National property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has promoted two surveyors in its Bristol office. Tom Dickson, a member of LSH’s South West building consultancy team, and Roxine Foster, who works in its office advisory team, have been made senior surveyors. In addition, industrial and logistics surveyor Chris Williams...
Long-established Bristol public relations agency Empica has expanded by taking on an experienced PR manager and a new PR assistant. The appointments are part of the company’s growth plans following its recent move to new, larger offices in Wraxall, North Somerset. Empica was founded in 1989 by former Bristol...
Powerful new TV series Kiri starts on Channel 4 this evening after filming in Bristol last year – the latest in a run of hard-hitting dramas that are helping the city earn a reputation as high-calibre television production centre. Written by Bristol-born BAFTA-winner Jack Thorne (National Treasure) and starring...
Three senior staff members at Bristol’s longest-established national communications and engagement consultancy JBP have been promoted as it looks for new growth opportunities. James Hargrave has become policy & communications director, James Hinchcliffe strategic engagement director and Julie Williams operations director. James Hargrave, pictured top, has been with JBP...
Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has its largest office in Bristol, has promoted Andrew Sandiford to managing partner, taking over from Matthew Lee, who held the post since 2001. Andrew, a partner in Bishop Fleming’s Bath office and head of its corporate and business services group, will now...
Bristol’s largest law firm Burges Salmon has named Roger Bull as its next managing partner, succeeding Peter Morris, who is at the end of his current term. The changeover takes effect on May 1. Peter Morris, who became managing partner in 2010, will remain with the firm and...
Bristol’s largest office development for a decade is to be built at Temple Quay following planning approval from the city council. The 210,000 sq ft 4 Glass Wharf showpiece building, pictured, will be linked by a bridge to neighbouring 3 Glass Wharf, which is now under construction. London-based property...
Law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bristol, has appointed commercial property expert Fionnuala Nolan as a partner to advise its fast-growing portfolio of real estate sector clients. Fionnuala, pictured, who joined from City law firm Banks Kelly Solicitors, has more than 20 years’ experience in the areas...
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Office rents in Bristol will again soar this year after climbing by 14% in 2017 due to a lack of quality space, according to property market experts in the city. They are forecasting that rents will hit a record £35 per sq ft as demand continues to outstrip supply...
Ultrahaptics, the Bristol firm behind cutting-edge technology that allows people to ‘feel’ virtual objects, has helped global gaming giant IGT produce a range of four-dimensional slot machine games. Ultrahaptics’ mid-air haptics technology will mean players will literally be able to reach out and touch graphics that appear in free...
Lawyers in the Bristol head office of TLT advised Conviviality, the drinks distributor behind the Bargain Booze retail chain, on its pre-Christmas acquisition of convenience store group Central Convenience out of administration. TLT’s multi-disciplinary team completed the deal in just seven days, including advising on the listing of new...
Bristol gourmet pie company Pieminister is to open two more restaurants early this year and boost capacity at its central kitchen in the city after securing a £1.65m finance package from its bank. The pioneering firm, which opened its first venue in Stokes Croft in 2003, has a medium-term...
