked...

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More expansion for Bristol invoice finance firm as it appoints London and South East sales director

December 12, 2018
More expansion for Bristol invoice finance firm as it appoints London and South East sales director

Bristol-based invoice finance firm Optimum Finance has appointed Mike Stevens as regional sales director for London and the South East, signalling the start of the next phase of growth for the company. With a background in banking and finance at Barclays and RBS, Mike, pictured, joins Optimum Finance with...

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VWV achieves top 3 ranking in annual charity law table for fourth year

December 12, 2018
VWV achieves top 3 ranking in annual charity law table for fourth year

Charity Finance magazine has named Bristol-headquartered VWV among its top three law firms for the sector for the fourth year running. The firm, which acts for some of Bristol’s best-known charities including Wallace & Gromit’s Children’s Foundation and The Soil Association, appears at number three in the annual ranking...

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‘Utter dismay’ among Bristol bosses at latest Brexit delay, says Business West

December 11, 2018
‘Utter dismay’ among Bristol bosses at latest Brexit delay, says Business West

Company bosses from Bristol and across the West of England are “intensely frustrated” with the latest delay affecting Brexit, according to the region’s largest business organisation. Business West – which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative – said time was now running out for a managed...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

December 9, 2018
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Monday December 10 Interim: Photo-Me International Economic announcement: GDP (October) Tuesday December 11 Interims: Ashtead, Carpetright Economic announcement: Employment data (claimant count, unemployment rate and average earnings) Wednesday December 12 Interims: Dixon Carphone, Superdry Trading updates: John Wood, Bellway, British American Tobacco Thursday December 13 Interims: Sports Direct, Purple...

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The LAST WORD: Sally Cordwell, director, Future Kings

December 7, 2018
The LAST WORD: Sally Cordwell, director, Future Kings

Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Sally Cordwell, business director of branding and communications agency Future Kings, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST:  Film you watched? Moana. My daughter loves...

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